February 25: Batista hears the cheers of the crowd after pinning Triple H in a tag team steel cage match at MSG

WWE @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - January 3, 2005
Chris Masters pinned Chris Cage
Sunday Night Heat:
Simon Dean pinned Val Venis
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Johnny Heartbreaker & Slyk Wagner Brown
Rhyno pinned Danny Doring
Tajiri pinned Steven Richards
Raw:
Batista pinned Chris Benoit at 7:06 with the sit-down powerbomb after repeatedly ramming Benoit's head into an exposed turnbuckle while Benoit was up in a fireman's carry
Edge pinned Chris Jericho at 10:24 by blocking a victory roll and grabbing onto the ring ropes for leverage
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Sylvian Grenier (w/ Rob Conway) at 3:18 in a non-title match with the Exploder suplex; prior to the bout, Maven came out to do guest commentary
Trish Stratus pinned Victoria at 3:06 with the kick to the head
Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Eugene (w/ William Regal) at 3:44
Randy Orton pinned Triple H with the RKO at 16:43

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Manchester, New Hampshire - Verizon Wireless Arena - January 3, 2005
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rey Mysterio Jr. & Rob Van Dam defeated Doug & Danny Basham when RVD pinned Danny with the Five Star Frog Splash
Daniel Puder pinned Hardcore Holly with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Spike Dudley, Akio, and Nunzio in a battle royal; Chavo & Funaki eliminated Akio; Nunzio eliminated Spike by throwing Spike off him as Spike attempted the Dudley Dog; Nunzio by Funaki; Chavo by Kidman; Kidman by Funaki; the cruiserweight title was at stake
Jackie Gayda pinned Dawn Marie with a roll up; Torrie Wilson was the guest ring announcer for the bout
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Bashams interfered; moments prior to the finish, Show punched a steel chair into the face of an interfering Orlando Jordan and kicked out of a belt shot from the champion; after the bout, Show fought off all the opponents, hitting the F5 on Orlando and a double chokeslam on the Bashams
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the five knuckle shuffle and FU after 9 minutes
Booker T & Eddie Guerrero defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak after Jindrak sustained the Bookend from Booker and the Frog Splash from Eddie
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a casket match following a chokeslam and the tombstone

WWE (Raw) @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - January 4, 2005 (2,500; sell out)
Chris Benoit defeated Edge with the Crippler Crossface in a submission match
Chris Masters pinned Val Venis
Muhammad Hassan pinned Rhyno after Daivari interfered
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Eugene defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko
WWE Women's Champion Lita pinned Molly Holly
Kane fought Gene Snitsky to a double count-out
Batista defeated Chris Jericho in a knockout match following a clothesline
Randy Orton pinned Triple H

WWE @ Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun - January 4, 2005
Paul London defeated Chris Cage
Velocity:
Orlando Jordan pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Flatliner at 5:27
Hardcore Holly pinned John Walters with the Alabama Slam at 3:31
Rene Dupree pinned Nunzio with the Michinoku Driver at 4:56
Booker T pinned Spike Dudley with the scissors kick at 3:57
Smackdown! - included Amy Weber inviting Kurt Angle to her private dressing room; when he eventually showed up and thought Amy was in the shower, Kurt stripped down to his briefs before realizing it was Joy Giovanni; Kurt chased Joy into the hall in an attempt to apologize, only for himself to be chased into the ring by the Big Show, with Show punching a steel chair into Angle's face; moments later it was revealed the entire scenario was a setup by Amy and JBL, who had put Amy's name on Joy's dressing room door:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero at 17:00 by rolling through on an inside cradle attempt moments after Rey convinced the referee that Eddie had hit him with the tag title belt
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Akio at 3:30
Kurt Angle 3-minute Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated Brian Black
Doug Basham (w/ Danny Basham) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rob Van Dam; it is believed that during the bout, RVD sustained a knee injury that would lead him to dropping the belts the next week
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich & Paul Heyman in a handicap match by pinning Heyman with the tombstone after Heidenreich tagged out and escaped through the crowd; after the bout, Taker rolled Heyman into a casket located at ringside; had Taker lost the match, Heidenreich would have been able to choose a different stipulation for their casket match at the Royal Rumble

WWE (Raw) @ Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena - January 5, 2005 (1,500)
Chris Benoit defeated Edge with the Crippler Crossface in a submission match; Christy Hemme was the guest ring announcer and was chased away by Edge before the bout began
Chris Masters pinned Rhyno with a fisherman suplex
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pined Maven
Muhammad Hassan pinned Val Venis
Batista defeated Chris Jericho in a knockout match following the powerbomb and a clothesline
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Eugene defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko when Eugene pinned Tomko
WWE Women's Champion Lita pinned Molly Holly
Kane fought Gene Snitsky to a double count-out
Randy Orton pinned Triple H with the RKO

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - January 5, 2005 (9,000)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rey Mysterio Jr. & Rob Van Dam defeated Doug & Danny Basham
Daniel Puder pinned Hardcore Holly by using the ropes for leverage
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki with a roll up after Hiroku accidentally threw powder in the challenger's face
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr., Nunzio, and Akio in an elimination match; order of elimination: Nunzio, Chavo, Akio; Billy Kidman and Spike Dudley were to have been involved but couldn't make the show due to transportation problems
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when Orlando Jordan and the Basham Brothers interfered
Eddie Guerrero & Booker T defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak
Jackie Gayda pinned Dawn Marie with a roll up; Torrie Wilson was the guest ring announcer for the match
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a casket match after 15 minutes

New Year's Revolution (Raw) @ San Juan, Puerto Rico - Coliseo De Puerto Rico - January 9, 2005 (15,764; sell out)
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included a backstage segment with Edge and Christian trying to convince Eric Bischoff to give Christian Edge's spot in the Elimination Chamber because Edge said that with Shawn Michaels as the referee he knew he wouldn't be winning the match and would rather get a title shot against the new champion the next night on Raw, with Bischoff rejecting the idea; moments later, Michaels confronted Edge; featured footage of some of the Divas and wrestlers playing in the pool earlier in the day, with a chicken fight taking place between Rosey & Christy Hemme, Hurricane & Candice Michelle, Stacy Keibler & Val Venis, and Maria & Rob Conway, with Christy winning by untying Maria's top and pushing her into the water:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Eugene & William Regal defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko at 12:20 when Eugene, who dislocated his left kneecap moments earlier and was unable to stand, pinned Tomko with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage as the challengers clotheslined Regal to the floor; Eugene wore Hulk Hogan attire for the match; after the bout, he was attended to by Regal, referees, and a doctor (Eugene's last match for 7 months)
Trish Stratus pinned WWE Women's Champion Lita to win the title at 3:47 after shoving off a DDT attempt and landing the Chick Kick; the champion tore her ACL mid-way through the match while attempting a Thesz Press from the apron to the floor; after the bout, Lita was helped backstage by referees, the trainer, and a doctor (Lita's last match for a year)
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven at 6:08 with a roll up after the challenger narrowly avoided being counted-out; Maven spent the majority of the match cutting a promo on the crowd from outside the ring; after the bout, Maven grabbed the mic, said the pinfall didn't count, and if Benjamin didn't agree to an immediate rematch then he could be considered the WWE's second women's champion; Benjamin then returned to the ring and pinned Maven with the Exploder suplex at the 5-second mark
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) pinned Jerry Lawler (w/ Jim Ross) at 10:51 with the Flatliner after Lawler scared Daivari out of the ring; there was no commentary for the bout (Hassan's TV in-ring debut)
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with the tombstone at 11:37; prior to the bout, Jonathan Coachman joined the commentary team for the remainder of the show and to sit in for Lawler who was still recovering from his match; after the contest, Lawler returned to the commentary table
Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Batista, and Edge in an Elimination Chamber match at 34:45; Jericho pinned Edge with the Lionsault at 19:19 after guest referee Shawn Michaels hit the superkick on Edge, moments after Edge accidentally hit the spear on Michaels; the chamber was briefly opened after a cameraman was injured when Batista threw Jericho into him, knocking the cameraman backwards into the chain link cage; Batista pinned Benoit at 26:15 with a spinebuster and then hitting a spinebuster on Jericho onto Benoit's body; Batista pinned Jericho with a powerslam and the sit-down powerbomb at 27:36; Orton pinned Batista with a low blow and the RKO at 32:30, with Triple H seemingly opting not to break the cover as he watched from the corner of the ring; Triple H pinned Orton with the Pedigree after Batista hit a clothesline on Orton as Michaels was distracted by an interfering Flair; due to pre-match stipulations, Triple H won the vacant World Heavyweight Championship; after the bout, Batista lifted Triple H on his shoulders in celebration, with Flair giving the new champion two thumbs up

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre - January 9, 2005 (3,000)
Eddie Guerrero (sub. for Rob Van Dam) & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Eddie pinned Danny with an inside cradle
Orlando Jordan pinned Hardcore Holly by reversing the Alabama Slam into a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Spike Dudley and Chavo Guerrero Jr.; Chavo pinned Spike with a sit-down powerbomb; Spike pinned Chavo by reversing the Gory Special into a sunset flip
Jackie Gayda defeated Dawn Marie in a best body contest
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Basham Brothers interfered; after the bout, Show hit a chokeslam on both Bashams and Orlando Jordan
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the FU
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Booker T & Charlie Haas (sub. for Eddie Guerrero) defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns (w/ Kurt Angle) when Haas pinned Jindrak with an Olympic Slam; due to pre-match stipulations, Angle had to kiss Booker T's ass; Angle instead hit a low blow, which prompted the main event to begin; although not advertised as such, WWE.com cites both this match and the rematch in Jacksonville as Royal Rumble Qualifying Matches, with Booker and Haas earning spots in the match
The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle (sub. for John Heidenreich) in a casket match following a chokeslam after fighting off an interfering Heidenreich; after the bout, Taker fought off John Bradshaw Layfield, hitting the tombstone and rolling him on top of Angle inside the casket; Heidenreich was pulled out of the match when the show began due to a flight delay

WWE @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center - January 10, 2005 (7,500)
Chris Masters defeated Steve Madison
Sunday Night Heat:
Rob Conway (w/ Sylvian Grenier) pinned Val Venis at 5:51 after Conway and Grenier hit the Aur Reviour behind the referee's back
Tajiri pinned Steven Richards with a kick to the back of the head at 6:05 as Richards was throwing a tantrum over not being able to get the pin
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Molly Holly with a victory roll at 4:49
Raw - featured an opening segment in which Randy Orton interrupted Evolution's victory celebration in the ring, then showed footage from the previous night in which Triple H clearly could have broken Orton's cover of Batista during the Elimination Chamber but chose not to; moments later, Eric Bischoff came out and announced that since both Randy Orton and Batista were worthy of a title shot, they would battle in a #1 contender's match in the main event; included a segment in which Simon Dean made reference to a 300lber backstage who wears a mask needing to take his weight loss supplement, referring to Rosey; moments later, Kane came out and attacked Dean before Gene Snitsky came out of nowhere and laid Kane out with several shots with a steel chair, leaving Kane bleeding from the mouth; featured the first vignette promoting the debut of 'The Masterpiece' Chris Masters:
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven with a reverse spin kick and the Exploder suplex in a non-title match at 1:49
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) pinned the Hurricane (w/ Rosey) at 1:58 with the Flatliner after avoiding the Shining Wizard
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Edge defeated Rhyno via submission with the standing figure-4 at 3:36 after hitting the spear; after the bout, Edge called out Shawn Michaels, blaming him for not winning the Elimination Chamber the night before; Michaels came out moments later and told Edge to worry about the future instead of crying over the past; Edge then seemed to take the advice to heart before attacking Michaels; the two traded blows in and around ringside, even battling outside the arena later in the broadcast
Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko at 8:58 when Christian submitted to Benoit's Crippler Crossface at the same time Tomko submitted to Jericho's Walls of Jericho
Christy Hemme pinned Maria in a lingerie pillow fight at 1:08 with a schoolboy roll up and roll over after Lilian Garcia hit Maria with a pillow; Candice Michelle was the guest referee for the bout (Viva Las Divas)
Randy Orton pinned Batista at 14:35 with a roll up after Orton sent his distracted opponent into Triple H, who was holding up a steel chair on the ring apron, moments after Batista said he didn't need the chair to win the match; Triple H and Ric Flair sat ringside for the bout; due to pre-match stipulations, Orton became the #1 contender to Triple H's world title
Dark Match after the show: World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Edge, & Batista defeated Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, & Chris Jericho when Batista pinned Benoit

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Jacksonville, FL - January 10, 2005
Torrie Wilson won a Miss Smackdown! contest; other participants included Michelle McCool, Jackie Gayda, and Dawn Marie
Orlando Jordan defeated Hardcore Holly
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Spike Dudley and Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Eddie Guerrero (sub. for Rob Van Dam) & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Booker T & Charlie Haas defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns; although not advertised as such, WWE.com cites both this match and the match in Orlando as Royal Rumble Qualifying Matches, with Booker and Haas earning spots in the match
WWE US Champion John Cena defeated Kenzo Suzuki
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a casket match
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the champion's cabinet members interfered

WWE @ Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum - January 11, 2005
The Shane Twins defeated Shannon Moore & Steve Madison
Velocity:
Hardcore Holly pinned Spike Dudley with the Alabama Slam at 4:04
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Chet Jablonski at 4:34 with the Worm
Akio pinned Paul London with the Akio Time at 6:01
Charlie Haas pinned Rene Dupree with an Exploder suplex at 4:54
Smackdown! - included an opening segment in which Kurt Angle apologized to Joy Giovanni and the Big Show for his actions the previous week; featured a backstage segment in which the Big Show confronted JBL on what took place last week, which eventually led to a catfight between Amy Weber and Joy Giovanni, with Teddy Long then making a match between the two women; included JBL being presented with The Man of the Year award by the Florida Agricultural Group, which was eventually interrupted by Kurt Angle who came out and accused JBL of kidnapping Joy Giovanni, adding fuel to rumors brought up earlier in the broadcast; moments later, Angle opened up the trunk to JBL's limo to find Joy bound and gagged; after Joy was helped backstage, the Big Show came out, laid out JBL's cabinet, finishing by repeatedly hitting Orlando Jordan with a steel chair as JBL and Amy Weber watched on from the crowd; as the show came to a close, it was revealed that Joy's kidnapping was actually all Kurt Angle's doing:
Doug & Danny Basham defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero & Booker T, and Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns in an elimination match to win the titles at 19:02; Doug Basham pinned Jindrak at 5:19 after Mysterio hit the 619 behind the referee's back and Guerrero dragged Basham on top of Jindrak; Mysterio pinned Guerrero with a springboard West Coast Pop at 13:11; after the elimination, Doug slammed the steel ring steps against RVD's already injured knee, with RVD being taken backstage on a stretcher at the 17-minute mark; Danny pinned Mysterio with a double choke sit-down powerbomb after switching places with Doug; after the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, and Amy Weber came out to celebrate the victory
Kurt Angle 3-minute Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated Roderick Stong at 1:50 via submission with the ankle lock
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) with the FU at 1:39
Amy Weber defeated Joy Giovanni via forfeit when Joy failed to appear during her ring introduction; moments later it was refealed that she had gone missing
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki pinned Nunzio at 3:16 with a jumping DDT off the top
Dark Match after the show: The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap casket match

WWE (Raw) @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - January 14, 2005 (4,000)
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier when Rosey pinned Grenier following the neckbreaker double team
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Christian pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion William Regal after Tyson Tomko interfered and kicked Regal in the face
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven with a splash in the corner and the Exploder suplex
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Jericho attempted to put Daivari in the Walls of Jericho
Edge pinned Chris Benoit with the spear after Benoit attacked Jonathan Coachman after Coachman chased Christy Hemme into the ring
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with a chokeslam in a hardcore match
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak; Val Venis was the guest referee for the bout
Randy Orton pinned Batista by avoiding the sit-down powerbomb and hitting the RKO
Shawn Michaels pinned Ric Flair with the superkick (Michaels' return match after Taboo Tuesday)

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Kitchener, Ontario - Memorial Auditorium - January 15, 2005 (4,000)
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Nunzio when Reigns pinned Scotty
Kenzo Suzuki pinned Charlie Haas with his feet on the ropes
Paul London pinned Rene Dupree
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Orlando Jordan) defeated Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. when Danny pinned Guerrero; after the bout, Eddie and Rey argued over the loss
Jackie Gayda defeated Dawn Marie in a best body contest
John Heidenreich pinned Hardcore Holly
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Spike Dudley in an elimination match; Chavo pinned Spike; Funaki pinned Chavo
The Big Show defeated WWE Smackdown! John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Bashams interfered; after the bout, Show hit the chokeslam on the Bashams

WWE (Raw) @ Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center - January 15, 2005 (1,500)
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier following the Samoan drop / neckbreaker double team
Christian pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion William Regal after Tyson Tomko interfered and kicked Regal in the face
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Chris Benoit defeated Edge via submission with the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Benoit reapplied the hold
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with a chokeslam
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak
Shawn Michaels & Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair & Batista when Michaels pinned Flair with the superkick; the bout was originally Flair vs. Michaels but, after interference from Batista and Orton, was made a tag team match

WWE (Raw) @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre - January 16, 2005 (matinee) (6,500)
Christian & Tyson Tomko defeated the Hurricane & Rosey after Tomko kicked Rosey in the face, with Christian falling on top for the pin
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Maven with the Exploder suplex
Kane defeated Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match with the chokeslam
Chris Benoit defeated Edge via submission with the Crippler Crossface at the 11-minute mark
Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated Jonathan Coachman (sub. for an injured Eugene) & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion William Regal to win the titles when Regal was pinned with the Aur Reviour after Regal went to tag Coachman but instead attacked him; prior to the bout, Coachman came out as the guest ring announcer and announced himself as Regal's partner to defend the titles; after the match, Coachman hit a low blow on Regal before Regal came back with several knee shots and sent Coachman to the floor
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho defeated Muhammad Hassan via submission with the Walls of Jericho after Daivari's interference backfired
Shawn Michaels & Randy Orton defeated Ric Flair & Batista when Michaels pinned Flair with the superkick; Michaels was to have met Flair in a singles match but it was changed without explanation

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Forum - January 16, 2005 (2,600)
Paul London pinned Rene Dupree with a rolling reverse cradle
Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Nunzio when Luther pinned Scotty with a clothesline after Scotty hit the Worm on Jindrak
Hardcore Holly pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the Alabama Slam
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Orlando Jordan pinned Charlie Haas with the Flatliner
Jackie Gayda defeated Dawn Marie in a best body contest
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Eddie Guerrero when Danny pinned Eddie with the double choke sit-down powerbomb; after the bout, Guerrero argued with Mysterio over the loss
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Spike Dudley in an elimination match; Chavo pinned Spike with a sit-down powerbomb; Funaki pinned Chavo by reversing the Gory Bomb into a sunset flip and roll over
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Bashams interfered as the challenger went to chokeslam JBL; moments prior to the finish, Orlando Jordan attempted to interfere but Show punched a steel chair into his face; after the bout, Show hit a chokeslam on Jordan and a double chokeslam on the Bashams

WWE @ Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre - January 17, 2005 (9,600)
Chris Masters pinned Tyson Dux with a reverse F5
Sunday Night Heat:
Rhyno pinned Steven Richards with the Gore after a spinebuster at 5:04
Tajiri pinned Wavell Star with a kick to the head at 3:37
Simon Dean pinned Val Venis after punching Venis as he attempted a Blue Thunder Bomb
Raw - featured Muhammad Hassan as a guest of the Highlight Reel in which he attacked Chris Jericho and trapped him in the Camel Clutch until Chris Benoit made the save; included Raw GM Eric Bischoff granting Shawn Michaels a spot in the Royal Rumble match, without having a qualifying match, based on his previous accomplishments; featured the announcement that HBK vs. Edge would take place at the Royal Rumble; included a pro-Canada, anti-US promo from Trish Stratus in which she bad mouthed the injured Lita until Kane came out and, after setting Trish up for a chokeslam and letting go, eventually chokeslammed the Women's champion:
Maven, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin, Rosey, & the Hurricane at 3:28 when Conway pinned Rosey after the Aur Reviour
Shawn Michaels pinned Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) with the superkick at 6:22; after the bout, Michaels hit the superkick on Tomko before being speared by Edge - who was at ringside for much of the bout - and was then trapped in Edge's standing figure-4
Batista pinned Viscera with a spinebuster at 2:24
Chris Jericho pinned Chris Benoit at 12:42 by reversing an attempt at the Sharpshooter into an inside cradle
Kane fought Gene Snitsky to a no contest in a no holds barred match at 6:16 after both men fell off the stage and crashed through several tables on the floor after Kane hit a chokeslam from the stage to the floor
Dark Match after the show: Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, & Chris Jericho defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Batista, & Edge when Orton pinned Triple H with the RKO

- 1/18/05: Former WWF talent Pez Whatley passed away.

WWE @ Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre - January 18, 2005 (3,500)
Spike Dudley defeated Tyson Dux
Velocity:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki & Paul London defeated Nunzio & Shannon Moore at 6:50 when Funaki pinned Moore with the Rising Sun
Hardcore Holly pinned Robbie McAllister with the Alabama Slam at 4:04
Kenzo Suzuki pinned Charlie Haas with the STO at 6:06
Smackdown!
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Eddie Guerrero & Booker T via disqualification
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Akio with the Worm
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree with the FU in a non-title match; after the bout, Kenzo Suzuki attacked Cena
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Dark Match after the show: The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap casket match

WWE (Raw) @ Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum - January 21, 2005
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated Rhyno & Tajiri when Rhyno was pinned after being hit with the Quebec flag
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak
Muhammad Hassan defeated the Hurricane
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian with the Exploder supex
Kane defeated Batista and Gene Snitsky by pinning Snitsky with a chokeslam; after the bout, Batista hit the sit-down powerbomb on Kane
Chris Benoit defeated Edge with the Crippler Crossface in a submission match
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton with the Pedigree; Orton originally won the match moments earlier after hitting the champion with a steel chair that Triple H brought into the ring but another referee disputed the decision

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Amarillo, TX - Civic Center - January 22, 2005 (4,000)
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak (w/ Kurt Angle); since 3 of the 4 men had already qualified, Guerrero was the only new name to be named a participant
Orlando Jordan defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Spike Dudley and Nunzio
John Heidenreich pinned Booker T
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Orlando Jordan) defeated Charlie Haas & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE US Champion John Cena defeated Rene Dupree
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Kenzo Suzuki pinned Paul London
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Kurt Angle and the Big Show by pinning Angle

WWE (Raw) @ Tyler, TX - Oil Palace - January 22, 2005
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated Rhyno & Tajiri
Chris Masters pinned the Hurricane with a reverse F5
Victoria defeated Molly Holly
Muhammad Hassan pinned Val Venis after Daivari interfered
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with a chokeslam
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko)
Chris Benoit defeated Edge with the Crippler Crossface in a submission match
Batista defeated Chris Jericho in a last man standing match following the sit-down powerbomb
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton with a low blow and the Pedigree; Orton originally won the match and title after hitting the RKO on an interfering Ric Flair and then hitting Triple H with a steel chair that the champion brought into the ring but another referee overruled the decision

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Tupelo, MS - BancorpSouth Center - January 23, 2005 (1,500)
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak (w/ Kurt Angle) when Guerrero scored the pin with the Frog Splash
Orlando Jordan defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Nunzio, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Spike Dudley in an elimination match; Chavo was pinned; Nunzio was pinned; Funaki pinned Spike with a backslide as Spike attempted the Dudley Dog
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Hardcore Holly pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Danny Basham (w/ Doug Basham) by blocking a sunset flip; after the bout, Charlie Haas made the save against the Bashams
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas after switching places, with Danny pinning Haas following the double choke sit-down powerbomb
John Heidenreich pinned Booker T
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the FU
Paul London pinned Rene Dupree in a matter of seconds with a roll up as Dupree did his trademark dance; both men were still wearing their ring jackets at the time of the fall
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Kurt Angle and the Big Show by pinning Show with a belt shot after Orlando Jordan pulled down the top rope, causing Angle to fall to the floor; after the bout, Show hit chokeslams on an interfering Mark Jindrak, Rene Dupree, Luther Reigns, and Doug & Danny Basham

WWE (Raw) @ Tulsa, OK - Convention Center - January 23, 2005
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier defeated Rhyno & Tajiri
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: The Hurricane defeated Chris Masters
Muhammad Hassan defeated Val Venis
Kane defeated Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match
Molly Holly defeated Christy Hemme in a swimsuit contest
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Christian
Batista defeated Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit defeated Edge in a submission match
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton with the Pedigree; Orton originally won the match and title after hitting Triple H with a steel chair that the champion brought into the ring but another referee overruled the decision

WWE @ Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center - January 24, 2005
Chris Masters defeated Chris Simpson
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Victoria pinned Molly Holly at 4:20 with the Widow's Peak
Simon Dean defeated Jerry Steel via submission at 3:11
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Chad Collyer & Jeremy Young at 5:21 when Hurricane pinned Collyer following the neckbreaker / Samoan drop double team
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Rhyno in a non-title match at 7:09 with the Exploder suplex after avoiding the Gore and hitting a splash in the corner
Raw - included a clip of Hulk Hogan as a guest of the Tonight Show in 1985 in tribute to the passing of Johnny Carson, who died the previous day; featured Stacy Keibler and Danny Hodge introducing Jim Ross to the ring as the Governor of OK declared 1/24/05 as Jim Ross Day; moments later, Triple H and Ric Flair interrupted Ross' speech, with Flair eventually hitting a low blow on JR and both Flair and Triple H beating down Hodge after he hit the world champion in the face; Triple H then turned to Stacy when he first attempted to get a kiss but then set her up for the Pedigree; Randy Orton made the save, with Triple H pushing Stacy into Orton as he and Flair calmly left ringside; included footage of the WWE press conference in Los Angeles in which it was announced Steve Austin had agreed to a 3-film deal with WWE Films, as well as footage from Vince McMahon and Austin appearing on The Best Damn Sports Show; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Chris Masters; included the announcements that Ric Flair and Jonathan Coachman would be participants in the Royal Rumble:
Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, & Chris Jericho defeated Edge, Christian, & Tyson Tomko at 13:25 when Benoit pinned Tomko with a roll up after Tomko failed a boot to Benoit's face and sustained Michaels' superkick
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Viscera defeated Tajiri in an over-the-top rope match at the 25-second mark
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Batista defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier in a handicap match at 2:07 by pinning both men after hitting a spinebuster on Conway on top of Grenier; after the bout, Batista took the Quebec flag and appeared to stick it in Grenier's ass
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) pinned Val Venis with the Flatliner at 4:39 after Venis failed the Money Shot; during the bout, Davari shouted encouragement to Hassan on the microphone, stolen from Lilian Garcia before the match; after the bout, Hassan trapped Venis in the Camel Clutch as Daivari verbally berated Venis on the microphone
Kane defeated Maven and Gene Snitsky in an impromptu match at 2:00 by pinning Maven with a chokeslam; the match came about due to Maven being granted a second shot to get into the Royal Rumble match by Raw GM Eric Bischoff, all he would have to do is beat someone who was already scheduled for the match; after Kane - bruised and bandaged due to his match the previous week - came out to answer Maven's open challenge, Maven immediately clarified his challenge by saying he wanted anyone besides Kane; Snitsky - also bruised and bandaged then came out; had Maven pinned either man, he would have taken their spot in the Royal Rumble
Randy Orton pinned Ric Flair (w/ Triple H) with the RKO at 16:34 after fighting off an interfering Triple H, moments after Triple H pulled out the second referee and went to work injuring Orton's knee; early in the bout, Batista - who was in Flair's corner alongside Triple H - was sent backstage by the referee after the referee thought it was Batista who tripped Orton as Orton ran the ropes when in fact it was Triple H; when Batista looked to Triple H to help his case, Triple H pretended not to notice
Dark Match after the show: Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, & Chris Jericho defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Batista, & Edge

WWE @ Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - January 25, 2005
Chad Collyer pinned Russell Simpson
Velocity:
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage at 4:00
Rene Dupree pinned Biohazaard with the Dupree Driver at 2:53
Akio pinned Nunzio at 5:09 with the Akio Time
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie haas at 5:31 when Doug pinned Haas with the Last Impression
Smackdown!:
Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, & Orlando Jordan at 14:33 when Guerrero pinned Jindrak with the Frog Splash
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) with the FU at 5:09
Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Paul London defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki, Shannon Moore, and Spike Dudley in a non-title match at 4:37 by pinning Spike with a 450 splash
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield fought Kurt Angle to a draw in a non-title last man standing match at 19:25 when neither man could answer the referee's 10 count
Dark Matches after the show:
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a casket match
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap match by pinning Jordan

Royal Rumble 05 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center - January 30, 2005 (12,000; 11,000 paid)
Sunday Night Heat: Maven pinned Rhyno by blocking a sunset flip into the ring and holding onto the ropes for leverage; the bout was joined in progress
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler doing commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz covering the Smackdown! matches, with JR and Tazz covering the Rumble match; featured Smackdown! GM Teddy Long announcing that JBL would defend the world title against the Big Show in a barbed wire steel cage match at No Way Out; included a Eugene / Forrest Gump ad promoting WrestleMania XXI in Hollywood:
Edge pinned Shawn Michaels at 18:32 with a roll over and grabbing the ropes for leverage
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich in a casket match at 13:19 following a chokeslam and the tombstone; at around the 5-minute mark, Gene Snitsky interfered and helped in double teaming Taker until Kane came out of the casket and battled Snitsky through the crowd
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Kurt Angle and the Big Show at 12:04 by pinning Angle with the Clothesline from Hell after Angle reentered the ring; a minute earlier, the Bashams and Orlando Jordan came ringside, with medics and a stretcher, after the champion was driven through the barricade by Show; at the same time, Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns came to the ring to prevent Show from making a pin on Angle; Jordan, instead of putting JBL on the stretcher, rolled him back inside the ring where he immediately dropped Angle with the clothesline
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton at 21:27 with a clothesline, as Orton tried in vain to use the champion’s sledgehammer, followed by the Pedigree; mid-way through the bout, Orton appeared to have sustained a concussion after failing a DDT attempt; due to pre-match stipulations made by Raw GM Eric Bischoff earlier in the evening, Evolution was banned from ringside for the duration of the bout
Batsita won the 30-man Royal Rumble match at 53:54 by last eliminating John Cena; due to pre-match stipulations, Batista earned a world title match at WrestleMania XXI
Order of entry: Eddie Guerrero (00:00), Chris Benoit (00:00), Daniel Puder (1:52); Puder immediately went out under the bottom rope and cut a promo saying he would be the first Tough Enough winner to win the Rumble, Hardcore Holly (4:13), the Hurricane (6:16), Kenzo Suzuki (7:55), Edge (9:14), Rey Mysterio Jr. (10:49), WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin (12:16), Booker T (13:54), Chris Jericho (15:28), Luther Reigns (17:07), Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) (19:19), Orlando Jordan (20:48), Scotty 2 Hotty (never made it to the ring as he was assaulted in the aisle by Muhammad Hassan and eventually was helped to the back), Charlie Haas (23:55), Rene Dupree (26:03), Simon Dean (28:47), Shawn Michaels (29:00), Kurt Angle (stole Nunzio’s spot earlier in the show) (30:36), Jonathan Coachman (32:38), Mark Jindrak (33:49), Viscera (35:59), Paul London (37:06), WWE US Champion John Cena (38:26), Gene Snitsky (39:30), Kane (41:17), Batista (43:00), Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) (44:42), Ric Flair (46:03)
Order of elimination: Puder by Hardcore (6:00), Hardcore by Benoit & Guerrero (6:11), the Hurricane by Guerrero via a backdrop (7:20), Kenzo by Mysterio via a hurricanrana over the top, with Mysterio holding onto the ropes to avoid elimination himself (11:27), Hassan by Jericho, Benoit, Edge, Reigns, Booker, and Benjamin (20:13), Reigns by Booker via a clothesline (24:20), Orlando by Booker via a clothesline (24:25), Booker by Mysterio via a dropkick from behind, with Eddie pulling down the top rope (24:39), Benjamin by Edge after Benjamin failed a splash in the corner, landed with his feet on the top, and was pushed off (26:53), Eddie by Edge (28:13), Dean by Michaels via a clothesline (29:08), Haas by Michaels (30:16), Angle by Michaels via the superkick (31:13), Michaels by Angle when Angle returned to the ring, dumped Michaels over the top, hit him with the steel ring steps, and applied the ankle lock on the floor until he was pulled away by officials (33:55), Dupree by Jericho as Dupree was doing the French Tickler (37:34), Viscera by Cena (38:58), London by Snitsky via a clothesline as London was on the ring apron (40:21); following the elimination, London was taken backstage on a stretcher; Jindrak by Kane (42:03); Snitsky by Batista via a clothesline (43:08); Jericho by Batista after catching him attempting a crossbody and press slamming him to the floor (43:53); Kane by Cena via an FU (45:12); Coachman by Flair after a spinebuster from Batista (46:27); Christian by Batista via a press slam onto Tomko (46:51); Benoit by Flair & Batista after a spinebuster from Batista (47:29); Flair by Edge following a spear (48:02); Mysterio by Edge via a spear as Mysterio was on the ring apron (49:16); Edge by Batista & Cena via a double backdrop (49:38); both Cena and Batista were eliminated at 51:00 when Cena blocked Batista’s attempt at a powerbomb, with both men going over the top; after Raw referees declared Batista the winner and Smackdown! referees declared Cena the winner, Vince McMahon came ringside and ordered the bout to continue at 53:28; Cena by Batista following a spinebuster
During the bout, Eric Bischoff came ringside at around the 14-minute mark to watch the action while Teddy Long did the same at around the 16-minute mark

WWE @ San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion - January 31, 2005 (9,200)
Tajiri defeated Psychosis
Raw - featured an opening segment in which Triple H introduced Batista and said he would be proud to face him at WrestleMania, only for an interview clip to appear on the Titantron in which John Bradshaw Layfield insulted Batista and said he would easily beat him if Batista wanted a title shot at Mania; the interview was taped after the Rumble took place the night before; included Edge coming out to the ring and confronting Christy Hemme as she shot WrestleMana XXI t-shirts into the crowd, claiming that she was trying to embarass him since he didn't win the Royal Rumble and thus would not get the title shot at Mania; as he prepared to embarass Christy, Shawn Michaels came out and challenged Edge to a rematch; Edge rejected the offer but demanded that Michaels shake his hand since Michaels said he would if Edge were victorious in their match at the Rumble; Michaels shook Edge's hand and hit the superkick on him immediately after, knocking him out; featured Smackdown! GM Teddy Long approaching Raw GM Eric Bischoff backstage in which Teddy made it clear he wanted Batista on Smackdown! but he was not responsible for JBL's comments being aired earlier in the broadcast; included a vignette promoting the debut of Chris Masters; featured a backstage segment in which Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho blamed each other for not winning the tag team titles; included Raw GM Eric Bischoff announcing three matches for the following week's edition in Japan - Benoit vs. Jericho, Triple H vs. Edge, and Regal & Tajiri vs. Conway & Grenier:
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Simon Dean with the Exploder suplex at 1:22; after the bout, Dean claimed that the only reason Shelton won was because he was on the Simon System; moments later, Benjamin returned to the ring, hit the splash in the corner, and hit the suplex once more
Maven pinned the Hurricane at 2:44 by driving both knees into Hurricane's back after Hurricane failed a flying neckbreaker
Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho fought WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier to a double disqualification at 6:07 when the referee could no longer control the match
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) defeated Sgt. Slaughter via submission with the Camel Clutch after hitting the Flatliner at 2:18; prior to the bout, Slaughter answered Hassan's open challenge for any American to face him
Randy Orton & Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair at 16:07 when Orton, dazed after hitting his head while dropping Flair with the RKO, pinned Triple H after Michaels hit the superkick and Edge interfered, accidentally hitting the spear on the champion while Michaels avoided the move; Batista was in Evolution's corner early on but was sent backstage at the 5-minute mark after smashing a steel chair against the steel ring post as Michaels and Orton were in control of the match; as he walked backstage, he smirked, implying his ejection from ringside may have been his plan all along
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky in a steel cage match at 6:45 with a chokeslam onto the steel cage door, which was broken off by Snitsky moments earlier; mid-way through the bout, Trish Stratus came ringside, wearing a neckbrace, and tried to prevent Kane from exiting through the door; Kane brought her into the ring and was about to chokeslam her before Snitsky made the save and helped her back out of the cage
Smackdown! - featured WWE US Champion John Cena opening the show by cutting a performance on his being controversial as well as his performance in the Royal Rumble; moments later, Smackdown! GM Teddy Long came out and announced that an 8-man tournament would be held to determine the #1 contender to the Smackdown! World Title at WrestleMania, and if Batista decided to jump to Smackdown!, the match at WrestleMania would be a triple threat bout; upon the announcement, JBL came to the ring with Orlando Jordan and Amy Weber to complain about his upcoming match with the Big Show as well as his WrestleMania opponent, demanding that Long call off the tournament; after Long mentioned that Orlando would meet Cena in the opening round the following week, Cena fought off Orlando, threw him out of the ring, and hit the FU on JBL; included the announcement of the first batch of WWE Hall of Fame 2005 inductees - Paul Orndorff, the Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Bob Orton Jr., and Jimmy Hart; featured a Triple H & Ric Flair / Braveheart ad promoting WrestleMania XXI in Hollywood; included Carlito Caribbean Cool telling GM Teddy Long that he had to be in Stamford, CT the following week to defend his job and his decisions against the WWE Board of Directors:
Kurt Angle Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated Nunzio (sub. for the local wrestler) at 2:29 via submission with the ankle lock, pulling Nunzio off the ropes, after hitting the Olympic Slam; prior to the bout, Angle cut a promo on attacking Shawn Michaels at the Royal Rumble, making him bleed, and making him tap; moments later, Nunzio came out and demanded a match to redeem himself for letting Angle steal his number in the Royal Rumble match
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Mark Jindrak at 5:06 with a roll up after a head scissors sent Jindrak head-first into the top turnbuckle
The Big Show defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham in a non-title handicap match at 3:59 by pinning Doug with the chokeslam
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: The Undertaker fought Rene Dupree to a double count-out at 12:37 when Luther Reigns grabbed Taker's leg, preventing him from getting back in the ring after Taker threw Dupree into the steel ring steps; early in the bout, Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns came ringside to watch the match; after the match, Taker hit the tombstone on Dupree
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero at 19:55 by reversing a suplex attempt into a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Dark Match after the show: The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap match

WWE (Raw / Smackdown!) @ Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Arena - February 1, 2005
Included an appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Don Muraco in which Muraco punched Jonathan Coachman after Coachman insulted him
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Edge with the Exploder suplex
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Victoria after the challenger failed a moonsault; the champion originally wore a neckbrace to the ring but took it off during the match
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham via disqualificaiton when Mysterio was hit in the knee with a steel chair to block the 619
Batista pinned Maven with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb after a matter of seconds
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap match by pinning Jordan with the chokeslam
Chris Benoit won a 24-man battle royal by last eliminating the Big Show by pulling Show over the top as Benoit slid back into the ring from under the bottom rope; other participants included: Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, Hardcore Holly, Rene Dupree, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, William Regal, Akio, Sho Funaki, Charlie Haas, Paul London, Kenzo Suzuki, Orlando Jordan, Spike Dudley, Rob Conway, Sylvian Grenier, Christian, Tyson Tomko, Rhyno, Muhammad Hassan, Tajiri, and Val Venis; the final four men in the ring were Benoit, Show, Jericho, and Holly
Shawn Michaels pinned Ric Flair with the superkick
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU
The Undertaker & Kane defeated John Heidenreich & Gene Snitsky following a double chokeslam and double tombstone
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton in a streetfight with a chairshot over the head

WWE @ Saitama, Japan - Super Arena - February 4, 2005 (16,657)
Sunday Night Heat:
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) defeated Rhyno via submission with the Camel Clutch at 5:01
Gene Snitsky pinned the Hurricane with the pumphandle slam at 3:22
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Val Venis at 9:12 with the Exploder suplex
Raw - 2/7/05 - Akebono, former sumo champion, was in attendance for the event; featured Eric Bischoff coming out to begin the show and previewing the scheduled card, accompanied by a translator; included Simon Dean interrupting an All American Diva contest hosted by Jerry Lawler, featuring Christy Hemme, Maria, and Victoria, with Chrity eventually hitting a low blow after Simon insulted the weight of the divas as well as Lawler, calling him the Burger King:
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match at 12:15 with a variation of the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, the two men shook hands out of respect
Batista pinned Maven at the 32-second mark with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb; immediately following the bout, footage from the previous week's Smackdown! aired on the Titantron, featuring the Big Show commenting about possibly facing Batista at WrestleMania
William Regal & Tajiri defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier to win the titles at 4:12 when Tajiri pinned Grenier with the kick to the head after avoiding a blow with the Quebec flag and spraying green mist into Grenier's face; after the bout, Tajiri cut a short promo in the ring before he and Regal went into the crowd to celebrate
Shawn Michaels pinned Ric Flair at 8:32 with the superkick
Randy Orton pinned Tyson Tomko with a roll up at 5:08; early in the bout, Christian dragged Stacy Keibler to the ring as a form of distraction; after the match, Christian attacked Orton from behind and repeatedly slapped him before dropping him with the Unprettier
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Edge at 15:53 with the Pedigree after Batista interfered and hit a spinebuster on the challenger as Edge attempted the spear; late in the bout, Ric Flair came ringside and entered the ring with a steel chair but was speared to the mat by the challenger; moments later, both men attempted to go for the chair but Batista came ringside and took it from them both; with Batista with his back turned, the champion quickly knocked Edge off the ring apron onto Batista on the floor; after the bout, Batista raised Triple H's arm in victory and the show came to a close with the champion realizing Batista was looking at the world title as it was hoisted in the air

WWE (Raw) @ Seoul, South Korea - Jamsil Indoor Stadium - February 5, 2005 (10,000; sold out)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier after Tajiri sprayed green mist and executed the kick to the head
Christian pinned Rhyno with the Unprettier
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Victoria with the Chick Kick
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with a roll up as Jericho attempted to apply the Walls of Jericho in an interfering Daivari
Kane defeated Gene Snitsky in a No DQ match
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Edge with the Exploder suplex
Batista pinned Chris Benoit with the sit-down powerbomb after Benoit failed the diving headbutt
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Randy Orton (w/ Shawn Michaels) with the Pedigree after Flair interfered

WWE @ Saitama , Japan - Super Arena - February 5, 2005 (18,757; sell out)
Velocity:
Hardcore Holly pinned Rene Dupree with the Alabama Slam at 4:15
Charlie Haas pinned Spike Dudley with a t-bone suplex at 5:00
Paul London pinned Akio at 10:30 with a 450 splash
Smackdown! - 2/10/05 - Akebono, former sumo champion, was in attendance for the event; featured a 'Basic Instinct'-themed WrestleMania XXI commercial featuring Stacy Keibler, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Christian, the Fabulous Moolah, and Mae Young; included a seemingly-tranquilized JBL cutting a promo on an inflatable dinasaur that he brought ringside; after taking off his belt and his pants, revealing pink boxers underneath, the Big Show came to the ring; moments later, JBL attacked Show and hit the Clothesline from Hell, showing that he was not tranquilized as thought; the Bashams and Orlando Jordon soon came to the ring but all three received chokeslams from Show after JBL was knocked to the floor; during the commercial break, Show invited Akebono into the ring where the two men shook hands:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the Frog Splash at 3:58 after knocking Kenzo off the top
Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak fought WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham to a no contest at around the 2:40 mark when the Undertaker's gong sounded, the lights went out, and when they came back on the Bashams were no longer in the ring but the Undertaker was; moments later, Taker assaulted Jindrak in the ring while Reigns watched on from the floor; while assaulting Jindrak, Taker kept his eyes on Reigns, implying that they had unfinished business stemming from the previous week's show
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 7:52 with the tornado DDT
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Orlando Jordan in a non-title match with the FU at 4:51
Torrie Wilson defeated Hiroku in a kimono match at 1:40 after a fireman's carry; after the bout, Hiroku ran backstage out of embarrasment; moments later, Torrie took off her own kimono for the fans prior to leaving the ring; as she made her way backstage, a seemingly-tranquilized JBL came out with an inflatable dinasaur
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: Kurt Angle defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission with the ankle lock at 20:00 after hitting the Olympic Slam
Dark Match after the show: The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich at 17:04

WWE (Raw / Smackdown!) @ Anchorage, AK - Sullivan Arena - February 6, 2005
SuperBowl Sunday
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Edge with the Exploder suplex
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Victoria with the Chick Kick
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham via disqualificaiton when Mysterio was hit in the knee with a steel chair to block the 619
Batista pinned Maven with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb in a matter of seconds
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan in a handicap match by pinning Jordan with the chokeslam
Shawn Michaels pinned Ric Flair with the superkick; prior to the bout, Flair cut an anti-Bret Hart promo
Chris Benoit won a 24-man battle royal by last eliminating the Big Show by pulling Show over the top as Benoit slid back into the ring from under the bottom rope; other participants included: Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, Hardcore Holly, Rene Dupree, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Jericho, William Regal, Akio, Sho Funaki, Charlie Haas, Paul London, Kenzo Suzuki, Orlando Jordan, Spike Dudley, Rob Conway, Sylvian Grenier, Christian, Tyson Tomko, Rhyno, Muhammad Hassan, Tajiri, and Val Venis; the final four men in the ring were Benoit, Show, Jericho, and Holly
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU
The Undertaker & Kane defeated John Heidenreich & Gene Snitsky following a double chokeslam and double tombstone
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton after a chair shot

WWE (Raw) @ Steubenville, OH - St. John Arena - February 12, 2005 (4,093)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis
Christian defeated the Hurricane
Muhammad Hassan defeated Rhyno
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly
Kane defeated Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Edge
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Randy Orton

WWE (Smackdown!) @ East Lansing, MI - Breslin Center - February 12, 2005 (3,500)
John Heidenreich pinned Booker T following a botched Black Hole Slam
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the 619 and a springboard splash after Hiroku accidentally hit Kenzo with a kendo stick
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas when Doug pinned Haas with a sit-down leg lariat after switching places with Danny
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Scotty 2 Hotty, Spike Dudley, and Chavo Guerrero Jr.; Scotty pinned Spike with the Worm after Spike sustained a bulldog from Funaki; Chavo pinned Scotty with a roll up immediatley thereafter; Funaki pinned Chavo with a roll up after avoiding the Gory Special
Orlando Jordan pinned Nunzio with an inverted STO
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree with the FU
The Big Show defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak in a handicap steel cage match, despite interference from Orlando Jordan, after hitting the chokeslam on Jindrak; after the match, John Cena and Rey Mysterio Jr. came out to make the save against the Bashams, Jordan, Jindrak, and Reigns; Kurt Angle was to have been part of the bout as well but could not make the show

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Valparaiso, IN - Valparaiso University - February 13, 2005 (3,000)
John Heidenreich defeated Booker T
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kenzo Suzuki
Orlando Jordan defeated Nunzio
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki defeated Spike Dudley, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE US Champion John Cena defeated Rene Dupree
The Big Show defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns in a steel cage match

WWE (Raw) @ Toledo, OH - Sports Arena - February 13, 2005
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Chris Masters defeated Rhyno
Muhammad Hassan defeated Val Venis via submission with the Camel Clutch after Venis failed the Money Shot
Christian defeated the Hurricane
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria by pinning Victoria
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match following a chokeslam onto a garbage can
Batista pinned Maven with the spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb in a matter of seconds
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Edge with the Exploder suplex
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton with the Pedigree

WWE @ Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena - February 14, 2005 (7,500)
Chris Masters defeated Chad Wicks via submission with a full nelson
Sunday Night Heat:
Maven pinned Val Venis with the backbreaker after Venis failed the Money Shot
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated the Hearbreakers
Molly Holly pinned Victoria with the Molly Go Round after avoiding the Widow's Peak
Chris Benoit defeated Steven Richards via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Raw - included Candice Michelle as a guest of the Highlight Reel to open the broadcast in which her GoDaddy.com commercial, first aired during the SuperBowl, was replayed; after making fun of the uproar over the commercial, the two were interrupted by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari; after implying Hassan and Daivari were sweethearts, Jericho challenged Hassan to a match which was accepted; featured the announcement that Roddy Piper would be inducted into the 2005 WWE Hall of Fame; included WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus cutting an in-ring promo on the other Raw divas trying to steal her spotlight, then demanding that Christy Hemme come out; after Christy came to the ring, Trish said she was the true slut of Raw because Christy was set to be the cover girl for the following month's issue of Playboy; following Christy responding by telling Trish she was a slut for sleeping with half hte locker room, Trish slapped Christy to the mat and left ringside; featured Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with Shawn Michaels regarding his confrontation with Kurt Angle at the Royal Rumble in which Michaels made mention of Angle's upcoming match at No Way Out; included a vignette promoting the debut of Chris Masters the following week; featured the announcement that the following week Batista would officially make his decision as to what world title he would vie for at WrestleMania:
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) pinned Chris Jericho at around the 6-minute mark with the Flatliner after Jericho knocked Daivari off the ring apron with a springboard dropkick (the bout began during the commercial break)
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Gene Snitsky via disqualification at 4:33 when Snitsky grabbed a steel chair from ringside and hit the champion over the head with it after Benjamin sent him to the floor
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier at 4:16 when Regal pinned Conway with a running knee to the head
Randy Orton pinned Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) with the RKO at 15:37; late in the contest, Tomko ran in the ring and kicked Orton in the face before leaving through the crowd
Kane pinned Simon Dean with the chokeslam at 2:31
Edge defeated Batista (w/ World Heavyweight Champion Triple H) via disqualification at 5:47 when Triple H came in the ring and shoved the referee to the mat as JBL's limo appeared in the parking lot backstage, seconds after Batista hit the sit-down powerbomb; after the match, Triple H, Batista, and Ric Flair went backstage to confront JBL; Batista ultimately decided to go outside by himself, where he was almost run over by the limo before Triple H pushed him to safety; as the show came to a close, Batista said he would be at Smackdown! that Thursday night and would appear by himself, not with his fellow Evolution members
Dark Match after the show: Shawn Michaels & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair when Michaels scored the pin with the superkick

WWE @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena - February 15, 2005
Mike & Todd Shane defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Matt Cappotelli when Scotty was pinned
Velocity:
Charlie Haas pinned Rene Dupree with a German suplex into a bridge at 5:44
John Heidenreich pinned Mike Mondo with a sidewalk slam at 2:54
Hardcore Holly pinned Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) with the Alabama Slam at 5:46 after Kenzo narrowly avoided knocking Hiroku off the ring apron
Smackdown!:
The Undertaker pinned Mark Jindrak with the tombstone; after the bout, Luther Reigns assaulted Taker with a video camera
#1 Contender Tournament Semi Finals: WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Booker T with the FU in a non-title match at 16:46
Dark Match after the show: The Big Show, the Undertaker, & WWE US Champion John Cena defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield, Kurt Angle, & John Heidenreich when Taker pinned Heidenreich with the tombstone

WWE (Raw) @ Cadillac, MI - Wexford County Civic Center - February 18, 2005 (1,500; sell out)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier when Conway was pinned after sustaining Tajiri's kick to the head
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with a full nelson after Venis failed the Money Shot
The Hurricane (sub. for Batista) pinned Maven with the Eye of the Hurricane at around the 3-minute mark
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria when Trish pinned Victoria with the Chick Kick after Victoria hit the Widow's Peak on Molly
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Chrisitan with the Exploder suplex, despite interference from Tyson Tomko
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with the chokeslam after 8 minutes
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with the Flatliner after Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on an interfering Daivari
Chris Benoit defeated Edge in a submission match by reversing the standing figure-4 into the Crippler Crossface
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton in a streetfight following a chair shot

WWE (Raw) @ Kalamazoo, MI - Wings Stadium - February 19, 2005 (3,000)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier when Conway was pinned after sustaining Tajiri's kick to the head
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with a full nelson after Venis failed the Money Shot
The Hurricane (sub. for Batista) pinned Maven with the Eye of the Hurricane at around the 3-minute mark after countering a suplex attempt
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria when Trish pinned Victoria with the Chick Kick after Victoria hit the Widow's Peak on Molly
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Chrisitan with the Exploder suplex, despite interference from Tyson Tomko
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with the chokeslam after 8 minutes
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with the Flatliner after Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on an interfering Daivari
Chris Benoit defeated Edge in a submission match by reversing the standing figure-4 into the Crippler Crossface
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton in a streetfight following a chair shot

WWE (Raw) @ Erie, PA - Civic Center - February 20, 2005 (matinee)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier when Conway was pinned after sustaining Tajiri's kick to the head
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with a full nelson after Venis failed the Money Shot
The Hurricane (sub. for Batista) pinned Maven with the Eye of the Hurricane at around the 3-minute mark after countering a suplex attempt
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria when Trish pinned Victoria with the Chick Kick after Victoria hit the Widow's Peak on Molly
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Chrisitan with the Exploder suplex, despite interference from Tyson Tomko
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with the chokeslam after 8 minutes
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho with the Flatliner after Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on an interfering Daivari
Chris Benoit defeated Edge in a submission match by reversing the standing figure-4 into the Crippler Crossface
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Randy Orton in a streetfight following a chair shot

No Way Out 05 (Smackdown!) - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - February 20, 2005 (8,000)
Sunday Night Heat: Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) & Rene Dupree at around 5:20 when Holly pinned Suzuki with the Alabama Slam, after Haas backdropped Dupree to the floor (the bout began during the commercial break)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary; featured a Rookie Diva of the Year contest between Joy Giovanni, Rochelle Loewen, Lauren Jones, and Michelle McCool, with voting held exclusively on WWE.com; Torrie Wilson & Dawn Marie hosted the various competitions and Giovanni won the WWE.com poll with 65% of the vote; included the "Pulp Fiction" and "Basic Instinct" WrestleMania 21 vignettes:
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham to win the titles when Guerrero pinned Doug at 14:52 after hitting him with one of the title belts, slid in the ring by Mysterio, as the referee's back was turned (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
Booker T defeated John Heidenreich via disqualification at 6:49 when, as both men were battling on the floor, Heidenreich struck Booker in the throat with a steel chair; after the bout, Heidenreich rolled Booker back inside the ring and made a cover, not realizing the match was over
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki, Spike Dudley, Paul London, Shannon Moore, and Akio in a gauntlet match to win the title at 9:43; London pinned Funaki at 1:37 after Spike hit a knee on Funaki from the outside; London pinned Spike at 1:59 after Funaki kicked Spike; London pinned Moore with the 450 splash at 3:27 after Moore missed a top rope move; Akio was eliminated at 7:01 when he failed to meet the referee's standing 10-count after London hit a swinging neckbreaker as both men stood on the top rope; Guerrero pinned London with a roll over and grabbing the ropes for leverage
The Undertaker pinned Luther Reigns with a DDT at the tombstone at 11:45; Reigns was escorted to the ring by Mark Jindrak but Jindrak was sent backstage by the referee before the match began
#1 Contender Tournament Finals: WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Kurt Angle at 19:22 with the FU after ramming Angle into the corner as Angle attempted to use Cena's steel chain as a weapon while referee Charles Robinson was knocked down; due to pre-match stipulations, Cena earned a WWE World Title shot at WrestleMania 21
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated the Big Show in a barbed wire steel cage match at 15:12 by crawling out from under the ring to touch the floor, after the challenger chokeslammed him from the top rope through the canvas and just seconds before Show ripped the chain off the door and exited the cage; the cameras never showed JBL escaping the cage, instead keeping the focus on Show, thus the announcement that JBL had retained his title was unexpected; mid-way through the bout, Orlando Jordan and the Bashams came ringside but were quickly sent backstage by Teddy Long; after the bout, Batista made the save for Show as he was triple teamed by Jordan and the Bashams while - moments later - Cena attacked JBL as he tried to escape backstage, eventually hitting a spinebuster on JBL through TV equipment near the entrance; as the show came to a close, both Cena - from the floor - and Batista - in the ring - gestured they wanted JBL's championship

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena - February 21, 2005 (4,000)
Torrie Wilson won a best body contest over Jackie Gayda, Dawn Marie, Lauren, Michelle McCool, and Rochelle
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Sho Funaki, Spike Dudley, Shannon Moore, and Scotty 2 Hotty in an elimination match; Spike pinned Moore; Spike pinned Scotty; Chavo pinned Spike; Chavo pinned Funaki
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree with the FU
Orlando Jordan pinned Charlie Haas with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
The Undertaker & Booker T defeated Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned the Big Show with the Clothesline from Hell after Orlando Jordan pulled the referee out of the ring following the challenger's chokeslam
Hardcore Holly pinned Mark Jindrak with the Alabama Slam
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Guerrero scored the pin with the Frog Splash

WWE @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - February 21, 2005 (3,500)
Big Vito defeated Kevin Matthews
Sunday Night Heat:
Maven pinned Val Venis at 5:07 with the modified backbreaker
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Shane Spears & Mike Yamaha at 5:05 when Rosey pinnd Spears following the side slam / Eye of the Hurricane combo
Rhyno, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Jonathan Coachman, Rob Conway, & Sylvian Grenier at 6:42 when Rhyno pinned Coachman after Tajiri's kick to the head
Raw:
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly by pinning Molly at 3:48 after Victoria hit the Widow's Peak
Chris Jericho defeated Simon Dean via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 3:39
Kane pinned Tyson Tomko at 3:29 with the chokeslam
Shawn Michaels & Randy Orton defeated Edge & Christian at 18:09 when Michaels pinned Christian with the superkick
Chris Masters defeated Steven Richards via submission with the full nelson at 1:57; Richards sustained a broken orbital bone late in the bout as a result of Master's Polish Hammer (Masters' TV debut)
Gene Snitsky defeated WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin via disqualification at 3:07 when Benjamin hit the challenger in the head with a steel chair, as Benjamin was on the floor and Snitsky was in the ring

WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - February 22, 2005 (7,000)
Frankie Kazarian & Shannon Moore defeated Nunzio & Big Vito when Kazarian pinned Vito with a legdrop off the top
Velocity:
Paul London pinned Spike Dudley at 4:33 with a dragon suplex into a bridge
Rene Dupree pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 5:38 with the Dupree Driver
Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Mike Kruel & Freed Sampson at 5:24 when Haas forced Kruel to submit to the Haas of Pain
Booker T pinned Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) with the scissors kick at 5:13
Smackdown! - included exclusive footage from No Way Out explaining how JBL escaped the cage to defeat the Big Show; featured JBL's Celebration of Excellence in which he was recognized for being the longest reigning WWE World Champion in 10 years; eventually, the Big Show came out and wrecked the party until he was beaten down by JBL, Orlando Jordan, and the Bashams; moments later, John Cena made the save, with Teddy Long coming out and ordering a tag team match for the main event pitting Cena & Show vs. JBL & Orlando; included an in-ring segment with Teddy Long and Carlito Caribbean Cool in which Linda McMahon appeared on the big screen and said Long would remain Smackdown! GM by order of the WWE Board of Directors; moments later, Long told Carlito to show up early to work next week:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Mysterio pinned Doug following the 619, Frog splash, and springboard legdrop at 12:53
Kurt Angle 3-minute Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated Matt Martel via submission with the ankle lock at 2:10; after the bout, Tazz interviewed Angle in the ring regarding Shawn Michaels' challenge for a match at WrestleMania, with footage being shown from Raw where Michaels issued the challenge to Angle; rather than responding, Angle dropped the microphone and left the ring
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with the Gory Bomb at 3:21; after the bout, Paul London cleared Guerrero from the ring with a dropsault
The Undertaker defeated Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak in a handicap match at 1:21 when Jindrak submitted to a triangle choke as he attempted a cover; Jindrak worked the whole match himself after Reigns first refused to tag in and then was knocked off the apron by Taker; after the bout, Jindrak and Reigns argued until they eventually came to blows, fighting in and around ringside until referees separated the two
WWE US Champion John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan when Cena pinned Orlando with the FU and Five Knuckle Shuffle at around the 7-minute mark after Show tackled Jordan

WWE (Raw) @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 25, 2005 (13,000)
Featured a WrestleMania music video to the tune of Kid Rock's "Lonely Road of Faith"; included an appearance by Superstar Billy Graham in which he cut a promo on Ivan Putski and hit Jonathan Coachman after Coachman insulted him
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian with the Exploder suplex at around the 12-minute mark
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with the full nelson at 9:31 (Master's MSG debut)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier at 7:08 when Regal pinned Grenier with a running knee to the face
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly at 4:36 by pinning Molly after Molly sustained Victoria's Widows Peak, with Victoria then being hit with the champion's Chick Kick immediately thereafter
Muhammad Hassan pinned Rhyno with the Flatliner at 6:43 after Rhyno failed the Gore
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky with the chokeslam at 8:18; Christy Hemme was the guest ring announcer for the bout
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match with the Crippler Crossface at 12:07 after Jericho spent nearly 50 seconds in the hold; after the match, the two men shook hands out of respect and held each other's arm in the air
Shawn Michaels pinned Edge with the superkick at 14:18 as Edge attempted the spear
Batista & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair in a steel cage match at 19:58 when Batista pinned Triple H with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb; both Flair and Orton were deemed unable to continue and helped backstage at around the 8-minute mark after Orton dropped Flair with an RKO on the floor and Triple H hit Orton over the head with a steel chair seconds later

WWE (Raw) @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - February 26, 2005 (4,000)
Included a special appearance by Superstar Billy Graham in which he hit Jonathan Coachman after Coachman insulted him
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier following Tajiri's kick to the head and Regal's running knee to the head
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with the full nelson
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match with the Crippler Crossface
Muhammad Hassan defeated Rhyno via submission with the Camel Clutch after Rhyno failed the Gore
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly by pinning Molly after she sustained the Widow's Peak from Victoria
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match with a chokeslam onto a garbage can; Christy Hemme was the guest ring announcer for the bout
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian with the Exploder suplex, despite interference from Tyson Tomko
Shawn Michaels pinned Edge with the superkick
Batista & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair in a steel cage match when Batista pinned Triple H with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb; mid-way through the bout, Orton and Flair were helped backstage when they were deemed unable to continue

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - February 26, 2005
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham following the 619 and the frog splash
Jackie Gayda defeated Dawn Marie in a best body contest; Scotty 2 Hotty was the MC for the event
Charlie Haas & Hardcore Holly defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) when Holly scored the pin with the Alabama Slam
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Spike Dudley, Sho Funaki, and Paul London in an elimination match; Spike pinned Funaki; Spike was pinned after Funaki tripped him; Chavo pinned London with a roll up
Booker T pinned John Heidenreich with the Bookend
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Orlando Jordan with the FU
The Undertaker & Mark Jindrak defeated Luther Reigns & Rene Dupree when Taker pinned Dupree with a chokeslam and the tombstone; the bout was originally Jindrak vs. Dupree but was changed to a tag team match by Teddy Long after Reigns interfered
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham following the 619 and the frog splash
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Bashams interfered; after the bout, John Cena made the save

WWE (Raw) Boston, MA - Agganis Arena - February 27, 2005 (matinee) (2,500)
Included a special appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham in which he hit Jonathan Coachman after Coachman insulted him
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Christian with the Exploder suplex at around the 15-minute mark; Tyson Tomko was in the challenger's corner until he was eventually sent backstage by the referee
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with the full nelson
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier when Regal scored the pin with a running knee to the head
Rhyno pinned Tyson Tomko with the Gore after avoiding a boot to the face
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria and Molly Holly by pinning Victoria with a roll up after Victoria hit the Widow's Peak on Molly; after the bout, Christy Hemme came out and tripped the champion which brought out Gene Snitsky
Kane pinned Gene Snitsky in a hardcore match with a chokeslam onto a garbage can
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification when Daivari interfered as Hassan was caught in the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Benoit put Daivari in the hold
Shawn Michaels pinned Edge with the superkick as Edge attempted the spear
Batista & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair in a steel cage match when Batista pinned Triple H with the spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb; mid-way through the bout, Flair and Orton were helped backstage after they were deemed unable to continue

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - February 27, 2004 (5,000)
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Orlando Jordan with the FU
Booker T pinned John Heidenreich via disqualification when Heidenreich pulled the referee in front a kick from Booker
Charlie Haas & Hardcore Holly defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro when Holly scored the pin with the Alabama Slam
Jackie Gayda defeated Dawn Marie in a best body contest; Scotty 2 Hotty was the MC for the event
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham following the 619 and the frog splash
The Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when the Bashams interfered; after the bout, John Cena made the save
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Spike Dudley, Sho Funaki, and Paul London in an elimination match; Chavo pinned London with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after the challenger hit an exposed turnbuckle
The Undertaker & Mark Jindrak defeated Luther Reigns & Rene Dupree when Taker pinned Dupree with the tombstone; the bout was originally Jindrak vs. Dupree but was changed to a tag team match by Teddy Long after Reigns interfered

WWE @ Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center - February 28, 2005 (7,500)
Sunday Night Heat:
Rhyno pinned Simon Dean with the Gore at 4:05
Val Venis pinned Big Vito with the Money Shot at 4:37
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko and Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier in an elimination match; Christian pinned Grenier with the Unprettier; Tajiri pinned Tomko with the kick to the head
Raw - included the announcement that Hulk Hogan would be inducted into the 2005 WWE Hall of Fame; featured the announcement that Steve Austin would be the guest of Roddy Piper's Piper's Pit as part of WrestleMania XXI; included footage of the Rock at the 'Be Cool' premiere; featured Jim Ross conducting an in-ring interview with Batista in which, after a lengthy promo, he was interrupted by Triple H and Ric Flair, with both men entering the ring and surrounding Batista; moments later, Batista sent Flair to the mat and dared Triple H to try him; to further goad Triple H, Batista hit a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb on Flair while the champion stood on the ring apron, wanting to make the save but hesitant to face Batista; included a WrestleMania XXI 'A Few Good Men' promo featuring John Cena, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Jonathan Coachman; featured Christy Hemme unveiling her cover of Playboy, in which she was interrupted by WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus who came out and began to spray paint the cover until Christy slapped her; moments later, Trish knocked Christy out with the Chick Kick and spray painted 'Slut' on her back; included Randy Orton speaking with Superstar Billy Graham backstage in which Superstar offered him advice going into WrestleMania and told him to go where no wrestler has gone before; after Superstar left, Orton looked at the magazine in his hand and laid it on the table; it was later revealed that the magazine in question was Smackdown! and the man on the cover was the Undertaker:
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H fought the Hurricane to a no contest in a non-title match when the champion attacked Hurricane, knocked him to the floor, attacked him around ringside, and hit the Pedigree on the ramp before the bell rang; prior to and after the contest, Triple H cut a promo on facing Batista at WrestleMania XXI
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) via disqualification at 6:22 when Hassan hit a low blow as Benoit set him up for a German suplex; the finish was to have been Hassan pinning Benoit after blocking the diving headbutt with the time keeper's bell but Hassan failed to hold up the bell, thus the new finish had to be booked on the fly
WWE IC champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Gene Snitsky at 2:53 with a splash in the corner and the Exploder suplex; pre-match stipulations stated that if the champion got himself disqualified, he would lose the belt
Chris Masters defeated an unknown via submission with the full nelson at 1:16; prior to the bout, exclusive footage was shown of the facial injury Masters gave Steven Richards the previous week
Chris Jericho defeated Maven via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 3:27; after the bout, Jericho cut a promo stating that he wanted to be part of WrestleMania XXI and wanted to make history and would do so, along with 5 other WWE wrestlers and a steel ladder
Shawn Michaels pinned Edge in a streetfight at 18:08 with the superkick as Edge attempted the spear; immediately after the bout, Michaels was attacked by Kurt Angle - who came through the crowd - with Angle hitting an overhead belly to belly suplex, pounding on Michaels, and finishing with the Olympic Slam; moments later, Angle grabbed a microphone and formally accepted Michaels' challenge for WrestleMania before security came ringside and Angle left through the crowd

- 3/05: Terry Funk: More than Just Hardcore by Terry Funk & Scott E Williams was released.

- 3/05: Dusty Rhodes: Reflections of an American Dream by Dusty Rhodes & Howard Brody was released.

WWE @ Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - March 1, 2005 (6,000)
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns at 6:28 when Guerrero pinned Reigns
Booker T defeated John Heidenreich via disqualification at 5:27
The Big Show & Michelle McCool defeated Rene Dupree & Dawn Marie when Show pinned Dupree at 2:31
Orlando Jordan pinned WWE US Champion John Cena to win the title at 15:25

- 3/4/05: Be Cool, starring the Rock, opens in US theaters.

WWE (Raw) @ Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center - March 4, 2005
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria
Chris Jericho defeated Christian
Kane defeated Tyson Tomko
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification
Shawn Michaels defeated Edge
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Gene Snitsky
Batista & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair

WWE (Raw) @ Greensboro, NC - Special Events Center - March 5, 2005 (4,000; sell out)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier at 8:42 when Regal pinned Conway with a knee to the head
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis via submission with the full nelson at 8:21
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Victoria at 5:04 with her feet on the ropes after the challenger missed a moonsault
Chris Jericho defeated Christian via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 11:52; Tyson Tomko was in Christian's corner but was ejected by the referee at the 5-minute mark after tripping Jericho
Kane pinned Tyson Tomko with the chokeslam at 4:24
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification at 8:20 when Daivari interfered as Hassan was caught in the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Benoit put Daivari in the hold
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Gene Snitsky at 9:28 with a spin kick as the challenger held the opposite leg
Shawn Michaels pinned Edge at 8:51 after hitting the superkick as Edge argued with the referee
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair in a handicap match at 14:40 by pinning Triple H with the spinebuster and sit-down powerbomb after hitting a spinebuster on Flair; Randy Orton was to have been Batista's tag team partner but was unable to compete after receiving a chair shot to the head by Triple H before the bout began

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Danbury, CT - O'Neill Center - March 5, 2005 (1,500)
The 1st card in Danbury in 9 years
Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) when Holly pinned Matthews with the Alabama Slam
Mark Jindrak pinned Luther Reigns with a roll up after a splash in the corner
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Paul London with a roll up and holding the rope for leverage
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Guerrero scored the pin with the Frog Splash after Mysterio hit both challengers simultaneously with a 619
Booker T defeated John Heidenreich via disqualification when Heidenreich pulled the referee in front of a kick from Booker
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie, Jackie Gayda, Michelle McCool, and Joy Giovanni in a best body contest
John Cena defeated WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan via disqualification when John Bradshaw Layfield interfered; after the bout, Teddy Long came out and ordered a tag team match to take place immediately, with the Big Show as Cena's partner
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan when Cena pinned Jordan with the FU and the Five Knuckle Shuffle

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - March 6, 2005 (9,500)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham
Mark Jindrak defeated Luther Reigns
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Paul London
Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Johnny Nitro & Joey Matthews (w/ Melina)
Booker T defeated John Heidenreich via disqualification
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan
Torrie Wilson defeated Michelle McCool, Joy Giovanni, Dawn Marie, and Jackie Gayda in a bikini contest
The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle

WWE (Raw) @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - March 6, 2005 (6,500)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Chris Masters defeated Val Venis
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria
Chris Jericho defeated Christian
Kane defeated Tyson Tomko
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification
Shawn Michaels defeated Edge
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Gene Snitsky
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair in a handicap match; Randy Orton was to have been Batista's tag team partner but was unable to compete after receiving a chair shot to the head by Triple H before the bout began

WWE @ Raleigh, NC - RBC Center - March 7, 2005
Shamus Young pinned Murray Happer with a sunset flip off the middle turnbuckle at 4:59
Sunday Night Heat:
Gene Snitsky pinned Val Venis at 3:53 with the pumphandle slam
Rob Conway (w/ Sylvian Grenier) pinned Rhyno at 5:19 with a roll up
Chris Masters defeated Caprice Coleman via submission with the full nelson at 1:56
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Simon Dean & Maven at 3:43 in a non-title match when Regal pinned Dean with a running knee
Raw - included an opening segment in which Shawn Michaels cut a promo on facing Kurt Angle at WrestleMania and showed footage of him attacking Angle the previous week on Smackdown; late in the segment, he was interrupted by Angle on the Titantron, who said his issue with Michaels dated back to 1996 and that Angle would do everything Shawn did in his career over the span of the next 4 weeks; featured footage from earlier in the day of Christy Hemme signing copies of her Playboy in Raleigh; included a video recap of Christy Hemme’s Playboy photo shoot; featured a backstage segment with Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, and Christian in which Eric Bischoff stated Jericho came to him the previous week with the idea of a putting on a 6-man ladder match at WrestleMania with the winner earning a world title shot for whenever he wants over the course of a year; Bischoff then made matches for later in the night involving all 6 men, with Christian facing the unknown 6th man; included Bischoff announcing that Batista would be able to pick Triple H’s opponent the following week, with Triple H being able to pick Batista’s opponent the week after that; later in the show it was announced Triple H would face Chris Benoit at the request of Batista; featured an in-ring promo by Randy Orton in which he spoke about his father being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2 and then laid out a challenge to the Undertaker for WrestleMania 21; moments later, Bischoff came out to the ring and praised Orton for attempting to end Taker’s WrestleMania undefeated streak, hoping it would result in Bischoff getting more stock options, with Orton referring to Bischoff as a ‘legend’ for making WCW beat the WWE in the ratings for over a year, then hitting the RKO on Bischoff; included the Undertaker ‘Dirty Harry’ WrestleMania ad; featured Muhammad Hassan & Daivari confronting Bischoff backstage about not being involved in the WrestleMania ladder match; included an in-ring segment with Christy Hemme and WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus in which Christy challenged Trish to a title match for WrestleMania; moments later, Christy said that someone had been training her to wrestle, with Lita then coming out and distracting Trish long enough for Christy to hit the Twist of Fate (Lita’s surprise return after a 6-week absence):
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Rosey in a non-title match with the Pedigree at 2:45; following the bout, Triple H pulled a sledgehammer out from underneath the ring and hit Rosey in the abs, causing him to be taken backstage on a stretcher
Kane (mystery opponent) pinned Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) with a chokeslam at 3:15, despite interference from Tomko; immediately following the match, Tomko rammed Kane in the face with the ladder which was at ringside
Edge pinned Chris Jericho at 16:04 with a DDT after using the ladder positioned at ringside to land a low blow
Chris Benoit defeated WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 4:33 in a non-title match
Batista pinned Ric Flair (w/ World Heavyweight Champion Triple H) with the sit-down powerbomb at 6:41 after throwing an interfering Triple H to the floor; prior to the entrances, Eric Bischoff threatened to disallow Triple H from being at ringside unless he gave up possession of his sledgehammer; after the bout, Triple H pulled a second sledgehammer out from under the ring, which was quickly stolen away by Batista who then broke it in half over his knee
Dark Match after the show: Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion Triple H in a non-title match at around the 10-minute mark with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena - March 7, 2005 (4,560)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham
Mark Jindrak defeated Luther Reigns
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Paul London and Shannon Moore
Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Johnny Nitro & Joey Matthews (w/ Melina)
Booker T defeated John Heidenreich via disqualification
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan
Torrie Wilson defeated Michelle McCool, Joy Giovanni, Dawn Marie, and Jackie Gayda in a bikini contest
The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle

WWE @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - March 8, 2005 (5,500)
Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) defeated Nunzio & Shannon Moore at 5:23 when Matthews pinned Nunzio following the Snapshot
Velocity:
Doug & Danny Basham defeated Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas at 4:32 when Danny pinned Holly with a sunset flip after Doug interfered behind the referee's back to prevent Holly from hitting the Alabama Slam
Spike Dudley pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 4:39 with a roll up out of an attempted suplex into the ring and grabbing onto the ropes for leverage
Paul London pinned Akio at 10:41 by using a roll over and bridge out of a hurricanrana off the top; due to pre-match stipulations, London became the #1 contender for the Cruiserweight title; WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. did guest commentary for the bout
Smackdown! – included WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield, WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan, & the Bashams – surrounded by security guards, two of which were Sunjay Dutt & CW Anderson – conducted an in-ring segment in which JBL took John Cena’s spinner US title belt and used explosives to blow it up, then gave the previous version of the belt to Jordan; featured Teddy Long forcing Carlito Caribbean Cool to seek out the Undertaker and get his reaction to Randy Orton’s challenge for a match at WrestleMania; included John Cena coming out with a steel pipe and demanding to face JBL’s entire cabinet; moments later, Teddy Long came out and said that he couldn’t let Cena jeopardize the main event of WrestleMania but could give him a title rematch against Orlando Jordan later in the night; since Long wouldn’t help him, Cena dropped him with the FU; following the commercial break, it was announced Cena had been ejected from the building; featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with the Big Show & Joy Giovanni in which Show formally accepted Akebono’s challenge to face him in a sumo match at WrestleMania; included a video recap of Christy Hemme’s Playboy photo shoot; featured an in-ring segment in which Carlito asked the Undertaker to come out and respond to Randy Orton’s challenge, with Taker appearing, accepting the challenge, and hitting the tombstone on Carlito:
Booker T pinned John Heidenreich in a No DQ match at 7:22 with a scissors kick onto a steel chair, a Harlem sidekick, and a chair shot to the head
Mark Jindrak pinned Luther Reigns with a left hand punch at 2:39
Kurt Angle Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated Mike Haywood in a ladder match at 2:08 after applying the ankle lock and kicking his opponent out of the ring; prior to Haywood’s introduction, Angle showed a clip of the Shawn Michaels / Razor Ramon ladder match from WrestleMania X; after the contest, Angle, while sitting on the top of the ladder, showed a clip from WrestleMania V, talked about Marty Jannetty being Michaels’ former tag team partner, and stated that he would face Jannetty the following week on Smackdown!
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan via disqualification at 16:03 when JBL hit Mysterio with a steel chair as Rey attempted the 619 on Jordan; Doug & Danny Basham were in the challengers’ corner until the 6-minute mark when they were ejected for interfering; after the contest, the Bashams returned to the ring and helped JBL & Jordan attack the champions until John Cena came out of the crowd, cleared the ring with his steel pipe, and hit the FU on Jordan
Dark Match after the show: John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan at 13:22 when Cena pinned Orlando with the FU and the Five Knuckle Shuffle

WWE (Raw) @ Mobile, AL - Mitchell Center Arena - March 12, 2005 (2,500)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Chris Masters defeated Rhyno
Victoria defeated Molly Holly; Val Venis was the special referee for the bout
Chris Jericho defeated Christian
Kane defeated Tyson Tomko
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Gene Snitsky
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification
Batista & Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Edge

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Oshawa, Ontario - Civic Auditorium - March 12, 2005 (4,000; sell out)
Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) when Scotty scored the pin
John Heidenreich pinned Charlie Haas with a sidewalk slam
Paul London pinned Akio with a sunset flip reversal off the top
Kurt Angle Invitational: Kurt Angle defeated an unknown at around the 20-second mark
Mark Jindrak pinned Luther Reigns with a tornado punch; after the bout, Jindrak was attacked by special referee Kurt Angle
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Eddie scored the pin with the Frog Splash following the 619 from Mysterio; the challengers originally won the match and the titles after switching places in the ring but referee Brian Hebner had the match continue
Torrie Wilson defeated Jackie Gayda, Michelle McCool, and Dawn Marie in a bikini contest
Spike Dudley pinned Johnny Jeter
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan at around the 30-second mark when Cena pinned JBL; after the bout, JBL challenged Cena to a one-on-one match
John Cena pinned WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield with the FU in a non-title match after dropkicking a chair into the champion's face; it was not mentioned before the bout began that the title was not at stake, leading many to believe a title change had taken place

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - March 13, 2005 (matinee)
Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) when Scotty pinned Matthews with the Worm
Paul London pinned Akio by reversing a top rope hurricanrana into a roll up and bridge
Mark Jindrak pinned Luther Reigns with a left hand punch; after the bout, special referee Kurt Angle hit a low blow and the Olympic Slam on Jindrak
Spike Dudley pinned Johnny Jeter with the Dudley Dog
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Eddie pinned Doug following Mysterio's 619; the Bashams originally won the match and titles after switching places in the ring and pinning Guerrero but referee Brian Hebner had the match continue
Jackie Gayda, Michelle McCool, Dawn Marie, and Torrie Wilson went to a no conteset in a best body contest when John Heidenreich interrupted the contest
John Heidenreich pinned Charlie Haas with a sidewalk slam
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan when Cena pinned JBL after Show hit the chokeslam; after the bout, JBL challenged Cena to a one-on-one match
John Cena pinned WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield with the FU in a non-title match

WWE (Raw) @ Dothan, AL - Civic Center - March 13, 2005 (5,000; sell out)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier after Tajiri hit the kick to the head
Chris Masters defeated Rhyno via submission with the full nelson
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Gene Snitsky with a roll up
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak; Val Venis was the guest referee for the bout
Chris Jericho defeated Christian via submission with the Walls of Jericho; mid-way through the bout, Tyson Tomko - who was in Christian's corner - was ejected from ringside
Kane pinned Tyson Tomko with the chokeslam
Chris Benoit defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification when Daivari interfered as Hassan was in the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Benoit put Daivari in the hold as well
Shawn Michaels (sub. for Randy Orton) pinned Edge after hitting the superkick as Edge argued with the referee
Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion Triple H in a non-title match with a clothesline and the sit-down powerbomb

WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center - March 14, 2005
Rhyno defeated Scott Vick
Sunday Night Heat:
Viscera pinned Simon Dean at 1:52 with a splash
Chris Masters defeated Jimmy Rave via submission with the full nelson at 1:37
Maven & Molly Holly defeated Val Venis & Victoria at around the 8:20 mark when Maven pinned Venis with a roll up after a low blow
Raw - included an opening segment in which Chris Jericho, sitting on top of a ladder in the ring, invited Randy Orton to be his guest on the Highlight Reel to discuss his match at WrestleMania against the Undertaker; moments later, Jericho introduced Jake 'the Snake' Roberts as a surprise to Orton; Jake attempted to tell Orton he was biting off more than he could chew but Orton shot back by saying he would beat Taker at Mania and make a bigger impact than Jake made his entire career; Roberts then hit the short clothesline and attempted the DDT but Orton reversed it into the RKO; featured WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus attacking Maria backstage during an interview segment when Trish was questioned about sustaining Christy Hemme's Twist of Fate the previous week; included a 'When Harry Met Sally' WrestleMania ad featuring Kurt Angle, Christy Hemme, and Linda McMahon; featured a promo by Muhammad Hassan on the stage regarding his not having an opponent for WrestleMania; at the conclusion of the promo, Charlie Haas' music was accidentally played before it cut to Hassan's theme:
Kane defeated Christian & Tyson Tomko in a handicap match at 3:18 by pinning Tomko with a clothesline off the top and the chokeslam; after the bout, Christian grabbed a ladder out from under the ring but was scared away by Kane, with Kane hitting Tomko with the ladder moments later
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin pinned Edge in a non-title match at 9:35 with the Exploder suplex after Chris Jericho prevented Edge from using a ladder as a weapon by forcing the ladder to bounce off the ropes and hit Edge in the face; prior to the bout, Edge attacked Benjamin from behind on the ramp and assaulted him both on the stage and around ringside for several minutes before the match officially began
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier at 6:04 when Jannetty pinned Grenier with the Rocker Dropper immediately after Michaels hit the superkick on Conway (Jannetty's return after an absence of over 8 years; the Rockers' first match as a team in over 13 years) (Shawn Michaels: Heartbreak & Triumph)
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Chris Benoit in a non-title match at 16:53 with a low blow and the Pedigree as referee Earl Hebner was busy ejecting Ric Flair from ringside; the match was made by Batista under Eric Bischoff's 'Pick Your Poison' stipulation
Batista defeated Gene Snitsky via disqualification at 4:46 when Ric Flair interfered and clipped Batista in the knee as he attempted the sit-down powerbomb; prior to the bout, Flair and Triple H came ringside to watch the match; after the bout, Batista overpowered Flair and Snitsky but was eventually surrounded by all three men armed with steel chairs; moments later, Kane ran in the ring, attacked Snitsky, and hit the chokeslam; Batista followed with the sit-down powerbomb as Triple H watched on; as the show came to a close, Triple H announced that Batista's opponent for the following week would be Kane
Dark Match after the show: Batista & Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Edge (w/ Ric Flair) when Batista pinned Triple H after Jake Roberts came ringside, scared Flair from ringside, and distracted the champion; after the bout, Roberts hit the DDT on Triple H and placed his snake on him

WWE @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - March 15, 2005
Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) defeated two unknowns
Velocity:
Akio pinned Shannon Moore with the Akio Time at 4:35
Mark Jindrak pinned Spike Dudley with a left hand punch at 3:59
John Heidenreich pinned Sean Evans with a sidewalk slam at 1:34
Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki at 6:03 when Scotty submitted to the Haas of Pain
Smackdown! - featured the contract signing for Randy Orton vs. the Undertaker at WrestleMania in which Orton eventually slapped Taker in the face, resulting in Taker messing with the lights, big screen, and stage pyro to scare Orton; included Carlito working at one of the concession stands, with him spraying a kid with ketchup when the kid asked for change, then spitting his hot dog at another customer before going back to read his copy of USA Today; featured an in-ring promo by the Big Show regarding facing Akebono at WrestleMania:
Kurt Angle defeated Marty Jannetty at 17:56 via submission with the ankle lock into the heel hook after Jannetty failed an attempt at the Rocker Dropper
Booker T pinned Luther Reigns at 4:02 with the scissors kick; John Heidenreich did guest commentary for the bout but didn't say a word during the match; after the contest, Heidenreich stood on the commentary table and read a poem, thanking Booker for the chair shot that helped him "see the light"; Booker's wife was featured at ringside during the match
Paul London pinned Billy Kidman with the 450 splash at 5:33 after hitting a front suplex off the top

WWE (Raw) @ Fayetteville, NC - Crown Arena - March 19, 2005 (2,500)
Included a segment in which Ricky Steamboat punched Jonathan Coachman after Coachman insulted him
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier
Viscera defeated Simon Dean
Chris Masters defeated the Hurricane via submission with the full nelson
Victoria defeated Molly Holly
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Christian; during the bout, Tyson Tomko was sent backstage after interfering but came out after the match and attacked the champion before Kane made the save
Kane defeated Tyson Tomko
Muhammad Hassan pinned Chris Jericho by using the tights for leverage after Daivari distracted Jericho
Chris Benoit defeated Gene Snitsky via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Batista & Randy Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Edge when Batista pinned Triple H with the sit-down powerbomb

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - March 19, 2005
Kurt Angle pinned Booker T with a low blow and roll up after Booker became distracted by John Heidenreich at ringside
Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina)
Bobby Lashley defeated Spike Dudley (Lashley's debut)
Torrie Wilson, Jackie Gayda, and Michelle McCool went to a no contest in a bikini contest when John Heidenreich interrupted
John Heidenreich defeated Charlie Haas
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham; the Bashams originally won the match and titles but the bout was ordered to continue
Mark Jindrak defeated Rene Dupree
Paul London defeated Akio via referee's decision after Akio was knocked out legit following a kick to the head; after the bout, Akio was carried from ringside
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan at around the 30-second mark when Cena pinned JBL after Show hit the chokeslam
John Cena pinned WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield in a non-title match following the FU

WWE (Raw) @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - March 20, 2005 (matinee) (1,500)
Included an in-ring segment in which Jonathan Coachman introduced the Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young, with Randy Orton coming out moments later, cutting a promo on facing the Undertaker at WrestleMania, and hitting the RKO on Coachman
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Rob Conway & Sylvian Grenier after Regal hit a running knee to the head to Conway
Viscera pinned Simon Dean with a spin kick and splash
Chris Masters defeated the Hurricane via submission with the full nelson
Victoria pinned Molly Holly with the Widow's Peak; Val Venis was the special referee for the bout
WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin defeated Muhammad Hassan via disqualification when Daivari interfered and broke the champion's cover after he hit the dragon whip kick; after the bout, the champion hit the Exploder suplex on both men; Benjamin's mother sat in the third row for the event
Kane defeated Tyson Tomko & Christian in a handicap match by pinning Christian with the chokeslam after throwing Tomko out of the ring
Chris Benoit defeated Gene Snitsky via submission with the Crippler Crossface after reversing an attempt at the pumphandle slam
Chris Jericho defeated Edge via submission with the Walls of Jericho after Edge's use of a ladder backfired
Batista pinned World Heavyweight Champion Triple H in a non-title match with the spinebuster and sit-down powerbomb after Randy Orton chased an interfering Edge from ringside

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Hattiesburg, MS - Reed Green Coliseum - March 20, 2005 (matinee) (1,500)
Due to inclement weather which resulted in many no shows, the line up was changed and a #1 contender tournament was scheduled instead
The Big Show defeated Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) in a handicap match following a double chokeslam at around the 15-minute mark
#1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with a roll up after reversing an attempt at the ankle lock
#1 Contender Tournament Quarter-Finals: WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated the Big Show via disqualification when Guerrero brought a steel chair into the ring and convinced the referee that Show had used it on him as a weapon; after the bout, Show hit the chokeslam on Guerrero
#1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; after the bout, the two shook hands
#1 Contender Tournament Finals: John Cena pinned Booker T with the FU
John Cena defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification when Kurt Angle interfered and hit the Olympic Slam on Cena; moments later, the Big Show made the save
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Kurt Angle when Show pinned JBL with the chokeslam

WWE @ Birmingham, AL - Jefferson Civic Center - March 21, 2005
Sunday Night Heat:
Gene Snitsky pinned Val Venis at 3:53 with an inverted DDT
Chris Masters defeated Russell Simpson via submission with the full nelson at 1:30
The Hurricane pinned Biohazard with a crossbody at 2:48
Muhammad Hassan (w/ Daivari) defeated Rhyno via submission with the Camel Clutch at 5:46
Raw – included a video montage of Kurt Angle’s amateur and pro career as well as his rivalry with Shawn Michaels; featured the announcement that Sylvester Stallone would be inducting Hulk Hogan into the WWE Hall of Fame; included an in-ring sit-down promo by World Heavyweight Champion Triple H regarding the breakup of Evolution and the bad decisions made by Randy Orton and Batista; during the segment, Triple H announced that Batista’s match with Kane later in the night would now be a lumberjack match, with Triple H hand-picking the lumberjacks; featured an in-ring promo by Randy Orton, with Stacy Keibler, in which Orton displayed his new ‘Legend Killer’ t-shirt in which the Undertaker’s name had been added to the list; during the segment, a video montage was shown of Orton’s career in the WWE; to finish the promo, Orton kissed Stacy and then dropped her with the RKO as a message for the Undertaker; Stacy was quickly attended to by officials and fitted with a neckbrace; included a backstage altercation between Shawn Michaels, Muhammad Hassan & Daivari in which Michaels challenged Hassan for the following week; featured the ‘Taxi Driver’ WrestleMania ad:
Shawn Michaels pinned Rob Conway (w/ Sylvain Grenier) with the superkick at 9:34
Christy Hemme (w/ Lita), WWE Raw Tag Team Champions William Regal & Tajiri defeated Molly Holly, Simon Dean, & Maven at 4:24 when Hemme pinned Holly with the reverse Twist of Fate after Molly failed the Molly Go Round; during the bout, WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus came ringside in an attempt to distract Hemme
Edge & Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) defeated WWE IC Champion Shelton Benjamin & Chris Jericho at 11:52 when Edge pinned Benjamin with the spear after Christian hit Benjamin in the head with the IC title belt; after the bout, Chris Benoit came out to make the save but was eventually assaulted by Tomko wielding a ladder
Chris Benoit defeated Tyson Tomko via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 2:07; Benoit had his ribs taped for the match as a result of the beating he took earlier in the night from Tomko and a ladder
Batista pinned Kane at 8:47 with a spinebuster and the sit-down powerbomb in a No DQ lumberjack match; lumberjacks for the bout included Chris Masters, Rob Conway, Sylvian Grenier, Viscera, Gene Snitsky, Simon Dean, Edge, Tyson Tomko, Christian, Maven, Jonathan Coachman, Muhammad Hassan, & Daivari; prior to the contest, it was announced Triple H and Batista would have a face off the following week; Triple H did guest commentary for the bout, with Ric Flair standing beside him

WWE (Smackdown!) @ Jackson, MS - Mississippi Coliseum - March 21, 2005 (750)
Kurt Angle pinned Booker T with a low blow and roll up after John Heidenreich distracted Booker from ringside
Bobby Lashley pinned Akio
Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) defeated Sho Funaki & Scotty 2 Hotty
Torrie Wilson, Lauren Jones, Jackie Gayda, and Michelle McCool went to a no contest in a bikini contest when John Heidenreich interrupted
John Heidenreich defeated Charlie Haas
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Doug & Danny Basham
Paul London pinned Spike Dudley with a reversal into a roll up
Mark Jindrak pinned Rene Dupree with a left hand punch at around the 10-second mark
John Cena & the Big Show defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & WWE US Champion Orlando Jordan when Cena pinned JBL after Show hit the chokeslam; after the bout, Teddy Long came out and ordered a non-title match between JBL and Cena
John Cena pinned WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield in a non-title match with the FU

WWE @ Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum - March 22, 2005 (7,000)
Joey Matthews & Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) defeated Jamie Jay & Russell Simpson
Velocity:
Paul London pinned Spike Dudley at 5:23 with the 450 splash
Mark Jindrak pinned Doug Basham (w/ Danny Basham) with a left hand punch at 4:43
John Heidenreich pinned Robert Adams at 1:43 with the sidewalk slam
Akio & Billy Kidman defeated Nunzio & Sho Funaki at 6:06 when Kidman pinned Nunzio with a roll up
Smackdown!:
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
Dawn Marie pinned Michelle McCool
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Charlie Haas & Hardcore