WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from February 15

The idea of Paul Heyman earning "biggest winner" status coming out of an episode of WWE Raw should not be foreign to anyone. 

The master of the mic has been putting over matches, moments and Superstars for years now, often better and more effectively than the rocket scientists manning WWE Creative could ever hope to. Thus, when he set foot inside the squared circle on Raw for a promo designed to put emphasis on Sunday's WWE Fastlane main event, fans should have expected something special from the silver-tongued manager.

Standing face-to-face with Roman Reigns, he put over the second-generation Superstar and his quest for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. At the same time, he dictated to the audience what the Triple Threat No. 1 Contender's match at Fastlane will mean to Reigns and best friend Dean Ambrose's friendship while simultaneously reaffirming what the title means to everyone who laces a pair of boots.

In one promo, shorter than many others on recent broadcasts, Heyman brought together three themes for one fantastic final pitch for the February 21 pay-per-view that probably did more to sell the audience on its main event than anything WWE Creative or the three Superstars involved had done to that point.

The importance of Heyman's contributions cannot be denied. He is a salesman of the highest order in that he knows the details, he understands how to accentuate positives and hide negatives and he speaks with a conviction that convinces buyers to go all-in, investing themselves and their money in whatever it is that he is pitching.

To steal one from Chris Jericho, Heyman is the best in the world at what he does, and there really is no one even remotely close to him in that sense.

The former ECW mastermind was not the only winner from the February 15 episode of Raw. There was the former indy darling who continued to impress fans in his new place of employment, plus two Divas who seized the spotlight and benefited from solid writing ahead of their championship clash just days later.

And then there was the unfortunate biggest loser from Monday's show, a grizzled veteran who has reached the pinnacle of the sport but clearly has nothing left in the proverbial tank.

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Winner: AJ Styles

AJ Styles continued to impress WWE fans Monday night, scoring a decisive victory over The Miz and furthering his feud with Chris Jericho by challenging Y2J to a third match at Fastlane.

What earned him winner's status, though, was the concentrated effort by WWE management and the commentary team to put Styles over as someone truly special, whether it was the way commentators Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield built him up as an elite performer or how Jericho spoke of his offense and the way everything he does hurts.

Add in his star entrance, and you have a newcomer to the company who has not yet fallen into the same booking traps that others have along the way.

It is no surprise, then, that fans have taken to him as quickly as they have, including those unfamiliar with his exploits beyond the gates of McMahon Land.

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Loser: Mark Henry

By no means is this meant as disrespect toward Mark Henry, but the former world heavyweight champion is done. Years of bumping and bruising have left him a shell of the man who just five years ago enjoyed the hottest streak of his career and his lone reign atop the company.

Watching him struggle to move against a younger, maybe even stronger Big E was upsetting to this writer, who once enjoyed nothing more than watching him induct opposition into the Hall of Pain.

Henry's timing was visibly off, and he appeared lost at one point. It was disheartening to watch the awkward finish, the result of what looked to be a very legitimate injury suffered by the former Olympic powerlifter.

Henry has earned the right to go out on his own terms, a loyal employee who has partaken in some of the best and worst angles in the history of WWE. He has worked extremely hard for Vince McMahon and was rewarded significantly, both financially and with championship gold.

It is time for him to move forward and take his health into consideration. If he will not do it, then McMahon and his officials should feel obligated to thank him for his services and begin discussing a respectful way to say goodbye to the character.

Regardless of how it happens, The World's Strongest Man is on his last legs as an in-ring performer, and his mess of a match with Big E Monday night was evidence of it.

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Winners: Brie Bella and Charlotte

It was only a matter of time before WWE Creative exploited the Daniel Bryan retirement for storyline purposes. Luckily, it did it in a respectful manner that not only paid proper tribute to the man whose goodbye last week resulted in so much love from peers and fans alike but also utilized the occurrence to generate heat for the upcoming Divas Championship match between Bryan's wife, Brie Bella, and Charlotte.

Charlotte was brilliant as she disingenuously addressed the now-retired Superstar, then turned her attention to Brie and trying to convince the Total Divas star to skip Sunday's match and tend to both her husband and her injured sister, Nikki.

Channeling her legendary father, Ric Flair, Charlotte appeared far more comfortable in the role of arrogant and egotistical heel. She gloriously spoke down to Brie, who, in turn, came across as incredibly sympathetic, even if she has still not yet found her own voice on the mic.

The series of Bryan-like kicks that Bella unleashed was a great cap for the segment, which did a tremendous job of adding emotion and intrigue to a match that otherwise was destined to be a bathroom break for most come Sunday night.