The biggest winners and losers of last night's Raw (May 20)
WWE had a chance to create some notable programming off of the Money in the Bank pay per view. The company didn't. Instead, we saw the usual 50/50 booking, more "wild card" nonsense confusing the show, more Shane McMahon, another Baron Corbin main event, the same stale Brock Lesnar act, and a new title that already feels like a pale imitation of its ancestor.
Did anyone manage to get anything out of this show, or did everyone lose for being part of it?
Loser: WWE
Put simply, Brock Lesnar in the title picture is a disaster that threatens to turn into a catastrophe. The only notable thing we learned last night was that he could cash it in on either the Universal or WWE Champion, but this bit of unpredictability gives nothing in return for what it takes.
Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston both came out, but this segment was basically the same Brock Lesnar segment you've seen more or less since 2012.
The nightmare just doesn't end. There is a place for Brock Lesnar in the company as a special attraction, but he's long overstayed his welcome in the title picture, and is the biggest detriment to anyone getting over and becoming an actual star.
Loser: Sami Zayn
So much for Sami Zayn getting hot. Braun Strowman had to get his win back last week, because of course he did. No one is allowed to go above the 50/50 formula.
This was just the usual nonsense. Bobby Lashley came down to confront Braun Strowman during this segment, trying to set up the build to their match on June 7th in Saudi Arabia, but that isn't a match that anyone's excited to see.
The morass of Monday Night Raw continued with this match. It was not yet over.