WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from September 5

To say that Seth Rollins was the biggest winner of the September 5 episode of Raw would be akin to saying the sky is blue and grass is green; it is rather obvious, really. The Architect exploded through the curtain Monday night, bringing an intensity and seriousness to his promo that fans had not seen since he was the spokesman for The Shield.

He was rightfully angry and frustrated, betrayed by those he broke his body for. He also put his perspective as the face of The Authority put into perspective, telling universal champion Kevin Owens that he was a puppet, a marionette for Triple H to toy with for his own personal gain.

From there, he battled Chris Jericho, working the match as a true babyface.

He reintroduced some of his aerial attack and sent a message loudly and clearly to Triple H with a Pedigree, beating the future Hall of Famer Jericho away en route to Clash of Champions, where he will wage war with Owens for the top prize on Raw.

Fans have been waiting for this Rollins, a flawed babyface who came to the realization that he was but a pawn for The Authority to toy with. Now flirting with the fine line between heroism and villainy, he is poised to become one of the more compelling characters on Raw.

Winner: Kevin Owens

From the outset of Monday's show, Owens was treated like a star. He was greeted with a grand celebration featuring balloons, pyrotechnics and streamers. He wore a suit, a nod to the fact that he is now Triple H's "chosen one."

It was a great way to kick off the Owens era of Raw, one that not only features the Canadian as a credible main event heel but also freshens up what had become a stagnant story over the last two years.

Owens, the sarcastic and lackadaisical competitor who can turn on the intensity and aggression at any time, is not necessarily the first Superstar one would think of when detailing potential corporate puppets, but that is why it works.

It flies in the face of the obvious and presents an opportunity for fresh storytelling, something the show is in desperate need of.

From an in-ring perspective, he had another solid night, defeating Sami Zayn in a quality match at the top of the show. Yet it was the overall presentation of Owens as a Superstar that earned him "winner" status and has him surging heading into September 25's Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

Losers: Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

At some point, WWE Creative must come to the realization that cheesy comedy bits are not the way to get Gallows and Anderson over with the audience. The penis-inspired jokes, the retirement specialist nonsense...it has been woefully misjudged by the writing staff and has failed to get the New Japan stars over in any measurable way.

Speaking solely from an in-ring perspective, the duo has been solid. The complete and utter lack of character development has doomed them to mediocrity and left them to the juvenile humor of a writing staff whose inability to recognize what got them over in Japan has left them to script jokes only pre-teens scribbling in binder keepers would find funny.

Monday's was the worst of the worst, a miserable segment devoted to The Old Day. The mockery was greeted with silence, and justifiably so.

Now, the team heads to Clash of Champions, where they will probably beat The New Day for the tag titles, and embark on a run with the tag titles that will ultimately fail harder than a humorless doctor shtick. 

Winner: Cesaro

Sure, Cesaro lost a third straight match to Sheamus, falling to 0-3 in the Best of Seven Series. Still, he set himself up for a character arc that will earn him more fans and provide Raw with another solid babyface for it to utilize.

With his back injured during last week's match, Cesaro tried desperately to fight through the pain, refusing to allow the referee to call off the match. Rather, he took his loss like a man, eating a Brogue Kick that suddenly has him facing insurmountable odds.

He will overcome the deficit. All good guys do. In fact, his ability to fight back and even the score will earn him fans, who appreciate his never-say-die attitude.

That is, until he throws on a neon T-shirt, inspires fans to never give up and sells ungodly amounts of merchandise.

Then it's all hatred from that point on.