The biggest winners and losers of last night's Raw (August 26)

Winner: Cedric Alexander

Unsurprisingly, given the talent involved, this was an excellent TV match. You almost didn't want either man to lose, but in the end, Cedric Alexander emerged victorious in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament. He probably won't win the whole thing, but it's nice to see the former cruiserweight champion finally getting some shine after languishing for months after his call-up.

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Losers: The OC

AJ Styles retained his United States Championship last night after a disqualification, but he, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson were all laid out flat by the monster in the aftermath.

Just a few weeks ago, it looked like the three of them were going to become the dominant force in Raw's midcard. Now, Gallows and Anderson have lost their titles while AJ Styles is looking bad in meaningless matches to a man that has no chance of actually winning the Universal Championship next month.

This is the kind of booking that ensures that nobody is a star.

As much as NXT has declined this year, it usually avoids this kind of stuff.

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