New Year's Revolution 2005 Review

New year...same shit...

• Eugene and William Regal defeated Christian and Tyson Tomko to retain the World Tag Team Championship (12:22)
o Eugene pinned Tomko with a schoolboy.
o Eugene suffered a real injury during this match, with a ruptured left patella tendon which required surgery.
o *3/4
Well at least we got the injury out of the way.

• Trish Stratus defeated Lita to win the WWE Women's Championship (3:46)
o Stratus pinned Lita after a Chick Kick.
o Lita suffered a real injury during this match, suffering a torn ACL ligament from a botched Lou Thesz Press.
o ¼*
OR DID WE?????

• Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (6:08)
o Benjamin pinned Maven with a roll-up.
o ¼*
Next...

• Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (0:05)
o Benjamin pinned Maven after a T-Bone Suplex.
o Maven requested his rematch immediately after he lost the first match.
o DUD
Maven's best match ever. So...next?

• Muhammad Hassan (w/Daivari) defeated Jerry Lawler (w/Jim Ross) (10:51)
o Hassan pinned Lawler after a Reverse STO.
o DUD
Lawler in an 11 minute match is not fun.

• Kane defeated Snitsky (11:38)
o Kane pinned Snitsky after a Tombstone Piledriver.
o ¾*
This is turning into one of the worst shows ever. It will take a great match to save it.

• Triple H defeated Edge, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Batista and Randy Orton (w/Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee) in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship (34:55)

Elimination #
Wrestler
Entrance
Eliminated By
Elimination Move
Time

1
Edge
4
Chris Jericho
Pinfall after a Sweet Chin Music and Lionsault
19:20

2
Chris Benoit
1
Batista
Pinfall after a Spinebuster followed by Chris Jericho receiving a Spinebuster on top of him
26:15

3
Chris Jericho
2
Batista
Pinfall after a Batista bomb
27:27

4
Batista
6
Randy Orton
Pinfall after a low-blow and an RKO
32:32

5
Randy Orton
5
Triple H
Pinfall after a Pedigree
34:55

WINNER Triple H 3
o ****
Finally! That HHH guy gets the title after, like, a month!

~ Last match was the only watch able thing here. Everything else was embarrising.