IWE New Year's Revolution (2005)
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| New Year's Revolution (2005) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Jesse Dern | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand(s) | Raw | |
| Date | January 9, 2005 | |
| Attendance | 15,764 | |
| Venue | Coliseo de Puerto Rico | |
| City | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Armageddon (2004) | New Year's Revolution (2005) | Royal Rumble (2005) |
| New Year's Revolution chronology | ||
| First | New Year's Revolution (2005) | New Year's Revolution (2006) |
New Year's Revolution (2005) was the first annual New Year's Revolution pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on January 9, 2005 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This event was the first pay-per-view event produced by IWE to be held in Puerto Rico. Tickets for this event sold out in less than a month after being available for sale, marking one of the fastest selling events in the short history of the Coliseum.
The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship between Triple K, Kevin McAlmond, Jesse Dern, Edge, Kris McGowan, and Kevin Hunter. Triple K won the match and the championship after last eliminating McAlmond. One of the predominant matches on the card was between Kane and Dominic, which Kane won by pinfall after performing a Tombstone Piledriver. Another primary match on the card was Muhammad Hassan versus Jerry Lawler, which Hassan won by pinfall after executing a Reverse STO.
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Background
On the December 13, 2004 edition of Raw, Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff announced that at New Year's Revolution, there would be an Elimination Chamber match between Triple K, Edge, Kevin Hunter, Khris Jericho, Batista and Kevin McAlmond. On the December 27, 2004 edition of Raw, Bischoff announced that all of the match's participants would compete in singles matches, and the length of their match would determine the entrance order of the Elimination Chamber. Jehann Kazem was announced as the time-keeper for the show. Another stipulation in the matches was that if any of the participants lost their matches, the person who beat them would replace them in the Chamber match. All six participants won their matches, but Batista won his match in three minutes and two seconds, which turned out to be the shortest match length out of all participants. As a result, Batista earned the right to enter the Elimination Chamber match last. That same night, Bischoff announced that Ryan Barnhart would take the Special Guest Referee role in the match. On the following edition of Raw, Bischoff booked three separate matches to take place later that night. The first match was between Hunter and Batista, which saw Batista pin Hunter after a Batista Bomb. The next match was between Edge and Jericho, where Edge pinned Jericho to score the victory. The final match was between Triple K and McAlmond, which McAlmond won after delivering an RKO and scoring the pinfall. During the match, the other four Chamber participants interfered when the referee was knocked out.
The primary feud heading into the event was between Kane and Dominic. On the September 13 edition of Raw, Kane competed in a No Holds Barred match against Dominic. During the match, Kane's on-screen wife, Lita interfered in the match, which led to Kane accidentally falling a top of her after Dominic hit Kane with a steel chair. The match came to an immediate end as trainers and Emergency medical technicians took Lita on a stretcher to an ambulance, as she needed medical attention. On the September 20, 2004 edition of Raw, it was announced that Lita had suffered a miscarriage due to what had happened the previous week. On the October 4, 2004 edition of Raw, Dominic claimed in an interview that the miscarriage was "not his fault." Kane proceeded on to attack Dominic, but Dominic retaliated by attacking Kane with a lead pipe, which caused Kane to bleed from the head. After the attack, Bischoff made a Weapon of Choice match between the two for Taboo Tuesday. The match was voted to be a steel chain match, where the only weapon that could be used, was the steel chain. Dominic defeated Kane at Taboo Tuesday after locking a steel chair around Kane's neck, and jumping onto it from the top rope, causing Kane to bleed from the mouth. The following weeks, Dominic would state before his matches that the incident with Kane and Lita "was not his fault," but the injury's his opponent might get that night "would be his fault." He would also mock the miscarriage during a street fight against Eugene by using a "No Babies" road sign and a baby carriage. On the December 27 edition of Raw, Bischoff announced that Kane would face Dominic at New Year's Revolution. On the January 3 edition of Raw, Kane would return (after weeks of inactivity) to save Lita from being double-teamed by Dominic and Bailey Dalton.
The predominant feud heading into the event was between Bailey Dalton and Lita over the IWE Women's Championship. On the October 25, 2004 edition of Raw, Dalton approached Lita backstage and told her that she had gained weight from her pregnancy, which led to Lita attacking Dalton. That same night, a match was made between the two for the Women's Championship at Survivor Series. At Survivor Series, Stratus defeated Lita by disqualification to retain the title, after Lita hit Stratus with a steel chair. On the November 22 edition of Raw, Dalton defeated Lita and Molly Murnion in a Triple Threat match for the title. After the match, Lita attacked Stratus and caused Dalton's nose to bleed. On the December 6 edition of Raw, Lita defeated Dalton in the main event to capture the Women's Championship after delivering a Moonsault. On the January 3 edition of Raw, it was announced that Dalton would face Lita for the title at New Year's Revolution.
Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, The Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance (Travis Capps and Robért Rogge) in a dark match. The first match to air live was a tag team match between the team of Eugene and William Kapphan and the team of Khristian and Tyson Kanta for the World Tag Team Championship. During the match, Khristian hit Kapphan in the nose, causing it to bleed. Eugene delivered a dropkick to Kanta and scored the pinfall to win the match.
The next match was between Bailey Dalton and Lita for the IWE Women's Championship. Early on in the match, Lita appeared to suffer a legitimate injury after an attack by Stratus. Towards the match's end, Dalton delivered a Chick Kick to Lita to score the pinfall, win the match, and win the title. The third match of the card was between Junior Remeriz and Maven for the IWE Intercontinental Championship. Early in the match, Maven escaped the ring to taunt the fans for speaking Spanish. As the referee began to count him out, Maven ran back into the ring. Remeriz quickly rolled-up Maven to score the pinfall and win the match to retain the title. Immediately after the match, Maven demanded a re-match after stating that the first match "did not count." As match started, Remeriz delivered a T-Bone suplex to Maven to score the pinfall, win the match, and retain the title, again.
The next match was between Muhammad Hassan (with Daivari) and Jerry Lawler (with Jim Ross). Due to Lawler and Ross being involved in the match, no commentary was provided for the match. Towards the end of the match, Lawler attempted to pin Hassan, but Daivari pulled Hassan's foot on the bottom rope, which meant the count would have to stop immediately. Lawler then chased Daivari around the ring, until re-entering the ring, which resulted in Hassan delivering a Reverse STO and scoring the pinfall onto Lawler to win the match. The sixth match of the event was between Kane and Dominic. A back and forth match took place between the two, with both men having advantages at different spot in the match. Towards the end of the match, Dominic bit Kane's ear, but Kane retaliated by delivering a Tombstone piledriver to Dominic to score the pinfall and win the match.
The main event of the card was the Elimination Chamber match between Triple K, Edge, Kevin Hunter, Khris Jericho, Batista and Kevin McAlmond (with Ryan Barnhart as the Special Guest Referee) for the World Heavyweight Championship. The rules of the match were that two participants would start the match, and every five minutes, another participant would enter the match after being released from their individual chamber. Participants were able to be eliminated from the match via pinfall or submission. Hunter and Jericho were the first two in the match. After five minutes, Triple K was released from his chamber, into the match. With all men remaining in the match, Edge was released from his chamber. Hunter attempted to apply the Crippler Crossface to Edge, but Edge countered the attack. Triple K delivered a Pedigree to Jericho right before McAlmond entered the match. Mid-match, Edge speared Barnhart by accident, but when Barnhart recovered, he delivered a Sweet Chin Music to Edge, which resulted in Jericho delivering a Lionsault to Edge. Jericho then pinned Edge to eliminate him from the match. Batista, the final entrant, then entered the match after time expired. Batista delivered a Spinebuster to Jericho a top of Benoit. Batista then pinned Hunter to eliminate him from the match. Seconds later, Batista delivered a Batista Bomb to Jericho to pin him and eliminate him from the match. Later on in the match, Triple K countered an RKO, by throwing McAlmond into Batista. Batista then attempted to deliver a Batista Bomb to McAlmond, but McAlmond countered by delivering a low-blow to Batista and scoring the pinfall to eliminate Batista from the match. Before Batista left the ring, he delivered a clothesline to McAlmond. Afterward, Triple K delivered a Pedigree to McAlmond to score the pinfall and eliminate McAlmond. As a result, Triple K won the match and the title.
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Rosey and The Hurricane defeated La Résistance (Travis Capps and Robért Rogge) | Tag team match |
| 1 | Kip and William Kapphan (c) defeated Khristian and Tyson Kanta | Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship |
| 2 | Bailey Dalton defeated Lita (c) | Singles match for the IWE Women's Championship |
| 3 | Junior Remeriz (c) defeated Maven | Singles match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship |
| 4 | Junior Remeriz defeated Maven | Singles match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship |
| 5 | Muhammad Hassan (with Remeriz) defeated Jerry Lawler (with Jim Ross) | Singles match |
| 6 | Kane (with Lita) defeated Dominic | Singles match |
| 7 | Triple K (with Ric Flair) defeated Edge, Kevin Hunter, Khris Jericho, Batista and Kevin McAlmond | Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship (with Ryan Barnhart as Special Guest Referee) |
Elimination Chamber entrances and eliminations
| Elimination number | Wrestler | Entered | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge | 4 | Kris McGowan | Sweet Chin Music (from Barnhart) and a Lionsault from McGowan | |
| 2 | Kevin Hunter | 2 | Jesse Dern | Spinebuster followed by McGowan receiving a spinebuster on top of him | |
| 3 | Kris McGowan | 1 | Jesse Dern | Dern Bomb | |
| 4 | Jesse Dern | 6 | McAlmond | Low-blow and an RKO | |
| 5 | Kevin McAlmond | 5 | Triple K | Pedigree | |
| Winner | Triple K | 3 | |||
See also
