
WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from April 27
In the wake of a brutal Last Man Standing match that saw him chokeslammed through two tables and knocked out with a single punch, only to emerge victorious following a jaw-dropping spear through the announce table, Roman Reigns arrived to Green Bay, Wisconsin, for Monday Night Raw hellbent on returning to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship picture.
He kicked off the night's show by interrupting Seth Rollins and Kane's incessant bickering, then teamed with Randy Orton in the main event, delivering a Superman punch to Rollins that set him up for the RKO that earned the babyfaces a victory.
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To further the momentum he built for himself over the 24-hour period, Reigns earned the right to challenge Rollins for the top prize in sports entertainment at Payback in May.
After dispatching of the World's Largest Athlete and putting an end to a rivalry he probably never should have been in, Reigns returned to the main event picture and now finds himself one step closer to capturing the title that has eluded him to this point.
He was undeniably the biggest winner from the April 27 episode of Raw.
Who joined him, and who found themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum—the biggest losers of the night?
Winner: Neville
Not only did The Man That Gravity Forgot wrestle a strong match with Luke Harper in the King of the Ring Quarterfinal round, he suddenly finds himself in a position to win the entire tournament Tuesday night when he meets Sheamus in the semifinals, with the winner of that bout moving on to face either R-Truth or Bad News Barrett for the right to wear the crown.
Neville has enjoyed a meteoric rise since debuting on the main roster, something that can be attributed to his tremendous performances in matches against current and former heavyweight champions alike. He never once appeared out of his comfort zone competing against the likes of Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins, and that has helped fans accept him as being on their level.
Easily the most successful of the NXT stars to be called up to the main roster over the last year, big things are in store for the Brit, beginning with the King of the Ring.
Losers: The Tag Teams
One night after having, arguably, the best match on the card at Extreme Rules, Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and The New Day were relegated to singles competition and, worst of all, given just over one minute to have a match.
Kidd battled Big E in a contest that saw the latter score the win when Xavier Woods grabbed hold of Kidd's leg during a pinfall attempt, preventing him from kicking out.
Why WWE Creative even bothered to book the segment rather than leaving the WWE Tag Team Championship rematch between the teams for SmackDown, which was announced later in the evening, is a mystery.
After all, such a short match hurt the momentum of all involved and made Cesaro and Natalya look foolish for not keeping Woods at bay.
With both teams surging following Sunday's super-hot tag title contest, this was a bad decision all around that only intensified the criticisms WWE Creative faces for their constant misuse of tag teams and the championships.
Winner: Naomi
The days of the Funkadactyls are no more as Naomi continues to embrace her heel character, showing no remorse for Brie Bella whatsoever during a backstage confrontation, claiming that no one cared about Bella's husband Daniel Bryan.
From there, she dominated Brie in Divas action and picked up an impressive victory with a rollup, further establishing herself as the biggest threat to Nikki Bella's Divas Championship.
After years of being held back, pushed and then de-pushed, it must be incredibly therapeutic for Naomi to let her frustrations out in the form of her new character.
The attitude, the music, the entrance and the light-up boots may take time to get used to, but if she can continue building her character the way she has to this point, WWE could very well have a new star of the Divas division on their hands.
Loser: Dean Ambrose
After defeating Luke Harper at Extreme Rules in a Chicago Street Fight, it looked as though Dean Ambrose was back on track after months of wallowing away, lost in the midcard shuffle.
Monday night, he battled Sheamus in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal match, only to be disqualified when Dolph Ziggler attacked the Celtic Warrior, sending him fleeing like a coward.
And what did the Lunatic Fringe do about the Showoff costing him the opportunity to win the tournament?
Nothing. That's right; the most unstable star in the company merely climbed back in the ring, made a few funny faces and demonstrated some body language that kinda, sorta suggested that he was frustrated and angry.
Sure, WWE produced a YouTube-exclusive video later in the evening (which you can see above) that tied up the loose end, but that was not broadcast for the entire audience to see.
Instead, only those who watch the videos that the company posts on its channel have the opportunity to see that development, rather than the audience at large, who is left wondering why Ambrose did not even bother to confront the man that cost him the chance at another momentous victory.
One of the biggest problems with the Ambrose character at this point is a lack of urgency. He does not seem to care whether he wins or loses. As popular as he is, that really hurts him from taking that final step and becoming the most popular star on the roster. After all, why should fans care if he is victorious when he does not seem to be all that concerned with it?
It was a disappointing follow-up to a character that was spotlighted so heavily in the first hour of Sunday's Extreme Rules.
Of course, if Ambrose shows anger or frustration over the events that unfolded on SmackDown, challenging Ziggler to a fight, then all is forgiven. But Monday night was a more frustrating look at the flaws that exist within the character at this point.



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