The biggest winners and losers of last night's RAW (July 20)

The July 20th RAW was technically the fallout show from Extreme Rules, but it seems the company is already looking forward. RAW was more about setting up the future than it was about the night before. Asuka was confirmed as still the RAW Women's Champion, but there will be a rematch with Sasha Banks next week. Reportedly, the finish was changed to drive an interest in ratings. Drew McIntyre will face Dolph Ziggler again, but we all know the outcome of that.

This night was more about other Superstars.

Who got the most and least out of RAW last night? Let's take a look.

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Winners: Aleister Black and Seth Rollins

This was a great way to start off the show. Aleister Black and Seth Rollins have had beef for a long time, but this was the first proper, extended singles match between them. If RAW was a preview of what they could do on a pay per view, I think we're all interested in seeing this rivalry bloom further now that Rey Mysterio is behind Seth Rollins.

We'll just have to see how this rivalry evolves in the coming weeks, but it's off to a good start.

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Winner: Mustafa Ali

In a pleasant surprise, Mustafa Ali returned to RAW last night, joining Ricochet and Cedric Alexander against MVP's faction, consisting of himself, Bobby Lashley, and new 24/7 Champion Shelton Benjamin.

Ali wound up getting the win in the match, pinning the United States Champion after a 450 splash. Under WWE logic, this should lead to a title shot.

Regardless, last night's RAW proved a big step for Mustafa Ali, who has been absent from television for some time. It remains to be seen where this path will lead him, but last night saw him come out ahead.

Losers: Andrade and Angel Garza

Andrade's entire main roster career, ever since he showed up on SmackDown in April of 2018 and then to RAW, has been one with a low ceiling. No matter how much he wins, he never seems to be able to get something going on an extended basis.

Last night's RAW was no exception. The Street Profits returned and Andrade and Angel Garza, who had been building up some heat for a while, lost to them. It was a good match, true, but a loss is still a loss.

We shouldn't be surprised to see this rivalry continue, but this kind of booking might be one of the reasons why RAW's ratings have taken on alarming new lows. WWE needs to learn how to book the middle of its shows better. This kind of thing is evidently not cutting it. RAW's tag team division has been a problem for a long time, with seemingly only one team reigning on top while every other team is a dead letter.

WWE may wish to swallow its pride and learn from AEW here.

Winner: Shayna Baszler

We might be presuming too much by saying this, but it appears that these RAW tapings were Kairi Sane's final televised appearances for WWE and that she has now left the company. If that's true, she went out on a high note, as this match with Bayley was good and she got the win.

One conspicuous part of the match, though, was Shayna Baszler watching. If Kairi Sane has left, it wouldn't be surprising for Baszler to attack her on next week's RAW in a brutal way, calling back to their long history in NXT and setting up Asuka's next title defense after she presumably defeats Sasha Banks next week (we should note again that the Extreme Rules match was supposedly changed so there could be a rematch on RAW as an attempt to grab ratings).

It will certainly be sad to see Kairi Sane go, but if this goes as I expect, WWE will do the most with the departure, setting up a new storyline in the process. It's just a shame we likely won't see the Asuka vs. Sane match we've all been waiting for,