December 19 , 2005 Monday Night RAW results The December 19 , 2005 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on December 9 , 2005 at the Bagram Air Force Base in Bagram , Afghanistan . This was the 2005 edition of Tribute to the Troops . Summary . This week , Monday Night RAW emanated from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan as RAW presented a special Tribute to the Troops . Throughout the night , videos were shown of the WWE Superstars ’ visit to the Middle East , highlighting their visits to several operating bases and military camps . To begin the show , Mr . McMahon came out and addressed the Armed Forces in the crowd . Mr . McMahon said that RAW would spread a little holiday cheer , and even Santa Claus would make an appearance . Mr . McMahon said that RAW would tell the stories of the troops that seem to have been forgotten , because they are true stories with happy endings . He then brought out Lilian Garcia , who sang a stirring and emotional rendition of The Star - Spangled Banner . Santa Claus did in fact make an appearance , as Coach brought out a Santa Claus dressed in camouflage fatigues . “ Santa ” said that if Afghanistan were any better , it would suck , and he wished the troops a rotten Christmas . Another Santa Claus then came out , this one much jollier than his predecessor . Coach wondered which the impostor was , and the new Santa suggested a “ No Ho - Ho - Holds Barred Match ” to determine the impostor . The match began , and the Santas were quickly revealed as Mick Foley and JBL . After using anything and everything to subdue JBL , including his bag of toys , Foley hit the Double - Arm DDT . He then brought out Mr . Socko , applied the Mandible Claw to JBL , and got the victory . The Divas also helped the troops get in the Holiday spirit , as Trish Stratus & Ashley took on Candice Michelle & Maria . During the match , Candice spent nearly as much time crowd surfing with the troops than she did in the ring , but in the end it would not matter . After nearly securing the victory for her team , Ashley got caught in the corner , and Candice grabbed her in a roll - up . Candice grabbed a handful of Ashley ’ s Santa suit tights , and was able to hold her down for the pin . In the main event , Shawn Michaels took on Triple H in a Boot Camp Match . The rules were simple : there were none . HBK worked Triple H ’ s arm early in the bout , but The Game hit an elbow to send HBK crashing to the floor . They fought up the entranceway , where HBK backdropped his way out of a Pedigree , and nailed The Game with a sandbag . They eventually brawled back to the ring , where Michaels hit his opponent with a wet mop . Back in the ring , an errant clothesline from HBK knocked out the referee , and Triple H hit a DDT . A new referee came in for the two count , and The Game confronted the referee . After referee Chad Patton backed The Game down by showing him the Army patch on his shirt , Triple H saluted him , then nailed him with a clothesline . Triple H then went to the top , but Michaels got a boot up and began his comeback . He warmed up the band , but Triple H ducked and set up for a Pedigree . HBK reversed that into a slingshot into the turnbuckles , and then nailed Sweet Chin Music to get the victory over The Game . In additional action , WWE Champion John Cena defeated Chris Masters in a non - title match , Intercontinental Champion Ric Flair defeated Coach in an impromptu challenge match for the Intercontinental Championship , Big Show defeated Carlito and Snitsky defeated Shelton Benjamin .