 One of the featured matches on the under @-@ card was contested for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which Triple H would have to defend the title against the fans ' choice of three possible opponents : Chris Benoit , Edge , or Shawn Michaels . At Unforgiven , Raw 's previous pay @-@ per @-@ view event , Triple H defeated Randy Orton to capture the World Heavyweight Championship . The following night on Raw , Triple H had a celebration thrown in his honor , complete with women , confetti , streamers and a giant cake . Orton , however , sought revenge by coming out of the cake and assaulting the three members of Evolution , Triple H 's stable with Ric Flair and Batista , which Orton had previously been a part of . On the October 4 episode of Raw , it was announced that because Orton has not won the opportunity to challenge Triple H , fans would be able to choose between three potential contenders for Triple H 's World title at Taboo Tuesday . Chris Benoit and Edge were revealed as two of the candidates . Shawn Michaels , however , competed in a qualifying match , which saw him defeat Christian , to become the third candidate . On the October 18 episode of Raw , a standard match involving three wrestlers , called a Triple Threat match , was scheduled between Benoit , Edge , and Michaels . Edge won the match after he pinned Benoit by using the ring ropes for unfair leverage . During the match , Michaels legitimately injured his left knee , tearing his meniscus . 
