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Winner: Apollo Crews
It looks like that chatter about some kind of push for Crews is true. This wasn't a great segment, but the previously overlooked athlete got the chance to show more personality than he ever has during his time on Monday Night Raw, and it was something the crowd appreciated.
With Lashley appearing to have thankfully moved on from Rollins and Ambrose for now, Crews was set up to be his next rival. Lashley defeated Crews last night, but only through distraction assistance from his hype man, Lio Rush.
This protection tells us that Crews has more things on the way for him, and the commentary was keen to remind us about his eight eliminations during the December 31 battle royal, making him a potential highlight of the Royal Rumble match on Sunday, where you would think a feud-building confrontation with Lashley would be in the cards.
