WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from December 12

The Dec. 12 episode of WWE Raw may have featured the final hype for Sunday's Roadblock: End of the Line pay-per-view event, but it was the team that made history that stole the headlines and wound up the night's biggest winner.

Then there was the show's biggest loser, a beloved babyface from NXT whose initial run on Raw has not been what she or her fans imagined it would be.

In both instances, they were victorious, but only in one did that win matter in the grand scheme of things.

Who spun a victory into a place in the WWE history books, and who picked up a meaningless win while continuing to march through the muck of mediocrity?

Superstar	Winner or Loser	Why?
Sami Zayn	Winner	In the midst of the most interesting story on Raw, Zayn delivered another outstanding promo with Mick Foley and now finds himself in one of the most intriguing Roadblock matches: a 10-minute war with Braun Strowman.
TJ Perkins	Winner	Could a heel turn finally breathe life into a competitor whose babyface persona has been more one-dimensional than any other on the roster?
Lince Dorado	Loser	An afterthought in a match that also involved consistent loser Ariya Daivari? WWE doesn't remember how valuable masked Superstars can be, does it?

Biggest Winner: The New Day

In 2015, Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods debuted a new gimmick that was destined to fail the moment it appeared in a pre-taped vignette for the first time. The New Day, a trio of motivational speakers flanked by a choir and preaching the power of positivity, was a bust right out of the gate. Fans greeted the act with the apathy of a Repo Man-El Matador main event from 1992.

It sucked, and at WrestleMania 31 that April, tens of thousands of WWE fans let it be known, reigning down on the trio with chants of "New Day sucks."

The betrayal was all the group needed to alter its presentation, inject ridiculousness into it and begin the transition to the wildly popular act it is today. Monday, the trio secured its place in history, becoming the longest-reigning tag team champions in WWE history.

To do so, it had to defeat eight of the premier stars on the Raw roster.

It successfully defended in a Triple Threat match against The Club and Sheamus and Cesaro to kick off the show. While celebrating what it thought would be its history-making moment, it doused Stephanie McMahon in champagne, earning itself one more title defense, this time against main event stars in Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens, and Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.

Once again faced with a numbers disadvantage, the champions emerged victorious, thanks in large part to the weak link, Woods, who withstood a tremendous amount of punishment to pin Jericho for the win.

The New Day's run is unprecedented. It never should have happened but did because of the determination of the performers involved. They changed the gimmick up, altered it to make it successful and proved that more creative freedom for talent can result in something special.

They deserved the honor bestowed upon them Monday night, and their in-ring performances demonstrated why.

Biggest Loser: Bayley

Bayley is lost in the shuffle, as WWE Creative's inability to get past Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair as the main Raw Women's Championship program has restricted the beloved babyface's career growth.

For the second consecutive week, she defeated Alicia Fox in a meaningless match that did nothing to better her standing with fans or get her any closer to the title.

Since arriving, Bayley has floated around in the background, feuding with Dana Brooke in a program that saw her lose far more than she should have. It hurt her momentum and left some wondering why she was brought up from NXT, where she was a much more valuable part of the puzzle than she was to that point on Monday nights.

Commentary from Michael Cole hinted at Bayley being the next foil for whoever leaves Pittsburgh on Sunday night with the Raw Women's Championship. Still, one cannot help but wonder if enough damage has been done to keep Bayley from ever being the enormous star—possibly on the level of John Cena—that she had the potential to be.