November 29 , 2004 Monday Night RAW results The November 29 , 2004 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on November 29 , 2004 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore , Maryland . Summary . On the previous RAW episode , General Manager - to - be Randy Orton proclaimed that there would be a RAW - wide battle royal to determine the World Heavyweight Champion . Simply put , the winner of the battle royal would become champion . This week ’ s RAW saw Chairman Mr . McMahon announce to the crowd that Orton ’ s decision was not a fair one . Instead , McMahon ruled that the winner of the battle royal would earn the right to face Triple H later in the evening . With the stakes still sky - high , the RAW roster butted heads . Viscera was the first victim of the battle royal as several Superstars targeted the behemoth . It wasn ’ t long before Gene Snitsky made his presence felt as he recorded three straight eliminations . Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin would also go on to dump three Superstars , but it was Batista who put up the biggest numbers , recording seven eliminations , including fellow Evolution member Ric Flair . The final four came down to Jericho , Chris Benoit , Edge and Batista . Four was quickly whittled down to two as Benoit and Edge found themselves fighting tooth and nail on the apron outside the ropes . Losing their balance , both Superstars fell to the floor with their feet simultaneously hitting the floor . Both referees chose a different Superstar as the winner causing a controversy But the controversy only grew later in the evening . General Manager Randy Orton ruled that both Edge and Benoit would face Triple H in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship . After all , with two opponents facing Triple H , the odds of The Game retaining were less , and therefore , the odds of Orton getting a shot at the title would be increased . Early on in the match , Benoit was able to slap on the Crippler Crossface on The Game , but Flair and Batista ran down to make the save . Orton then sent the Evolution members to the back and barred them from ringside . Later in the match , Benoit trapped Edge in the Sharpshooter while Triple H was on the outside . The Game regained his bearings , knocked out Orton on the outside , and broke up the hold . The referee also wound up getting knocked out of commission , allowing Orton to nail The Game with a steel chair . Benoit seized the opportunity and slapped on the Crossface on Edge . Edge managed to roll Benoit over , while the Crossface was still locked in , causing Benoit ’ s shoulders to touch the mat . The ref began to count and as he counted three , Edge tapped out at the same time . Just like in the battle royal , both referees could not agree on who the winner was . Edge and Benoit both felt they deserved the title , but as RAW went off the air , a clear winner was not decided . Earlier in the evening Lita teamed up with Victoria to take on Women ’ s Champion Trish Stratus and Molly Holly . After Molly broke up a rear naked choke that Lita had on Trish . Lita threw Molly out of the ring and nailed Trish with a kick to her broken nose and a DDT for the pinfall . Next week ’ s General Manager Chris Jericho appeared later in the show and informed Stratus that she would be putting the title on the line against her nemesis Lita in one week . William Regal and Eugene also put their World Tag Team Championships on the line against former champions La Resistance . In the end Eugene hit a Stunner to gain the victory . While Eugene was dancing in the ring , celebrating with some of his fans , a bitter Maven ran down and attacked the co - champion . Eugene had eliminated Maven from the battle royal earlier in the night , so Maven got his revenge when he smashed Eugene face - first into the steel steps . Elsewhere Ric Flair and Jerry " The King " Lawler met in a Legend vs Legend match , which Flair won . And Randy Orton hosted the first - ever RAW Lingerie Fashion Show . The sights from this event were truly eye popping , as Melina , Maria , Candace , Christy and Stacy all stripped down to their lingerie .