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The main feud heading into New Year's Revolution was between Triple H, Edge, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Batista and Randy Orton over the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. The build-up started at Survivor Series, where 'Team Orton' (consisting of Orton, Benoit, Jericho and Maven) defeated 'Team HHH' (consisting of HHH, Edge, Batista and Gene Snitsky) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match to win one night as General Manager of RAW for each member of the team in the four upcoming weeks.{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Sokol|date=2004-11-15|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/11/15/715092.html|title=Orton survives at Series|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-01}} The position of General Manager was open due to Eric Bischoff's one-month vacation. Maven was the first to control RAW, and on the November 15 2004 edition of RAW he booked himself in a World Heavyweight Championship match with Triple H. However, his involvement ended here, as he lost the match and continued his feud with Snitsky (who interfered in the same match to help HHH retain the title).{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=2004-11-16|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/11/16/717283.html|title=RAW: Focus on Maven|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-01}} On the November 22 2004 episode of RAW, Benoit took his turn as general manager, and booked himself in a steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship against Triple H. The match never occured, as Evolution deceived Benoit into thinking HHH had been attacked by Batista, and Benoit ended up facing Edge in the cage match instead. {{cite web|date=2004-11-22|url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/041122.html|title=Benoit as General Manager|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2008-01-06}} Randy Orton took his turn as general manager on the November 29 2004 episode of RAW, but could not book himself as Benoit and Maven had done due to a clause from a previous match with Triple H which disqualified him from fighting HHH for the title. Instead, a battle royal was held to determine the #1 contender for a match with HHH later in the night. Chris Benoit and Edge drew to win the battle royal, and Orton chose to make the Championship match a triple threat. In the end, Benoit would make Edge tap at the same time the referee counted Edge's pinfall on Benoit.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=2004-11-30|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/11/30/740770.html|title=RAW: World Title Turmoil!|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-06}} Chris Jericho acted as general manager for the last week before Bischoff's return on the December 6 2004 episode of RAW, and brought Vince McMahon to the ring, where it was announced that Bischoff would make the decision about the Championship upon his return the next week.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=2004-12-07|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/12/07/770325.html|title=Raw: Lita Finally Prevails|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-06}} When Bischoff did return on the December 13 2004 RAW, he announced an Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution which would involve HHH, Edge, Benoit, Jericho, Batista and Orton.{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Sokol|date=2004-12-14|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/12/14/782232.html|title=Raw: Bischoff's back but still no champ|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-15}} On the December 27 2004 RAW, Bischoff ordered each of the superstars entering the Chamber to face a mystery opponent in 'Beat the Clock' match. Batista defeated Rhyno in three minutes and two seconds to win the competition and enter the Chamber in 6th position. Bischoff also announced Shawn Michaels would be the special referee for the Chamber match.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=2004-12-28|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/12/28/799985.html|title=RAW: Tick Tock goes the clock|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-15}} On the January 3 2005 RAW, the last RAW before the Pay-Per-View, Bischoff booked three matches which would pit the Chamber contestants against each other. Batista defeated Benoit, Edge defeated Jericho and Orton defeated HHH in the aforementioned matches.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=2005-01-03|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/01/04/807372.html|title=RAW: Elimination Chamber foes face off|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2008-01-15}}

• Dark match: The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) (5:13)
• Eugene and William Regal defeated Christian and Tyson Tomko to retain the World Tag Team Championship (12:22)
• Eugene pinned Tomko with a schoolboy.
• Eugene suffered a real injury during this match, with a ruptured left patella tendon from a botched Dropkick which required surgery.
• Trish Stratus defeated Lita to win the WWE Women's Championship (3:46)
• Stratus pinned Lita after a Chick Kick.
• Lita suffered a real injury during this match, suffering a torn ACL ligament from a botched Lou Thesz Press.
• Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (6:08)
• Benjamin pinned Maven with a roll-up.
• Shelton Benjamin defeated Maven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (0:05)
• Benjamin pinned Maven after a T-Bone Suplex.
• Maven requested his rematch immediately after he lost the first match.
• Muhammad Hassan (w/Daivari) defeated Jerry Lawler (w/Jim Ross) (10:51)
• Hassan pinned Lawler after a Reverse STO.
• Kane defeated Snitsky (11:38)
• Kane pinned Snitsky after a Tombstone Piledriver.
• 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)

• List of WWE pay-per-view events
• Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)

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• [http://www.wwe.com/shows/newyearsrevolution/history/2005/ New Year's Revolution 2005 Official Site]

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