5 Biggest Winners & Losers From WWE Raw (29 Aug)

2. Winner: Big Cass

Enzo Amore & Big Cass have been blighted by quiet split rumours for a while now. It seems odd, given the duo’s incredible chemistry and inert overness, but the whispers persist even if they’re not dominating headlines. It began with the inclusion of Carmella way back in NXT, and has followed them on the main roster.

Last week’s Raw saw Cass strike-out as a singles wrestler and earn the right to fight for the Universal Championship, furthering the idea that his tag team days were on the way out.

Vince McMahon’s obsession with giant wrestlers remains intact and, as a popular but unseasoned act, Cass seemed a great candidate for the next monster push. It seems daft that WWE would squander such a popular tag team at this point, but this is WWE: when have they ever let logic get in the way of a strange decision?

Wherever WWE head next, Big Cass looked like a genuine main eventer last night. He was made to look like a world-beater while wrestling Owens, Rollins, and Reigns and took centre stage as the match’s all-conquering giant. Cass was eliminated first, sure, but it took a Superman Punch, Superkick, and Frog Splash to see him off. He wrestled like a monster and went out like one, too.

This was the biggest night of Big Cass’ main roster career thus far. He has now established himself as a guy who can compete with Raw’s very best, and with Enzo’s clear deficiencies as an in-ring performer, it wouldn’t be a shock to see them continue as a manager/wrestler combination going forward.