<P> Following Bad Blood, Raw commentator Jim Ross tried making amends between Shawn Michaels and Triple H by making them shake hands . As Michaels and Triple H extended their hands to shake, however, Kane came out and attacked Michaels, with Kane, in storyline, crushing Michaels' throat with a wedged chair . Michaels was then taken out in an ambulance for medical attention . Lita's pregnancy was scripted into a storyline . On the June 21 episode of Raw, it appeared that Lita's then - boyfriend, Matt Hardy was going to propose to Lita, having found out she was pregnant, but he was interrupted by Kane, who claimed to be the father of Lita's child . Two months later, it was revealed that Kane was, indeed, the father . At SummerSlam, the rivalry between Kane and Hardy intensified, when they were booked in a "Till Death Do Us Part" match, with the stipulation that Lita would be obliged to marry Kane should Hardy lose . Kane won the match, leading to he and a reluctant Lita marrying one another on an episode of Raw . On the August 30 episode of Raw, Kane revealed that Eric Bischoff's wedding gift to them was to name any match he wanted for at the September annual event, Unforgiven . Continuing with the scripted angle, Lita informed Kane that his opponent at the event was Shawn Michaels . At Unforgiven, Michaels defeated Kane in a no disqualification match . </P> <P> On the June 21 episode of Raw, a number one contender's match between Eugene and Triple H was scheduled in which the winner would face Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship . The match, however, ended in a No Contest . On the June 28 episode of Raw, a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship between Benoit and Kane took place . A stipulation was placed that Benoit had to win the match by submission, while Kane could win by pinfall, submission, disqualification or countout . Benoit won the match, after he made Kane submit to a crossface . At Vengeance, Benoit defeated Triple H to retain his Championship . </P> <P> A heated confrontation between Randy Orton and Edge was seen, with Edge spearing Orton . The following week, it was announced that Orton would defend the Intercontinental Championship against Edge at Vengeance . Weeks leading to the event, both men took the upper hand over one another . At the scheduled event, Orton lost the Intercontinental Championship to Edge . </P> <P> The Nationwide Arena usually can accommodate 19,500, but the capacity was reduced for the event . This event grossed over $494,000 from an approximate attendance of 9,000 . It also received 264,000 pay - per - view buys . Bad Blood helped WWE earn $21.6 million in revenue from pay - per - view events versus $16.9 million the previous year, which was later confirmed by Linda McMahon, the CEO of WWE, on September 7, 2005 in a quarterly result . Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the event a five out of 10 stars . The rating was higher than the Bad Blood event in 2003, which rated a four out of 10 stars . The World Heavyweight Championship match between Chris Benoit and Kane was rated an eight out of 10 stars . Additionally, the match between Eugene and Jonathan Coachman was rated zero out of 10 stars . </P>

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