Taboo Tuesday 2004 Taboo Tuesday 2004 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 19 , 2004 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . It was the first annual Taboo Tuesday event , marking the first time in which the fans were given the chance to vote on stipulations for the matches . The voting for the event started on October 18 , 2004 and ended during the event . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event ' s card . The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that took place before , during , and after the event were planned by WWE ' s script writers . The event starred wrestlers from the Raw brand : a storyline expansion of the promotion where employees are assigned to a wrestling brand under the WWE banner . Background . Unlike most WWE events , where rules and participants for matches were determined by WWE ' s creative staff , this was the first event where at least some part of each match was determined by votes from WWE fans conducted on WWE ' s official website . The event was scheduled to feature eight professional wrestling matches . Various wrestlers were involved in pre - existing scripted feuds , plots and storylines leading to the matches taking place at this event . Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension - building events . The event featured wrestlers and other talent from the Raw brand – a storyline division in which WWE assigned its on - air talent to separate television brands The main event at Taboo Tuesday was a match between Randy Orton and Ric Flair where the online fan vote would determine whether the match was a steel cage match , a Falls Count Anywhere match , or a submission match . On the September 27 , 2004 , episode of " Raw " — one of WWE ' s primary television programs — Orton was given an opportunity to face Triple H at Taboo Tuesday for the World Heavyweight Championship if he was able to win a match against Batista , but he was not able to do so . During the singles match , Ric Flair interfered on behalf of Batista . This led to Orton blaming his loss on Flair . Orton commented on everything Flair had accomplished in the WWE and criticized him for calling Triple H the greatest wrestler of all . Flair responded to Orton ' s comments . He asserted that despite Orton ' s claim of being a " Legend Killer " , wrestlers whom he had defeated such as Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley are not truly legends and therefore do not make Orton a true " Legend Killer " . Flair also announced that he and Orton would meet in a match at Taboo Tuesday and the fans would have the opportunity to choose what type of match they would compete in . One of the featured matches on the under - card was contested for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which Triple H would have to defend the title against the fans ' choice of three possible opponents : Chris Benoit , Edge , or Shawn Michaels . At Unforgiven , Raw ' s previous pay - per - view event , Triple H defeated Randy Orton to capture the World Heavyweight Championship . The following night on " Raw " , Triple H had a celebration thrown in his honor , complete with women , confetti , streamers and a giant cake . Orton , however , sought revenge by coming out of the cake and assaulting the three members of Evolution , Triple H ' s stable with Ric Flair and Batista , which Orton had previously been a part of . On the October 4 episode of " Raw " , it was announced that because Orton has not won the opportunity to challenge Triple H , fans would be able to choose between three potential contenders for Triple H ' s World title at Taboo Tuesday . Chris Benoit and Edge were revealed as two of the candidates . Shawn Michaels , however , competed in a qualifying match , which saw him defeat Christian , to become the third candidate . On the October 18 episode of " Raw " , a standard match involving three wrestlers , called a Triple Threat match , was scheduled between Benoit , Edge , and Michaels . Edge won the match after he pinned Benoit by using the ring ropes for unfair leverage . During the match , Michaels legitimately injured his left knee , tearing his meniscus . The other featured preliminary match was between Kane and Gene Snitsky . At Unforgiven , Shawn Michaels defeated Kane in a no disqualification match , a match where neither wrestler can be disqualified , allowing for weapons and outside interference . The next night on " Raw " , Kane demanded that authority figure Eric Bischoff , a portrayed match - maker and rule - enforcer , give him a rematch against Michaels , but Bischoff refused to do so as Michaels was preoccupied with appearing in Chris Jericho ' s interview segment , " The Highlight Reel " . Bischoff , however , scheduled Kane in a no disqualification match against an opponent of Bischoff ' s choice . Kane ' s opponent was revealed to be Gene Snitsky . During the match , Kane ' s scripted wife , Lita , who was pregnant in the storyline , entered the ring . This led to Kane accidentally falling on top of her after Snitsky hit Kane with a steel chair , ending the match . Trainers and emergency medical technicians rushed to the scene and took Lita away in an ambulance for medical attention . The following week , Kane was informed by doctors that Lita suffered a scripted miscarriage following the events of the previous week . On the September 27 episode of " Raw " , in an interview with Todd Grisham , Kane informed Grisham that he sought revenge against Snitsky for his actions . The following week , Lita gave her first interview since the miscarriage and revealed that she and Kane would get payback against Snitsky . During the same episode , Snitsky was interviewed by Raw commentator Jim Ross and told Ross that the death of the couple ' s unborn child was not his fault . Kane interrupted the interview segment , but Snitsky attacked Kane with a lead pipe in self - defense . This led Bischoff to announce a Weapon of Choice match for Taboo Tuesday , where fans would be able to vote on whether a lead pipe , a steel chain , or a steel chair would be legal for use in the match . The main Divas feud entering Taboo Tuesday was between Christy Hemme and Carmella DeCesare , the two finalists in the Raw Diva Search . On the September 20 edition of " Raw " , Christy was announced as the winner of the Diva Search and received a one - year contract with WWE and $ 250 , 000 . After the Diva Search , Carmella was transformed into a villainess and began a feud with Christy , due to jealousy of Christy winning the Diva Search . On the last edition of " Raw " before Taboo Tuesday , it was announced that Christy and Carmella would face each other at the pay - per - view with the fans choosing what type of match they would compete in . After the announcement , Carmella attacked Christy in the ring . Aftermath . Following Taboo Tuesday , Evolution ( Triple H , Ric Flair and Batista ) were put in charge of Raw , after Eric Bischoff took the night off , following his match the night before . Triple H granted Flair the match of his choice ; Flair wanted a rematch against Randy Orton , as he lost a steel cage match to Orton the previous night . Orton accepted Flair ' s challenge , with a stipulation that if he defeated Flair he would get an opportunity to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship at the November pay - per - view Survivor Series . Orton did not receive the opportunity , as he lost to Flair . On the November 1 episode of Raw , Bischoff scheduled a traditional 8 - man elimination tag team match involving Team Orton ( Randy Orton , Chris Jericho , Maven and Chris Benoit ) facing off against Team Triple H ( Triple H , Batista , Edge and Gene Snitsky ) at Survivor Series . The winning team would be granted absolute control of running the show for a month , and the winning members would all get a week to be in charge of the program . At the November event , Team Orton defeated Team Triple H and the team were given the opportunity to be in charge of Raw for a week . On the October 25 episode of Raw , a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship was scheduled between Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho . The match saw Benjamin defeat Jericho and retain the title . After the match , Benjamin was attacked by Christian , which led Christian to overhook Benjamin ' s arms and pivoted him to an 180° thus driving his face onto the mat , a move Christian calls the Unprettier . The following week , Bischoff scheduled an Intercontinental championship match between Benjamin and Christian at Survivor Series . At Survivor Series , Benjamin retained the Intercontinental championship . In November 2004 , Lita returned to the women ' s division . She began a feud with the evil Trish Stratus after Stratus called Lita " chubby " because of her pregnancy weight gain . Lita challenged Stratus to a WWE Women ' s Championship match at Survivor Series , however , due to the months of humiliation and being verbally berated by Stratus , Lita was more concerned with doing as much damage as possible , leading to her disqualification .