The biggest winners and losers of last night's RAW (June 29)

Asuka dueled with Sasha again last night on RAW.
Asuka dueled with Sasha again last night on RAW.

WWE has had a jolt recently with a coronavirus scare in the Performance Center. Because of this, last week's SmackDown was very stropped down. RAW brought a rebound last night, though, as the train kept on rolling, and the company made the best out of the circumstances as the build to Extreme Rules continued.

Who got the most and least out of last night's edition of RAW? Let's take a look.


Winner: Seth Rollins

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Truth be told, Seth Rollins' feud with Rey Mysterio feels like it's past its prime, and he should already be looking beyond Extreme Rules toward SummerSlam. Despite this, he continues to be one of the most compelling performers on RAW, first asking for Mysterio's forgiveness for what he's going to do to him. Afterward, he defeated the team of Aleister Black and Humberto Carillo in a tag team match, hitting the stomp on the latter on the steel steps.

All of this is a good way to keep Rollins as one of the premier villains on RAW, but who should he feud with?

Aleister Black would still seem an ideal opponent, though his partnership with Humberto Carillo has dragged him down. Hopefully, he will be able to get a bigger spotlight and take the fight to Seth Rollins once Extreme Rules ends and the build to SummerSlam begins in earnest.


Winner: Ruby Riott

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This match was nothing special, but it was the first time that she appeared on RAW in a while, and she won her match against Peyton Royce. It felt like filler, but if you've been off TV for a while, you need to start somewhere.

Only time will tell if this translates into anything bigger, but at least the window is now open.

Losers: Andrade and Angel Garza

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This is how you undercut the credibility of younger talent. With all the rumors that WWE is booking RAW for weekly ratings rather than the long-term. Andrade and Angel Garza, who last week looked like they would be in line for a title shot, and this week defeated the Viking Raiders earlier on RAW, lost to the Big Show.

Consider all of that momentum squelched!

What was the point of this? I'm not sure. What I do know is that stuff like this is why WWE has repeatedly struggled to create stars and yet they continue to do it.


Winner: MVP

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MVP took down Apollo Crews last night. Champions going down in a non-title setting is so expected that one can barely remark on it anymore. Ultimately, Apollo Crews will be fine. For MVP, the win established him as a menace to RAW, which will matter more for him going forward as he does his thing with his stable.

Bobby Lashley defeated Ricochet immediately after this, proving the point.

Winner: Sasha Banks

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RAW's main event was a mixed tag team match with Drew McIntyre and Asuka taking on their challengers, Dolph Ziggler and Sasha Banks. Dolph Ziggler has a lot of work to do to prove he's a menace on RAW, and he did a little last night, but the real story was between Asuka and Sasha Banks.

Sasha Banks took the Asuka Lock and reversed it into a pin, taking revenge for her loss to the now-champion on RAW over two years ago.

While one normally doesn't like champions taking non-title losses like this, it ultimately means that Asuka will be fine at Extreme Rules. Meanwhile, Sasha Banks will launch herself into the long-awaited feud with Bayley.

After finally getting a clean win over Charlotte on last week's RAW, this was a bit disappointing for the champion, but it's not a devastating loss. WWE has repeatedly proven it can't be creative when it comes to building challengers. As far as that annoying habit goes, this instance was a lot more innocuous than usual.