The biggest winners and losers of last night's Raw (August 19)

...And new...for now.
...And new...for now.

Winner: Sasha Banks

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Sasha Banks looks in top form as a heel, telling Natalya to "go to hell, and you're her daddy I said hi." She's channeling the Sasha Banks everyone loved in NXT. The heel turn was exactly what she needed.

Finally, we have an exciting rivalry for Becky Lynch again, who has been out of form since the Royal Rumble, stuck with unexciting storylines.


Losers: The OC

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Now I have to question the wisdom of having AJ Styles beat Ricochet at SummerSlam.

My impression was that the OC was going to be built into Raw's dominant faction, but last night, Gallows and Anderson lost their newly-acquired tag team titles to the makeshift team of Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman.

Good for Braun, but it looks like this team will implode over the Universal Championship sooner rather than later. Braun will likely lose that encounter, so this win isn't a huge boost for him.

Meanwhile, Gallows and Anderson ate another loss they couldn't afford.

They might get the titles back quickly, but it just goes to show how much WWE needs improvement in the way they build angles. If Rollins vs. Strowman for the Universal Championship is in the cards, there are other ways to get there.

Do Gallows and Anderson regret signing that new contract?

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