WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from October 26

In the wake of Hell in a Cell, World Wrestling Entertainment presented an episode of Monday Night Raw devoted to determining a new No. 1 contender to Seth Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

After defeating Kofi Kingston in singles competition, then winning a Fatal 4-Way match against Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns now stands at the front of the line, ready to avenge the loss at WrestleMania 31 that continues to haunt him. 

The biggest winner from the October 26 episode of the company's flagship program, Reigns delivered two stellar performances that turned the fans in San Diego that may have been against him completely in his favor.

By the time he countered Owens' Pop-up Powerbomb into a Superman Punch and flattened him with the Spear, the fans erupted, greeting his victory with a tremendous ovation. 

It was a triumphant night for Reigns, who has put together a phenomenal year from an in-ring perspective and now enters one of the premiere events produced by WWE for his first shot at the top prize in the industry since this past spring.

Unarguably the biggest winner from Raw, Reigns was hardly the only one, though. There was the Anti-Diva who showed her true colors and a champion who rebounded after a disappointing showing at this past weekend's pay-per-view extravaganza.

And then there was the unfortunate tag team and Lass Kicker, whose nights were not nearly as successful as their peers, earning "loser" status for their contributions on Monday night.

Losers: The Dudley Boyz

Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley are the most decorated tag team in the history of sports entertainment—a duo that has won championship gold in every promotion that they have competed in. They have more than earned the respect of the fans and any acclaim thrown in their direction. But since returning the night after SummerSlam, it has become incredibly apparent that they have done nothing to update their act to better fit 2015.

Relying on nostalgia to keep them over, a combined lack of progression and poor booking has doomed them to become a major disappointment just two months into their latest run with Vince McMahon's company.

Monday night, they were part of a throw-away 6-Man Tag Team match (WWE Creative's favorite kind at this point) designed almost exclusively to put over the trio of Sheamus, Rusev and King Barrett, who seem to be building momentum as a team.

Whether the Dudley Boyz remain in the hunt for the tag team titles is something that bears watching but at this point, it is difficult to watch an episode of Raw and SmackDown and not notice how quickly they lost a great deal of the heat that accompanied their comeback just 60 days ago.

Winner: Kevin Owens

The worst match on the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view was the intercontinental title match between Kevin Owens and Ryback, a bout that proved to even the most intensely loyal of Owens' supporters that he is, in fact, mortal.

Monday night, though, the former NXT champion rebounded tremendously, working a fantastic match with Cesaro that he won via pinfall with the Pop-up Powerbomb and delivering an intense and aggressive showing in the night's No. 1 Contender Fatal 4-Way match despite suffering a defeat.

Owens felt much more motivated and aggressive than he has in previous weeks, as if someone backstage realized how poorly he had been booked recently and sought to rectify that problem in one single night.

Whether they succeeded or not is dependent on what he takes part in on SmackDown and how he is used at that point. But right now, Owens reminded fans and management Monday night why he is such an intriguing and compelling performer with a strong showing in a fantastic main event.

Loser: Becky Lynch

Poor Becky. Prior to her main roster call-up, she was among the hottest women's wrestlers in the world, working a legitimate Match of the Year candidate against Sasha Banks at TakeOver: Unstoppable. She should have been at the forefront of the Divas Revolution but instead, she has been shoved into the background, a characterless woman serving as backup to Charlotte, but nothing more.

Monday night, the Lass Kicker exploded into the match and received a nice pop for her entry into the 6 Divas Tag Team match against Team Bella. As she took Nikki Bella over with an Exploder suplex, it looked like WWE Creative might finally be throwing her a bone, giving her the opportunity to go over and build a little momentum for herself.

Instead, she was taken out by Bella with a forearm and the Rack Attack. Then, to make matters worse, she was on the receiving end of the Ram-Paige, courtesy of friend-turned-enemy Paige.

It was another disappointing night for Lynch, who has been so one-dimensional and irrelevant since the Divas Revolution kicked off that it is almost like she is not there. 

Winner: Paige

The Anti-Diva again proved why the WWE ring is in her house Monday night, assaulting both Charlotte and Becky Lynch following a loss in 6 Diva Tag Team match action. Manipulative and deceitful, she turned on her friends, leaving them lying following a pair of Ram-Paiges and a PTO to Charlotte.

The crowd erupted for the betrayal, their appreciation for Paige's attitude never more apparent.

As she strutted around the ring, presumably expecting to be rained down upon with boos, she was greeted with a huge ovation for the Brit and her assault of the less interesting babyfaces that she had just stabbed in the back.

In one night, Paige inserted herself into the Divas Championship picture and will now take her rightful place at the center of WWE's women's division.