WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from May 18

On the heels of WWE Payback, world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins found himself the subject of a major celebration to close out the May 18 episode of Raw.

Showered with compliments and treated to a video package paying tribute to his career in WWE, Rollins basked in the spotlight to close out the evening's broadcast.

Even an attack by Dean Ambrose could not rain on his parade, as he capitalized on a rescue by Director of Operations Kane to leave The Lunatic Fringe—his opponent at the upcoming Elimination Chamber pay-per-view—unconscious following yet another Pedigree.

While he may not have gained much from the segment, it is difficult to argue that any other Superstar had a better night than The Architect.

Except for one.

Who was it? Take a look at the biggest winners and losers from Raw to find out.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

The only Superstar to rival Rollins' status as the biggest winner from the May 18 broadcast was The Showoff. He not only recovered from his loss to Sheamus at Payback to make short work out of Stardust but suddenly found himself paired with Lana and headed for a high-profile program with Rusev.

The loss to Sheamus on Sunday night easily could have been the beginning of a downward spiral for The Showoff, landing him right back in the jumbled mess that is the WWE midcard.

Instead, he now gets to work with Rusev (fresh off a feud with John Cena) and Lana (arguably the most popular female on the roster at this point).

Not a bad night to be Ziggler, even if he was still recovering from the headbutt that busted him open and led to 10 stitches a day earlier.

Loser: Neville

When one gets called up to the main roster, they naturally expect some sort of career advancement. For Neville, he enjoyed that advancement early on, working with former heavyweight champions and nearly defeating Cena cleanly on last week's episode.

On Monday night, however, he suddenly found himself beginning a rivalry with a guy he worked countless times in NXT—including at the brand's first live special, NXT Arrival.

That guy? The inspirational Bo Dallas.

To say that Dallas has been inconsequential over the last six months would be an understatement of massive proportions. He has meant nothing, appearing sparingly and being dismantled when he does.

Why WWE Creative got the idea to take the molten-hot Neville and pair him with Dallas, rather than any of the stars perceived to be at his level, is certainly puzzling.

Unfortunately, it looks like the company's inability to have a clear vision for the one-time NXT champion will result in him becoming lost in the shuffle, feuding with guys who have no business sharing the ring with him at this point.

Winner: Rusev

The Bulgarian Brute may have lost his manager, but his acting and mic work on Monday night proved that he is among the most complete performers on this roster—something few would ever have expected to say about Rusev when he made his debut over a year ago.

On Monday night, he was outstanding as the infuriated former champion who saw his last opportunity to regain the U.S. title from Cena vanish thanks to interference from his social ambassador Lana.

He was angry and bordered on verbally abusive as he yelled at Lana, garnering heel heat in the process.

It is performances such as this one that will make it incredibly difficult for WWE Creative to abandon his push and shove him into a meaningless midcard spot. Rusev is far too outstanding a talent, and it has shone through on every opportunity he has received to talk or expand his character recently.

Winner: Kevin Owens

The current NXT champion made his Raw debut on Monday night, interrupting Cena's United States Championship Open segment.

He sparred with the franchise on the mic, then left him lying in the ring in a scene that not only enhanced his star power but also put over the entire NXT brand ahead of this Wednesday's Takeover: Unstoppable event.

Owen's brilliance during the verbal exchange was heightened by what he did after laying Cena out, stepping on the United States title while holding his own championship high in the air. It was the type of brazen defiance and disrespect that Owens has become known for and the sort of thing that will only help him get over as one of the main heels in the industry going forward.

If the main roster was not familiar with Owens before Monday, it certainly is now and will become even more interested in the former Ring of Honor champion when he battles Cena at the Elimination Chamber show on May 31.