5 Biggest Winners & Losers From WWE Raw (19 Sept)

1. Winner: Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins had a relatively busy night on Raw. He faced United States Champion Rusev in the night’s opening contest, and while the match ended in a double count-out, it ended-up with Rollins diving from the announce table to take the Bulgarian Brute out. Later in the evening, Rollins ran to the ring to save Roman Reigns from a 2-on-1 beatdown at Kevin Owens and Rusev’s hands, and when the show went off the air, he and his former Shield brother were standing tall.

This is exactly where Rollins needs to be at this point. It can be argued that WWE should’ve brought him back as a face in the first place, but he’s getting the right reactions now, and while still a slimy, devious character, he’s becoming more and more altruistic with every passing week. Nobody should’ve expected Seth to turn into an all-out nice guy, and if that’s the path WWE choose to go down, it’s going to happen slowly and naturally.

Rollins and Kevin Owens are going to blow the roof off at Clash of Champions. Both competitors have real motivation to tear lumps out of each other, and with Triple H still lurking in the shadows, the match is laced with intrigue. Further involvement from The Game will only build further sympathy for the aggrieved Architect, and with both Triple H and Owens working against him, Rollins has all the fuel he needs to become WWE’s biggest babyface.

While Sami Zayn duffs around in the midcard and Finn Balor sits on the treatment table, Seth Rollins is taking all the shine. Last night was another big night for the Draft’s number one pick, and there are many more like this in the future.