'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Winners: Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler
Dean Ambrose lost to Dolph Ziggler in a World Cup qualifying match, but the way in which he lost made all the difference. His loss came because of Seth Rollins, which does a good job of elevating tension between Ambrose and his Shield brothers. The Shield now has a reason to exist beyond simply keeping the heat off Roman Reigns and that continues to be the most important aspect of Raw, even if it has made the Universal Championship still feel like an afterthought.
I look forward to seeing what Dean Ambrose does next. It's probably still too soon to break up the Shield, but it should come before the end of the year. His victory in the six man tag team match later that night showed us that WWE is still in push/pull mode with the Shield, which is a nice touch.
Meanwhile, Dolph Ziggler will get to compete in the World Cup. He won't win, but it will be a nice spotlight for him on what has been a surprising year after his dreadful Royal Rumble return in January, which seems to be an eternity ago.
