July 5 , 2004 Monday Night RAW results The July 5 , 2004 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on July 5 , 2004 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . Summary . Eugene may have been RAW General Manager for a day , but it was Evolution who ruled Monday night in Winnipeg , Manitoba . In a Handicap Match ordered by Eric Bischoff ’ s nephew but orchestrated by Triple H , Evolution ( including honorary member Eugene ) took down the team of Edge and Chris Benoit . The bout was part of The Game ’ s master plan to wrestle the World Heavyweight Championship away from The Rabid Wolverine at Vengeance — and it seemed to be working . Evolution walked away victorious Monday , leaving Benoit unconscious and beaten in the ring . The Cerebral Assassin ’ s mental manipulation of Eugene also paid dividends , as a conflicted Eugene broke up a Sharpshooter and set up a match - ending Pedigree with a chair shot to The Crippler ’ s back . Monday Night RAW opened in surreal fashion as a potpourri of Superstars got a taste of what Eugene was cooking up for his special night . Eugene ’ s first order of business was determining Randy Orton ’ s challenger for an Intercontinental Championship match later in the evening — usually a routine matter . Instead , Eugene whittled down the hopefuls to one through a game of musical chairs . The final two were big man Tyson Tomko and Winnipeg ’ s own Chris Jericho . To the delight of the hometown crowd , Y2J “ earned ” the coveted match , sitting proudly in the sole remaining seat . In the Intercontinental Championship battle that followed , Jericho gave Orton all he could handle . Y2J tagged the Legend Killer with a running Enziguri . Later he reversed an RKO attempt and locked Orton in the Walls of Jericho . But the looming presence of Evolution member Batista proved too distracting for Jericho , who released the submission hold to eliminate the outside threat . It was exactly the result Batista was hoping for , and he smiled coyly as Orton propped his feet on the second rope and rolled Y2J up for the three - count . Thanks to Eugene , the animal Batista got a chance to show the world what he ’ s made of in a match against the Big Red Monster Kane . But an enraged Matt Hardy seemed to snap , erasing the match and slamming Kane ’ s head against the steel ring steps repeatedly . As a result , Matt Hardy was put in a " No Disqualification " match against Kane for Vengeance . Eugene made plenty more news Monday . He took full advantage of his authority by making a Vengeance pay - per - view match — and putting himself in it ! The team of “ Nature Boy ” Ric Flair and Eugene would go on to face World Tag Team Champions La Resistance for the PPV . This latest chapter in the life of Ric Flair might have been utterly mystifying . The 16 - time World Heavyweight Champion began the night playing musical chairs , then he was ordered to team with the uniquely talented Eugene in a pivotal match . All the while , Flair prepared for the imminent release of his eagerly anticipated and extremely honest autobiography , “ To Be the Man ” . Flair ’ s frank discussion of his career — and those with whom he ’ s crossed paths — created a great deal of controversy . Flair also discusses his tragic youth , shedding light on some of the events that have molded the man .