The biggest winners and losers of last night's RAW (November 18)

Someone, please make it stop!
Someone, please make it stop!

Last night's RAW was the red brand's go-home show to Survivor Series. Unfortunately, some people might have taken the words "go-home" a little too literally, as the show lacked inspiration. There were some great matches, but too many of them got interrupted by invaders that reminded us Survivor Series is less than a week away. WWE, unfortunately, overused the trope.

Though Survivor Series' battle of brand supremacy doesn't mean much on its own, strong performances there might indicate that a star is being pushed toward WrestleMania, now closer than it is further away. With that in mind, who got the most and least out of last night's show?


Loser: Bobby Lashley

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Bobby Lashley had a match with No Way Jose, but since most people probably don't even remember that the latter is a main roster competitor, the talking point was in the promo which took place before that match.

There, Lana declared that she was filing for divorce from Rusev and had a restraining order prohibiting his presence in her immediate vicinity.

Unfortunately, there was an easily visible flub of the lines in the promo, with Lashley of all people needing to do some corrections. Afterward, the two played tonsil hockey, to the care of nobody.

There was nothing that got fans into this. They know that this angle isn't good.

Bobby Lashley hasn't exactly been a hot commodity since his return to WWE last April, but it's angles like this that have made him that way. For some reason, he's always involved in something that cools the place off, rather than heats it up. That wasn't the case during his career in Impact, and it's a testament to how badly he's been misused.

No hot WrestleMania angle is likely to await Bobby Lashley this time around.

Winner: Buddy Murphy

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It's good to see Buddy Murphy get some shine. True to form, whenever he's on television, he delivers a pulse-pounding match. This bout with Akira Tozawa was no exception. Unfortunately, Buddy Murphy isn't on the Survivor Series card, but getting some spotlight here could indicate that there are some plans for him after that show.

I'm sure we'd all like to see Buddy Murphy vs. AJ Styles at some point, for example. If Humberto Carillo can be feuding with Styles and his faction (as he took on Karl Anderson last night), why not Buddy Murphy?

WWE is maddeningly inconsistent in who they push, but Buddy Murphy is consistently one of the best performers in the company. Whenever he's given the ball, he scores with it. Hopefully that will tell the higher-ups backstage that he deserves some more time and stories on these shows. Was last night a start?

Loser: Asuka

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Sure, Asuka won this match, but only with the assistance of Kairi Sane. At least it wasn't by way of a fluke rollup, but that tells you how WWE constantly books their heels. If babyfaces are constantly portrayed as idiots, heels are usually depicted as cowards that need some kind of out to win.

Suddenly, we're supposed to forget everything Asuka's done and how far above Natalya she should be. Anyone remember how Asuka single-handedly scored three eliminations, including Natalya, for her team at Survivor Series two years ago? WWE apparently doesn't.

The result was a rather disappointing match that didn't do much for either competitor. Asuka's win wasn't as decisive as it should have been, particularly if she's going to be revisiting her feud with Becky Lynch.

Let's see how the newly dark empress is presented in the Survivor Series match for team RAW. Hopefully that will erase the stain.

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