The final Raw before Survivor Series featured WWE Creative putting its best foot forward in building a card that fans would be genuinely excited to watch Sunday night.

In doing so, it made a handful of decisions that affected several Superstars, including a young star whose in-ring ability has not been matched by WWE Creative's efforts.

Jason Jordan had a newsworthy Monday as he was dismissed from Team Raw and the victim of a Pedigree from the returning Triple H.

Bray Wyatt returned with little or no fanfare, while Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and two good brothers tore the house down in the best match of the night.

Finally, The Shield made its first in-ring appearance in three years, but was the reunion wasted in what was a throwaway episode of Raw?

Winner: Jason Jordan

It may appear on the surface as though Jordan was a loser following his dismissal from Team Raw, but upon further examination, the seeds have been planted for a scorned son to turn on his father, general manager Kurt Angle, and lash out at the Olympic gold medalist for not believing in him.

After scoring a fluke victory over Bray Wyatt (more on him in a moment), Jordan pleaded and begged with his father not to remove him from the Survivor Series main event. Emotion painted his face, and even as Triple H marched to the ring and threatened to make the decision for Angle if he would not, Jordan had tears in his eyes.

Some will consider the Pedigree he suffered at the hands of Triple H to be a burial of some sort, but in reality, it was the spark that should light the fire of bigger and better things for Jordan.

More importantly for Jordan, he could prove to be an integral piece in the Triple H vs. Kurt Angle puzzle that should lead into a high-profile match between the longtime rivals.

Loser: Bray Wyatt

The Reaper of Souls returned to Raw Monday night to little fanfare.

The former WWE champion battled Jason Jordan, losing to the upstart young star via fluke rollup.

If that was not bad enough, Wyatt finds himself without a spot on the Survivor Series card, a relatively high-profile Superstar absent from one of WWE's premier cards.

Wyatt has been misused, underdeveloped and downright botched numerous times since his debut in 2013. That he has been left off a marquee event and returned after a month to little hype indicates management has no plans whatsoever for the third-generation Superstar going forward.

That is an indictment against WWE Creative and, perhaps, further evidence that the Wyatt character is in desperate need of retooling before he descends further into obscurity.

Winners: Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

The tag team match that saw Balor and Joe battle Anderson and Gallows was little more than a throwaway tag match designed to put over the idea of the former two being able to set aside their differences and score a victory ahead of Survivor Series.

Despite its seemingly inconsequential nature, the two teams delivered what was arguably the best match on the show.

A fast-paced tag team bout that allowed Gallows and Anderson to get some heat before Balor and Joe came surging back for the win, it demonstrated the chemistry of those involved and served its purpose.

On a night in which teams were reshuffled and new matches were made, this brought work rate to the program and furthered the story of Balor and Joe ahead of Sunday's pay-per-view.

Losers: The Shield

Rather than saving Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose's first match back as a unit for Survivor Series, five years after their debut with the company, WWE Creative opted to book them in a throwaway match during Monday's broadcast.

The trio defeated The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro in a six-man tag team match, wrapping up a program that should have concluded back at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.

Wasting their reunion on a show that should have built to their showdown with The New Day rather than  settling for a match no one will remember past Tuesday afternoon is the type of creative misstep that WWE makes all too often.

Ruining a big-money return in the name of popping a television rating is not the best or most effective way to sell a pay-per-view.