WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from February 22

The prodigal son returned Monday night on WWE Raw, as Shane McMahon shook the wrestling world to its core by interrupting the Vincent J. McMahon Award presentation, getting himself booked in a Hell in a Cell match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 and earning "biggest winner" status for the February 22 broadcast.

After seven years away, the fans erupted for Shane O'Mac, greeting him with the loudest and most sustained ovation since Daniel Bryan's retirement ceremony a few weeks back.

The fans treated the only son of Vince McMahon like a returning hero and ate up everything about his interactions with his father and sister, Stephanie.

The announcement that he will wage war with The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell, with control of WWE and its flagship show at stake, was a phenomenal way to kick-start Monday's broadcast. His appearance made Raw feel infinitely more important than it would have otherwise.

Most of all, McMahon was the biggest winner from the show because the fans welcomed him back with open arms and minds.

He was a key element of WWE programming through the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras, but most thought they would never see him in or around the company again. After all, he had essentially divorced himself from his father's empire and moved on to other endeavors, enjoying success elsewhere and creating a life for himself away from the wrestling world.

Fans could have agreed with Stephanie's assertions that her brother was a quitter. Instead, they reacted with adoration as he exploded through the curtain, coming back home to strengthen the WrestleMania card and provide intrigue on the road to the biggest show of the year.

Shane was just one winner from Monday's show. There were also a few losers for whom the Road to WrestleMania encountered significant speed bumps.

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Winner: Charlotte

WWE Divas champion Charlotte may need to learn not to scream into the microphone, but her promo Monday night was otherwise great. Appearing after Sasha Bank's win over Naomi and addressing both The Boss and Becky Lynch, Charlotte was brilliant as she attempted to drive a wedge between the top two contenders to her title.

Better yet? Her outfit, clearly inspired by Nikki Bella, served as a nice troll of the longest-reigning Divas champion ever.

Charlotte has taken to the heel role in ways she never really embraced with her babyface character, and the result is a much more interesting and motivated second-generation star. Some of that may be the result of her father standing by her side, but whether that is the case or not, she is proving herself as the type of character around which an entire division can be built.

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Loser: Ryback

Remember the last time Ryback made an ill-advised heel turn?

It did not go so well, ending with his being saddled in an undercard tag team with Curtis Axel.

Monday night, he walked out on Big Show and Kane during a match with The Wyatt Family and then attributed his actions to breaking the glass ceiling and grabbing the brass ring. It was a generic response that is unlikely to generate much in the way of interest for The Big Guy.

Instead, fans will likely shake their heads at another illogical switch in character motivation that could doom him to mediocrity or, even worse, a spot alongside former partner Axel in The Social Outcasts.

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Loser: Roman Reigns

The main event angle that saw Triple H emerge from the locker room to brutalize Roman Reigns, bloodying him and leaving him lying, was almost assuredly meant to generate sympathy for the No. 1 contender on the Road to WrestleMania 32.

Instead, it highlighted everything wrong with him.

The generic Reigns character was subjected to a brutal beating by a guy who looked cooler and has a stronger resume and an indelible connection with the audience. Reigns was completely pummeled by a character that is much more defined than his. The fact is that the fans care so much more about Triple H than him.

How that was supposed to put heat on him, turning the audience's disdain for Reigns into cheers and adulation, is a mystery. Nothing about it screamed, "We should like him now." Instead, it had this writer questioning why he should take Reigns seriously when he could not handle the 46-year-old man in dad jeans who was throwing fists with him.

WWE Creative needed to do something to get the fans on Reigns' side Monday night. While the crowd in Detroit was vocal and passionate, it was nothing compared to what the company faces as it rolls into Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, New York, in the next four out of five weeks. In those cities, it will be difficult to alter perceptions of Reigns.

Thus, next week's broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee, is of the utmost importance.

A misstep in booking there will likely doom Reigns.