5 Biggest Winners & Losers From WWE Raw (Oct 24)

2. Loser: Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho’s fortunes continue to fluctuate on Monday Night Raw, and this was another bad week for the list-maker. Not only did he open the night without the ever popular List of Jericho in his possession, but his tension with Kevin Owens continued, and he spent most of the evening looking for said list rather than focusing on the main event.

Speaking of which, after long periods of working together in what essentially amounted to a 2-on-1 handicap match, Seth Rollins pinned both Jericho and Owens simultaneously. It capped off a weak night for Y2J, who finds himself completely missing from the Hell In A Cell card, but at least he has the List back in his possession.

Jericho, as usual, did his best to squeeze as much enjoyment as possible from a weak set of segments. His interaction with Braun Strowman was at least entertaining, but centering most of Raw around his quest to recover the list was entirely the wrong decision. WWE are supposed to be selling HIAC as a daunting, demonic structure that ends careers and ruins lives. Instead, they spent much of Raw on goofball comedy.

Though not on the card, HIAC has become critical for Chris Jericho. After losing last night, a KO victory at the PPV will likely strengthen Y2J’s resolve in chasing the Universal Championship, and lead to an eventual split for the “best friends.”