July 12 , 2004 Monday Night RAW results The July 12 , 2004 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on July 12 , 2004 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester , New Hampshire . Summary . When Chris Benoit raised the World Heavyweight Championship high after defeateding Triple H at Vengeance , he couldn ’ t have imagined that he ’ d have to defend that title the next night on RAW … against Eric Bischoff ’ s nephew Eugene . When Eugene learned he ’ d be in Monday night ’ s main event , little did he know it was simply part of The Game ’ s vicious plan . And neither competitor expected to end the night bloodied and incapacitated at the hands of a third party . The match began beautifully for the challenger . He avoided Benoit ’ s patented diving headbutt , later mimicking his opponent with German suplexes and even the Crippler Crossface . The Rabid Wolverine was clearly willing to do whatever it took to retain , ripping into Eugene with quick , stinging moves . But Eugene again caught Benoit using other Superstars ’ attack arsenal , hitting a Rock Bottom that came dangerously close to being the end . Benoit managed to get a foot on the bottom rope , but Eugene thought he won and went to claim his World title . With the match still technically in progress , Evolution descended upon the ring . It was perfect timing for Triple H and Company , as Benoit was down and Eugene was celebrating . Soon , the contest disintegrated into a barbaric beat - down . When Evolution had their fill with Benoit , they turned their full attention to tearing apart Eugene . Randy Orton hit an RKO . That was followed by a Batista Bomb . And worst of all , Eugene ’ s “ favorite wrestler ” blasted him with a Pedigree and left him an unconscious mass of crimson . Besides taking his turn beating up Eugene , Ric Flair also found time to school The Hurricane . Flair weathered an early storm from his young opponent , who even managed to draw first blood . But that seemed to incite the “ Nature Boy , ” who took over in signature fashion . He isolated The Hurricane ’ s leg , setting up a Figure Four Leg Lock from which there was no escape . Fellow Evolution member Batista had no such luck against the new Intercontinental Champion Edge . The animal dropped everything but the kitchen sink on the five - time Intercontinental Champion , but Edge ’ s resourcefulness saw him through . When Batista went for his high - impact spinebuster , Edge rolled him up and grabbed the top rope for leverage . The illegal advantage went undetected by the referee , and Batista lost in what could be considered poetic justice after Batista ’ s controversial Vengeance win over Chris Jericho . The Lita - Kane - Matt Hardy saga spilled over into Jericho ’ s Highlight Reel on Monday night . In the end , Lita told off Kane and Y2J infuriated the monster into an impromptu match . Kane clearly was more interested in taking out his frustration than winning , opting for a DQ - causing low blow — just because he could . Lita wasn ’ t the only pretty face on Monday Night RAW . Trish Stratus watched as Tyson Tomko beat Maven , and three Diva hopefuls were interviewed by a very pleased Jerry “ The King ” Lawler .