The biggest winners and losers of last night's RAW (September 16)

Loser: Chad Gable

This was a great match, certainly one of Baron Corbin's best, but unfortunately, and as expected, WWE took the boring route and went with Corbin as the King of the Ring. The accolade isn't likely to do much for him. We can expect him to occupy roughly the same position that he does right now, so it's not much of a step forward in his career.

For Chad Gable, it's a much bigger step backward. Yet again, we had another superstar that was getting hot only to be snuffed out in an instant. Gable will probably drop back down right to where he was before the tournament, meaning he'll be off TV for extended periods.

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Losers: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross

This was a good match, and obviously, Bayley and Sasha Banks needed to win, but it's questionable why this match needed to take place, to begin with. Why undercut your own Tag Team Champions? That's exactly what WWE did, reminding us just how little the Women's Tag Team titles are regarded backstage.

Hopefully, they'll be able to bounce back in the weeks to come, but we saw the pecking order firmly established here. There is a hint of irony in this, given Alexa Bliss' earlier steamrolling of Bayley and Banks, although obviously, Cross took the pin.