WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from December 28

From the moment Kevin Owens debuted on the main roster last summer, fans have waited to see the dangerous side of the former NXT champion that made him one of the most captivating and interesting characters in the entire sport. 

Monday night, after suffering an embarrassing loss to Neville, Owens snapped and demolished The Man That Gravity Forgot before being engaged by new intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose. Angered and frustrated, Owens re-emerged from the locker room later in the night, leaving Ambrose lying in a heap following a powerbomb on the table.

It was the re-emergence of the nasty, despicable villain WWE lacks right now and one that could prove extremely effective in positioning Owens for one of the high-profile matches at WrestleMania 32.

Even if Owens does not find himself in that position, his use Monday night helped re-establish him as one of the top villains on the roster, a destructive force who is a consummate threat to any and every babyface on the roster. That will benefit him in the long run, not to mention the overall roster, as WWE continues to search for stars to ensure the future of the company.

The former Ring of Honor standout may have been the biggest and most impressive winner, but he was far from the only winner Monday night. With that said, the show also had its fair share of disappointing losers.

Which of your favorite Superstars or Divas ended up on which side of the argument? 

Let's take a look with this rundown of Monday Night Raw's most and least impressive performers. 

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Winners: Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks

With half of the roster elsewhere on the final leg of the 2015 Holiday Tour, the opportunity presented itself for Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch to prove themselves as performers to a viewing audience that may not be familiar with the excellence they demonstrated in NXT.

For 15 minutes, they worked a very solid wrestling match, marred only by the incessant interference of Team B.A.D.'s Naomi and Tamina Snuka. Still, their involvement was essential to the story being told, so it is completely forgivable.

The Lynch-Banks match is exactly what the Divas Revolution should have been about—not three trios warring for gang superiority, but women having the chance to prove they could carry a match the length that these two Divas did Monday night, all the while telling their stories and getting themselves over without any labels or manufactured tag line.

The Lass Kicker and The Boss proved themselves worthy. Now it will be interesting to see if anyone in management not named Triple H or Stephanie McMahon was paying attention.

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Loser: Big Show

The World's Largest Athlete returned Monday night during an edition of Miz TV and laid waste to the host, Ryback and WWE's unofficial job quad before announcing himself as the first entrant into the Royal Rumble match. Had the segment ended there, it would have been an uninspired mess, but it would have accomplished its goal of putting Big Show over ahead of the massive battle royal.

But it did not.

Moments later, Big Show was booked in a match against Ryback, where he proceeded to walk out rather than endure Shellshocked and a potential loss.

How in the world does that segment do anything to help Big Show when, minutes later, he is reeling and saved only by cowardly walking away?

In one breath, WWE tried to convince fans of the giant's credibility then erased it seconds later by having him escape defeat in a match against a guy he had just previously tossed around the squared circle.

Big Show has always been booked inconsistently, but this was ridiculous.

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Losers: WWE Creative

The return of the Mr. McMahon character to Raw should have been more important. Instead, McMahon was wasted on an angle that saw him get arrested—his real issues being with the NYPD rather than Roman Reigns—only to return to the show by night's end and punish the WWE world heavyweight champion by booking him against Sheamus next week, with the Chairman of the Board serving as the guest referee.

WWE Creative failed one of its most enduring characters and, if not careful, can erase any and all luster left on the persona with questionable use such as that on display Monday night.

Overuse of McMahon could also shove Reigns to the background, something the company cannot afford as it tries to mold the second-generation star into the top babyface on the roster.

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Winner: John Cena

The franchise star of WWE returned Monday night and picked up right where he left off, wrestling another fantastic television match against a similarly skilled worker in Alberto Del Rio. Just as he had done months earlier, he helped the United States Championship feel special again, adding credibility back to the title that lost it the moment he dropped it at Hell in a Cell.

The match with Del Rio provided fans in Brooklyn with a quality main event and ended the night on a high note, even if Cena inexplicably disappeared in the closing moments of the broadcast.

The Champ demonstrated unselfishness, not insisting in being the last man standing. He did not overcome the odds, instead allowing The Usos and Reigns to come to his aid, a sharp contrast to the way the character has been booked over the years.

It remains to be seen if Cena is comfortable enough to allow Reigns to wrest the spotlight away from him, staying in the main event picture but not necessarily the championship picture. If he does, Reigns will have a very real opportunity to achieve tremendous success in his role as the future face of the company.