WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from August 8

Cesaro's performances on Monday night reminded fans why he is one of the best professional wrestlers on the planet, but also one of the the industry's most misused, making him the biggest loser from the August 8 broadcast.

Yes, loser.

The Swiss Superman has wowed audiences with his athleticism and superb in-ring technique. He has seized numerous opportunities, deliver show-stopping performances against established main event stars like John Cena, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan. Yet no matter how many times he does so, he finds himself right back in the midcard hell he is so desperate to escape.

On Monday night, Cesaro won a highly competitive match with Sheamus and was thrust into an unscheduled main event for the United States Championship against Rusev.

Rather than the start of some sustained run atop the Raw brand, it was yet another opportunity for WWE Creative to build him up and tear him down, as Cesaro lost following interference from Sheamus.

Did the booking make him look like a force, a Superstar who was only beaten after interference from Sheamus and a referee bump?

Yes, but management and writers have been so inconsistent in their booking of his character that no loss can be excused. At some point he needs to win one of these high-profile matches and overcome the mediocrity he has wallowed in for far too long.

Were his performances exceptional? Absolutely. No one can take that away from him, but the harsh realization that they will net him the same results is enough to kill any optimism that may exist in the wake of Monday's presentation.

Winner: Kevin Owens

The Prizefighter of WWE not only stood side-by-side with Chris Jericho, prepared to backup Y2J in his war with Enzo Amore and Big Cass, but also earned himself "winner" status for a promo he cut that put his issues with the former NXT tandem in perspective.

Owens recounted his like for Cass during their time down in Orlando but could never understand why the 7-foot Superstar aligned himself with Enzo, whom Owens considered a piece of baggage at best. Unlike Cass, who has carried that baggage, Owen dumped his (Sami Zayn) off the first chance he got. Since the big man has exposed him and everyone else to Amore's ramblings, Owens lost respect for him and is going to hurt him come SummerSlam on August 21.

The Canadian told a simple and effective story that related Cass to himself, and now fans have an emotional take on the match. It made sense, was not forced and will only add to the upcoming tag team match, rather than throw some sort of wacky and illogical plot device into the mix.

Owens was his typically strong self on the mic, putting everyone else around him to shame. When two of those three Superstars are Amore and Jericho, two of the best talkers in the industry, you gain a new respect for the former intercontinental champion.

Loser: Women's Wrestling

For the second consecutive show, WWE Creative did a great disservice to women's wrestling. On last week's SmackDown, it sacrificed in-ring work for two angles that did nothing to better any of the women involved. On Monday night, during a three-hour broadcast, Sasha Banks battled Dana Brooke in a match that ran just over two minutes. 

That's right: In a show with 180 minutes to play with, Banks and Brooke were allowed two minutes to have something remotely resembling a wrestling match.

There was no women's revolution in sight. Two weeks after an outstanding match between Banks and Charlotte that crowned a new women's champion, the company reverted to its mid-2000s treatment of its female competitors, wasting their talents in an insulting, halfhearted attempt to fill the female quota for the night.

The Boss' two-minute squash of Brooke did nothing to make fans want to see her title defense against Charlotte at SummerSlam any more than they already did. Worst of all, the match continued the erosion of Brooke's credibility, rendering the entire ordeal an exercise in how not to book a division.

Winner: Seth Rollins

It is amazing how strong and confident a performer can be without the dark cloud of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's Authority hanging over their head, as seen with Seth Rollins of late.

He was a winner for his in-ring exploits last week, as his victory over Sami Zayn allowed him some momentum heading into SummerSlam, but it was his work on the mic this week that left him feeling like a winner.

Rollins took center stage Monday night and accused his upcoming opponent Finn Balor of disrespectful behavior. He was offended that Balor thought he could come to the ring and address him the way he did. He was offended that the Irishman would put a hand on him. The offense he took, though, sounded a lot like paranoia.

Like maybe, just maybe, The Demon actually is a threat to his perfect little world, where The Man reigns over Raw as its top dog.

Rollins hit every note of his promo and did a fantastic job of selling the upcoming WWE Universal Championship match in the process.

In fact, promos like Monday's suggest that Rollins may be the franchise star that his selection as the No. 1 pick in the WWE draft would suggest.