May 2 , 2005 Monday Night RAW results The May 2 , 2005 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on May 2 , 2005 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . Summary . The No . 1 Contender to Batista ’ s World Heavyweight Championship was not Triple H . Fewer than 24 hours after his brutal Last Man Standing Match at Backlash , Chris Benoit made The Game tap to the Sharpshooter in a first - round match of the single - elimination “ Gold Rush Tournament . ” And Benoit had a little help . With the referee knocked out , Batista stormed the ring . He took out Ric Flair with a vicious clothesline and dropped Triple H with a spinebuster . Despite suffering though concussion - like symptoms all match long , The Crippler took advantage and cinched in one of his signature submission holds , sending Triple H into thrashing desperation . At one point , The Game seemed poised to reach the ropes and force a break , but Batista slyly pulled the rope just out of Triple H ’ s grasp . Batista stared into The Game ’ s eyes while taunting him with a tapping motion . Triple H swore under his breath and finally tapped . The revived ref called for the bell , sending the crowd into an uproar . The Cerebral Assassin was sure he ’ d get another chance to win back the World Heavyweight Championship after hitting a Pedigree on Batista last night . After two monumental losses in succession , it was unclear what ’ s next for Evolution since Triple H was no longer champion or No . 1 Contender . “ Mr . Money in the Bank ” had a drastically different experience the past two nights . After smashing a brick over the head of Benoit to ensure his victory at Backlash , Edge rallied again against Chris Jericho to make it two crucial wins in two days . A hungry , determined Jericho took the action to Edge all match long , hitting a hurricanrana , running enziguri , springboard drop kick and flying plancha to the outside . But “ Mr . Money in the Bank ” again used his prized briefcase to his advantage , striking Y2J square in the head while the referee ’ s back was turned . While Jericho did somehow kick out of the cover that followed , Edge promptly moved to the corner to set up a spear . When he hit his finisher , the match was over . The loss was especially disheartening for Y2J , who saw a glimmer of hope at winning the World Heavyweight Championship so soon after a crushing defeated to Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin at Backlash . Benjamin displayed moves never before seen at Backlash , and there was another first for him on Monday night : facing “ The Showstopper ” Shawn Michaels . HBK was forced to cope with Benjamin ’ s innovative offense and pure athleticism , but Michaels showed patience and will , waiting for the right moment to hit Sweet Chin Music and collect a wild win to advance in the Gold Rush Tournament . The ending of their match was nothing short of breathtaking . Benjamin launched himself clear across the ring springboard - style , but Michaels caught him in mid - air with Sweet Chin Music . The impact shot Benjamin to the mat — his head snapping backward from the intense impact . Either the kick itself or the fall KO ’ d the Intercontinental Champion , who lay motionless and HBK hooked the leg for the hard - fought pin . A bloody Michaels was disoriented following the match ’ s conclusion . He checked his busted - open mouth and slowly made his way from the ring . Clearly , the pace and difficulty of the contest took a severe toll on Michaels , as well . Christian crashed Backlash and declared during a freestyle rap that after the draft lottery , he ’ d be world champion . The Gold Rush Tournament provided the perfect forum for Captain Charisma to make good … until he learned his first - round opponent was Kane . Christian tried to avoid Kane ’ s power assault and stay on offense , but the Big Red Monster eventually caught him . What followed was a chokeslam and three - count , which even “ Problem Solver ” Tyson Tomko was powerless to prevent . The semifinal brackets features Edge vs . Michaels in the renewal of a bitter rivalry and Chris Benoit vs . Kane as brute force matches up with technical ring prowess . Following his loss to Hulk Hogan and HBK at Backlash , Muhammad Hassan lashed out an everyone around him . He reminded the Boston crowd that he still hasn ’ t been defeated , then blamed his loss on teammate Daivari . The shocked manager pleaded for mercy at Hassan ’ s feet , but the brash Hassan would have none of it . Hassan twice slapped Daivari to the mat and kicked him in the head for added emphasis . Despite the beating and humiliation , Daivari crawled his way up the ramp trailing Hassan . More upbeat were new World Tag Team Champions The Hurricane & Rosey , who beat La Resistance for the second time in two nights .