May 9 , 2005 Monday Night RAW results The May 9 , 2005 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 9 , 2005 at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes - Barre , Pennsylvania . Summary . It ’ s final . Two of RAW ’ s most determined ( and arguably disturbed ) competitors will battle in the last match of the Gold Rush Tournament next week when Edge faces Kane . The last bracket was revealed Monday night in Wilkes - Barre , Penn . , when “ Mr . Money in the Bank ” got the better of “ The Showstopper ” in a renewed bitter rivalry , and Kane took out Chris Benoit with a chokeslam . First , The Rabid Wolverine met the Big Red Monster in a contrast of styles on Monday night , but it was Lita who tipped the scales . When Kane ’ s wife went down grabbing her injured knee , Benoit came to her aid . In doing so , he turned his back on Kane , who smashed him in the back of the head . Immediately , all thoughts went to the Backlash Last Man Standing Match , where Edge cracked Benoit in the skull with a brick . After being blasted in the same spot by Kane , Benoit never recovered . The monster dragged Benoit back into the ring , picked him up by the throat and chokeslammed him into the mat . With the pin that followed , Benoit ’ s chance to advance in the Gold Rush Tournament and challenge Batista for the World Heavyweight Challenge vanished . Next , HBK and Edge went toe - to - toe , and you could say that Edge robbed the bank to steal a win . When Edge went to finish Michaels with a spear , he ran right into “ Sweet Chin Music , ” but there was no ref to make the count after an inadvertent collision earlier . HBK was forced to abandon the cover and attempt to revive the referee , giving Edge time to move his coveted briefcase into position for an attack . When Michaels went for a sunset flip from the outside of the ring apron , Edge lifted the briefcase and slugged HBK square in the head . The shot dented the briefcase , which Edge quickly kicked out of the ring , and the groggy referee counted three . With both semifinals in the books , the finals of the No . 1 Contender tournament becomes Edge vs . Kane next week on RAW . If Kane can win , it ’ ll set up a battle of two of RAW ’ s most powerful Superstars with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line . If it ’ s Edge , he ’ ll have two guaranteed chances to win the World Heavyweight Championship — something he said would then be “ money in the bank . ” Former and 10 - time World Heavyweight Champion Triple H wasn ’ t there to see any of thsemifinals unfold . When RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff refused to cancel or interrupt the Gold Rush Tournament to give him a World Heavyweight Championship rematch , The Game stormed off and left RAW in a limousine . Triple H declared that he wouldn ’ t return until he got his championship opportunity , and that both RAW and Batista would fall apart without him . Regardless , the events left Evolution ally Ric Flair to his own devices Monday night , and he chose to take out his frustration with the situation on Christian and Tyson Tomko . Captain Charisma made a point of stopping to mock Flair ’ s predicament ( as the second time in two weeks the two had a confrontation ) , but he picked the wrong time to mess with “ The Nature Boy . ” In response , Flair challenged Christian to a match right there on RAW . But Christian balked at the challenge , calling Flair a “ problem , ” when he just happened to have a “ Problem Solver ” in Tyson Tomko . In the revised match that followed , “ The Dirtiest Player in the Game ” took full advantage of a distracted referee , blasting Tomko with a low - blow and then rolling him up with a handful of tights . Now , Christian has a real problem — and no one to left to solve it . Elsewhere on RAW , Daivari begged for forgiveness from Muhammad Hassan — even getting down on his knees and pleading to be back in good graces . He attempted to win a match for Muhammad as a show of loyalty , but he ran into the wrong opponent : Chris Jericho . When Daivari attempted a hurricanrana out of the corner , Y2J caught him and reversed the move into the Walls of Jericho . Daivari promptly tapped from the excruciating pain . But afterward Hassan made his presence felt , beating down Jericho with a sneak attack from behind . It took an appearance from Shelton Benjamin — Jericho ’ s former opponent — to fight off the brash newcomers . But little did Shelton know that those actions would put him on Hassan ’ s short list for payback . The malcontent team of La Resistance wanted a World Tag Team Championship Match on RAW , but they turned on each other in a bickering spat in the GM ’ s office . So , in spirit of Gold Rush Tournament , Bischoff gave them each a surprise opponent on RAW so that they could show who actually was the stronger link of the successful tag - team duo . Robert Conway showed his relief when Sylvain ’ s opponent ( not his ) was revealed to be none other than the 485 - pound Viscera . Big Vis crushed Grenier with a sit - down powerbomb before making yet another pass at RAW Diva and ring announcer Lilian Garcia . But Conway ’ s demeanor changed dramatically when he realized his opponent was Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin . Shelton used a springboard bulldog to put down Conway , making La Resistance 0 - 2 on the evening . But after the match , Hassan and Daivari attacked the young Intercontinental Champion , sending the message that nobody messes with their business on RAW . In other news , Bischoff confirmed that the RAW and SmackDown ! Divas are also eligible for the upcoming draft lottery . The GM also lashed out in anger when he was informed that ECW had bought a commercial on “ his show ” to promote their “ One Night Stand ” pay - per - view on June 12 . Bischoff declared , “ Just like I did when I ran WCW , I ’ m going to squash ECW like a bug . ” Announced for next week , it ’ s the finals of the Gold Rush Tournament when Edge faces Kane . Will it be “ Money in the Bank , ” or will the husband and wife tandem “ get what they want ” again . Regardless , World Heavyweight Champion Batista is sure to be scouting his future opponent . Also , “ The Nature Boy ” will get the match he really wanted , facing Christian one - on - one , and Chris Jericho & Shelton Benjamin will get their chance at retribution when they face Muhammad Hassan & Daivari in tag - team action .