WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from November 24, 2014

Following a very newsworthy Survivor Series pay-per-view, many fans wondered how WWE would follow up on Raw and if the company could maintain the momentum from Sunday's show.

In short, the answer was no.

The Authority exited stage left, and Daniel Bryan returned, taking over the company's flagship show for the evening. Those who sided with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon on Sunday night got a small taste of what awaits them in the future when Bryan booked them all in matches against the same men they battled at the pay-per-view.

Even with the arrival of Bryan and what should have been a celebratory night for the WWE Universe, the show felt incredibly flat. Part of that is the fault of WWE Creative, but the fans, with a few exceptions, appeared very disinterested and lethargic.

As a result, the show failed to build on the excitement and interest coming out of the Survivor Series.

That does not mean everyone on Monday's broadcast was a loser, though. On the contrary, several WWE Superstars stood out as the company began the march toward the annual December pay-per-view extravaganza, TLC.

Who were those Superstars? Who had a poor showing on Monday's Raw?

Take a look for yourself.

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Winner: Dolph Ziggler

WWE's resident Showoff enjoyed quite the Monday night as, for the first time in over a year, Ziggler was presented very much as a main event player. He stood side-by-side with John Cena, was given promo time and was talked up by commentators Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield and Jerry "the King" Lawler, all of whom credited him with rescuing the company from the tyrannical reign of The Authority.

As a wrestler who has been so consistently great for WWE, having one of the best matches on any given show on a nightly basis, Ziggler deserves every main event opportunity he gets. It has been far too long since he reigned over the company as world heavyweight champion, and the losing streak he endured at this time last year nearly did irreparable damage.

As every great performer does, though, Ziggler continued to work hard and stayed over with the audience. The fans understood how good he was and appreciated the work he put in, even when the circumstances were not ideal.

Now where he wants to be, where he imagined himself being, Ziggler has the chance to finally break through that proverbial glass ceiling and become a legitimate headliner for Vince McMahon's company.

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Loser: Fandango

WWE can continue to repackage Fandango as many times as it wants. It can give him every beautiful Diva to be his dance partner, but at the end of the day, the ballroom dancer gimmick is a one-trick pony that will never excel past a certain spot on the card. Like many of the other cartoonish or over-the-top gimmicks from the 1990s that were fixtures in the midcard, it will not get over.

It is a shame, too, because the man behind Fandango is a talented worker who has proven himself in matches against everyone from Chris Jericho to Dolph Ziggler to Justin Gabriel and probably deserves a shot at proving what he is capable of in a higher-profile spot on the card.

Unfortunately, the longer he is saddled with his current gimmick, the more like he is to waste away at a spot on the card where there is very little room for upward mobility.

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Winner: AJ Lee

The former WWE Divas champion landed verbal knockout punches on The Bella Twins the likes of which fans have not witnessed since her real-life husband, CM Punk, was delivering his "pipebombs" on a weekly basis.

"Talent is not sexually transmitted," she informed Brie and new champion Nikki on Monday night, implying that their relationships with Daniel Bryan and John Cena, respectively, do not make them better wrestlers.

It was a single line that reminded fans of why they fell in love with the petite New Jerseyan in the first place. She is different from the rest of the prototypical Divas and can be very vocal when the time arises.

That time was Monday night.

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Loser: The Big Show

The World's Largest Athlete entered Monday Night Raw to explain his actions from Survivor Series, where he delivered a KO Punch to John Cena, leading to the elimination of the team captain and nearly costing the babyfaces the main event match. After what felt like heel turn No. 1,000, many wondered what the Big Show would have to say as he took to the ring for some promo time.

It turns out his explanation amounted to a single "my bad." He cried, he was angry, he was sarcastic, and no one really knew what to think. He ran the emotional gamut but no one really cared because WWE Creative could not be bothered to come up with a clear-cut reason for Show's actions.

Any time a Superstar turns as many times as the giant has over the course of his 15-year career, it eventually begins to lose its effect. That is most certainly the case with this latest turn.

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Loser: Mark Henry

Sunday night at the Survivor Series, Mark Henry was knocked out by Big Show seconds into the match and eliminated in what was an incredibly fun spot. One night later on Raw, he was dismantled by Ryback, who recovered from his defeat at the pay-per-view and knocked his longtime rival off with a clothesline less than a minute into the contest.

If Henry is injured or banged up, it would explain the recent booking. After all, no one wants to see the World's Largest Man get significantly hurt to the point that he has to take a great deal of time off. If that is not the case, however, how does WWE justify booking him to lose all credibility the way he has over the last two broadcasts?

Henry is one of the few legitimate stars the company has left. He is an established star that people still react to, heel or babyface, and awful booking threatens that star status.

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Winner: Damien Mizdow

There is going to come a time when Damien Mizdow is fed up with playing second fiddle to the egotistical Miz and turns on him. When that time comes, fans will erupt with a pop typically resolved for the company's top stars.

Mizdow is an over-the-top character, but fans appreciate the performance of the man behind the gimmick so much that they have almost single-handedly turned him into a babyface. Like Dolph Ziggler, the crowd has a connection with Mizdow, and the appreciation it shows for his character helps keep him over, even when WWE Creative hands him something less than stellar to work with.

Losers: WWE Creative

There was so much potential coming out of the Survivor Series pay-per-view, especially the closing minutes of the event, and WWE Creative managed to produce a show that was subpar and really poorly booked. The crowd was flat, nothing felt particularly important outside of The Authority's goodbye, and the show suffered tremendously as a result.

They picked the absolute worst time to deliver the most lackluster show in recent weeks.