The biggest winners and losers of last night's Raw (October 22)

This was unexpected.
This was unexpected.

Loser: Rusev

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Yes, Rusev is finally getting on TV again after disappearing for most of the year, but, as we earlier saw with Mike Kanellis, the cuckoldry angle doesn't do anything for anyone. Props to Paul Heyman and crew for making things a little different. We followed Rusev to the restaurant where Lana and Bobby Lashley were enjoying the evening, as we also saw Rusev getting arrested in the process. That kind of engagement is rare on WWE programming these days.

Still, having Rusev look like a fool in this way can't do him any good. It doesn't feel like a greater push is on the horizon for him, either.


Winner: Cain Velasquez

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I don't think anyone is particularly looking forward to the Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez angle, but he did fine in this surprise segment. Rey Mysterio is working as his mouthpiece, and he looked good tearing Shelton Benjamin apart after the latter reminded us of his own history with Brock Lesnar, which was a nice touch.

That's all you can ask for at this point in time, apart from hoping for the retired ex-UFC heavyweight champion put on a good show in the squared circle.

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