New Years Revolution 2006 New Year ' s Revolution 2006 was the second annual New Year ' s Revolution pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It took place on January 8 , 2006 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany , New York and starred talent from the Raw brand . The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship involving champion John Cena , Kurt Angle , Shawn Michaels , Kane , Carlito , and Chris Masters . Cena won the match and retained the title after last eliminating Carlito . After the match , Edge , who was the holder of the Money in the Bank contract , cashed in his opportunity and defeated Cena to win the WWE Championship . One of the predominant matches on the card was Triple H versus The Big Show , which Triple H won by pinfall after executing a Pedigree . Another primary match on the undercard was Ric Flair versus Edge for the WWE Intercontinental Championship , which Flair won after Edge got himself intentionally disqualified . Background . The main feud heading into New Year ' s Revolution was between John Cena , Kurt Angle , Shawn Michaels , Kane , Carlito and Chris Masters over the WWE Championship . This feud started on the December 5 , 2005 edition of " Raw " when Eric Bischoff announced that there would be an Elimination Chamber match at New Year ' s Revolution . On December 12 , qualifying matches for the Elimination Chamber match occurred . Angle qualified after defeating Ric Flair , Carlito qualified after defeating Shelton Benjamin , Shawn Michaels qualified after defeating the Big Show by disqualification , Chris Masters qualified after defeating Viscera and finally Kane qualified after defeating Triple H with help from his partner Big Show . The secondary feud heading into the PPV was between Triple H and the Big Show . The rivalry started on the November 28 , 2005 edition of " Raw " when he bragged about the destruction of Ric Flair until Show came and confronted him . On the December 12 edition of " Raw " , Show faced Shawn Michaels in a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber match until Triple H came down with a steel chair and hit Michaels with the intention of getting Show disqualified . Show was disqualified , so Michaels qualified and was made a part of the Elimination Chamber match . Later that same night , Triple H faced Show ' s World Tag Team Championship partner Kane in a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber match . Show interrupted in the match and helped Kane beat Triple H to qualify . The third feud heading into New Year ' s Revolution was between Ric Flair and Edge over the WWE Intercontinental Championship . Their rivalry started on the December 5 edition of " Raw " when Edge ' s interview segment " The Cutting Edge " debuted . Edge and Lita insulted Flair so much that it forced Sgt . Slaughter and Michael Hayes to shut down the segment . Edge attacked both men and left them laid into the ring . Aftermath . After the Elimination Chamber match , Kurt Angle moved to SmackDown ! on January 13 when he participated in the 20 - man battle royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship . Angle won the battle royal by last eliminating Mark Henry and became the new World Heavyweight Champion . John Cena and Edge continued to feud over the WWE Championship . On the January 9 edition of Raw , Edge and Lita had a live sex celebration , which was crashed by Cena . Edge escaped from the ring while Cena and Lita were alone in the ring . Cena performed an unprovoked FU on her to end the segment . Their rivalry led to a WWE Championship rematch at the Royal Rumble , which Cena won . Tensions between Trish Stratus and Mickie James continued after their title match at New Year ' s Revolution . After the duo defeated Candice Michelle and Victoria at " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " , James again attempted to kiss Stratus , but was rebuffed . James turned into a villainess and attacked Stratus , leading to a rematch for the WWE Women ' s Championship at WrestleMania 22 . At the PPV , the villainous James defeated Stratus to win her first Women ' s Championship .