
WWE Raw Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from April 2
The final Raw before WrestleMania 34 has come and gone, and in its wake, it has left a handful of winners and losers who defined the go-home broadcast.
From universal champion Brock Lesnar and his F-5 to Roman Reigns through to Sasha Banks and Bayley's friendship erupting into an all-out brawl, the show had its fair share of memorable moments but not everyone benefited from them.
There were revelations that earned certain stars "loser" status, while strong promo segments were the theme of the night, garnering those involved "winner" status.
Which Superstar ended up on what side of the argument and who has momentum heading into The Showcase of the Immortals on Sunday in New Orleans?
Find out now with this recap of the April 2 episode of Raw.
Losers: Bayley and Sasha Banks
1 of 4One of the better, more complete stories on this Road to WrestleMania has been the mounting tension and dissension between Bayley and Sasha Banks.
The frustration experienced by the former over the actions of someone she considers a close friend have mounted with every passing week, and they boiled over Monday night.
Bayley attacked an arrogant and demanding Banks, coming to blows with the woman she defeated for the NXT Women's Championship back in 2015.
The brawl was interrupted by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in what amounted to little more than hype for the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal and therein lies why Banks and Bayley are losers from this week's show.
Despite their best efforts to tell this compelling story, their fates for Sunday were confirmed Monday when Michael Cole revealed the aforementioned battle royal will be relegated to the Kickoff Show, meaning Bayley and Banks will not make the main card.
It is a massive disappointment given the effort they have put into their program over the last few weeks and the story they have managed to tell.
Here's to the program continuing beyond WrestleMania and hopefully giving fans the one-on-one match they deserve.
Winner: John Cena
2 of 4John Cena has single-handedly carried his entire program with The Undertaker, including another strong promo from The Cenation Leader on Monday night.
The franchise star not only emphasized his own feud with The Deadman, he also put over the WrestleMania card and how much he is looking forward to watching as a fan.
Of course, we know WWE Creative would not have spent this much time on Cena-Undertaker if there wasn't some sort of payoff at WrestleMania, so one can assume the two of them will meet at some point Sunday.
But that is not the point.
What is, though, is Cena's devotion to the story. He has done some phenomenal mic work in the weeks ahead of WrestleMania, starting as the strong hero he is and devolving a little more each week as he poked and prodded The Phenom in an attempt to lure him out of whatever self-imposed retirement he is in.
Monday, Cena delivered another scathing one-liner that questioned Undertaker's manhood, yet still no Deadman.
It remains to be seen exactly what form of Cena-Undertaker fans get Sunday night at WrestleMania, but one thing is for sure: they are more excited about the prospect of the showdown because of the work Cena has done in setting it up.
Loser: WWE Creative
3 of 4Monday was the go-home show to WrestleMania, the most prestigious event of WWE's year, and WWE Creative failed to deliver the explosive broadcast it needed to really sell the show as can't-miss television.
There was nothing inherently wrong with Monday's episode of Raw. If it was any other broadcast than the final one before WrestleMania, it would have been a damn fine show. Unfortunately, the audience expects more from the broadcast and WWE did not deliver.
The lack of urgency with which the show was approached was troublesome, for sure.
Rather than the last opportunity for the writing team to sell The Show of Shows to the audience, it felt more like a broadcast for two or three weeks out from WrestleMania.
The Cena promo was strong, the closing segment featuring Reigns and Lesnar was solid, but everything else felt like a setup to a bigger angle to take place between now and WrestleMania.
An incomplete setup doomed the WWE Creative team to its status as losers from the April 2 broadcast.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
4 of 4When Brock Lesnar wants to get something over, he busts his ass to make sure it does.
That was the case Monday night as he sold all over the ring for Roman Reigns, making the Superman Punches dealt to him look like the most dangerous weapons in The Big Dog's repertoire.
He staggered around the ring, really putting over Reigns' offense and making sure fans knew that come Sunday night, he could lose the Universal Championship.
Of course, Lesnar recovered, catching an unalert Reigns with an F-5 and standing tall to close out the show, but his efforts on the night to make The Big Dog look like a credible opponent rather than going through the motions was a refreshing change for The Beast Incarnate.
Lesnar's future beyond Sunday may be in question but what is not is this: If Lesnar shows up to WrestleMania motivated, he and Reigns have a real shot at delivering an epic main event match that improves upon their 2015 offering.






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