April 4 , 2005 Monday Night RAW results The April 4 , 2005 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s RAW brand , which took place on April 4 , 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California . Summary . New World Heavyweight Champion Batista may have defeated Triple H at WrestleMania , but Evolution sent the message that it won ’ t stay down for long . Fewer than 24 hours after WrestleMania ’ s final match and fireworks celebrating his victory , Batista was back in the ring facing former Evolution ally Randy Orton . “ The Legend Killer ” couldn ’ t stand to see someone else bathed in WrestleMania glory , so he persuaded General Manager Eric Bischoff to issue a non - title grudge match on RAW . Orton got out of the gate quickly , but Batista used his power game to bully his opponent around the ring . When Batista began abusing Orton ’ s injured shoulder , he became dominant . Soon after , Orton fell victim to a crushing spinebuster and Batista Bomb . Just like that , Batista had his first successful match as World Heavyweight Champion behind him . Orton clung to the same shoulder that he blamed for his loss to Undertaker at WrestleMania , saying earlier that the doctors didn ’ t yet know the full severity of his injury . And as Orton lay in the ring , Triple H re - emerged and motioned to his waist . It was clear that he ’ s coming for “ his ” World Heavyweight Championship . Earlier , a confident Triple H revealed that he had a rematch clause in the WrestleMania contract , declaring there will be “ Triple H - Batista II ” in the immediate future . There ’ s another Superstar with a guaranteed opportunity to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship , and that ’ s Ladder Match winner Edge . “ Mr . Money in the Bank ” chose not to cash his chips on Monday Night RAW , deciding to wait until he ’ s good and ready . When he declined to force Batista into a title defense , Bischoff put Edge in a match anyway — against the man he single - handedly kept from the “ Money in the Bank ” briefcase : Chris Benoit . The Rabid Wolverine couldn ’ t have been thrilled to compete so soon after severely injuring his left arm during a ladder attack Sunday night . In addition , The Crippler ’ s forehead had just been stitched back together after busting open 25 stitches vying for that coveted briefcase at WrestleMania . Benoit controlled the action until Edge began to successfully exploit Benoit ’ s damaged arm . Edge kicked , punched and locked that limb in submission holds — testing The Crippler ’ s threshold for pain . Benoit refused to tap and managed a German suplex to Edge . However , he couldn ’ t sustain an attack in his condition , so Benoit moved straight to his submission arsenal in an attempt to bring the match to a swift end . He locked in the Sharpshooter , but Edge reached the ropes . The Rabid Wolverine followed up with the Crossface , but he didn ’ t have the remaining strength in the arm to keep it fully cinched in . Edge powered out and perhaps got overconfident , creating a tiny opening for Benoit to roll up Edge for the win . A shocked and furious Edge then tore apart Benoit ’ s injured arm with a steel chair as The Crippler twisted on the mat in agonizing pain . Three of the other WrestleMania Ladder Match participants tangled in a Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship . Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho teamed up against Christian early , but it wasn ’ t long before they turned on each other in the every - man - for - himself match . Just like the Ladder Match one night earlier , this battle had a crazed pace . In one unthinkable highlight , Christian received a superplex while he and Y2J simultaneously delivered a spiked powerbomb to Benjamin . Later , Shelton neared victory with a T - bone finisher to Jericho , but the combination of Christian and “ Problem Solver ” Tyson Tomko thwarted the attempt . But Benjamin wasn ’ t done . He displayed remarkable athleticism by skying from the top rope and delivering a modified bulldog — breaking up the Walls of Jericho . The three - count on Y2J came too quick for Christian to intervene . Shawn Michaels addressed the Los Angeles audience 24 hours after his inspiring “ Dream Match ” against SmackDown ! Superstar Kurt Angle . HBK humbly asked that the crowd of more than 16 , 000 support his quest to one day get his rematch with the Olympic gold medalist . But before he could finish , “ The Showstopper ” was interrupted by Muhammad Hassan . After leaving it all in the ring in a gut - wrenching performance Sunday night , Michaels was in no mood to listen to Hassan ’ s complaining . Instead , HBK shut up the outspoken newcomer with a slap to the face . Still , the odds favored Hassan and Khosrow Daivari , who double - teamed Michaels and beat him to near - unconsciousness . As medical personnel attended to Michaels , it became painfully clear that even if HBK is looking forward to a rematch with Angle somewhere down the line , he ’ s got his hands full with a brash Superstar right on RAW . After a valiant effort at WrestleMania , Christy was supposed to get a rematch against Trish Stratus on RAW . The Women ’ s Champion had other plans . Trish KO ’ d Christy with a Chick Kick before the match could even begin , then she did further damage to Lita ’ s injured leg after taunting her into the ring . And the STAPLES Center crowd got a special surprise when none other than Stone Cold Steve Austin took exception to Simon Dean ’ s latest paid sales pitch . He tried to be open - minded about Dean ’ s product line , but he ultimately delivered a Stunner to the infomercial guru - turned RAW Superstar as well as cohort Maven . Stone Cold then washed down a Simon System protein shake with plenty of his beverage of choice : ice - cold beer .