The biggest winners and losers of last night's Raw (April 8)

The Raw after WrestleMania is usually among the most memorable shows of the year and indeed, we did see some notable debuts and moments, but they mostly fell flat and signaled an ominous creative direction that the company will be taking after WrestleMania.

Aside from the blatant bait and switch with Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston, there were numerous other unexciting angles set up last night, warning signs that the infamous post-WrestleMania slump is on its way and that viewers should beware. A single Undertaker appearance doesn't change that. He'll be gone by next week.

Who got the most and least out of last night's show?

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Losers: The Revival

For the second night in a row, The Revival lost to a pin by Curt Hawkins, who retained his championship along with Zack Ryder.

Dig the grave deeper.

At this point, the only hope for The Revival if they are to...revive their fortunes is for a move to SmackDown in next week's superstar shakeup. Superstars and acts bounce back, but staying on Raw guarantees they won't do so for the foreseeable future.

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Winner: Lars Sullivan

Lars Sullivan finally made his debut last night, taking out Kurt Angle who got some measure of revenge on Baron Corbin for his underwhelming WrestleMania match.

This instantly puts Sullivan on the map, and while there's every indication that he's just the monstrous flavor of the month for somebody like Seth Rollins or Roman Reigns to eventually conquer and send into comedic irrelevance (ask Braun Strowman), for now, his stock is one that you should buy.

It's going to make the programming a chore to watch though. Lars Sullivan didn't exactly set the world on fire in NXT and he lacks the charisma that made Braun Strowman's big run so entertaining.

Loser: The women's division

First, let's say that Becky Lynch is the right champion. Now with that being said, I think we can also say that the second golden age the division experienced from SummerSlam last year to the Royal Rumble this year is over. The WrestleMania mess was the first warning sign, and Becky's victory was the last gasp.

Last night, Lacey Evans' push began in earnest. A rivalry with Becky Lynch is coming and while it's certain she won't win, it should be a rough one to watch and a dramatic comedown from the rivalries Becky has had with Charlotte, Ronda, and Asuka. Lacey Evans just isn't that good and hopefully, WWE will realize that sooner rather than later.

Elsewhere, Bayley was again humiliated, this time by an old foe, Alexa Bliss, whose long run at the top made for a stagnant, unexciting division. Is she being pushed back to title contention? If so, we can expect more of the same. We'll see what happens tonight on SmackDown, but the results so far aren't good.

We also need to know the situation with Becky's titles. Will they be unified or not? If not, how will one be separate from the other? Again, this confusion shows how last-minute the decision to add the SD title to the WrestleMania main event really was.

Either way, Becky is going to have her work cut out for her.

Winner: Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn returned last night, delivering a great promo and having a great match with Finn Balor. He called the company a "toxic environment." That makes him two for two on the night.

We'll now have to see where the superstar shakeup takes Zayn, or whether this is a one night only thing with him, but he made the most of his return from a long injury hiatus. Is this a new character direction for him or is it just going to be another one hit wonder?

WWE has a propensity to book Sami Zayn in bad angles, so remain skeptical that the company won't return to form at some point soon, especially in the post-WrestleMania slump. Lest we forget, it was at this time last year that Sami Zayn was booked in that abysmal rivalry with Bobby Lashley that greatly hurt the standing of both men.