WWE Monday Night Raw results, observations (08/24/15): The man called Sting returns

While SummerSlam fell just short of my expectations, WWE followed that up with an episode of Monday Night Raw that far exceeded them.

While there were only four matches over three hours, the angles WWE shot were so impactful that they made you forget about the lack of actual wrestling.

WWE might not have fully succeeded in making SummerSlam feel like WrestleMania, but it definitely succeeded in making Raw the night after feel very special.

Before I delve any deeper, here are the full match results:

- The New Day def. The Lucha Dragons

- Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns def. The Wyatt Family via disqualification

- Team Bella def. Team PCB

- Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Ryback & Cesaro def. Big Show, Sheamus, Kevin Owens & Rusev

Sting returns, will face Seth Rollins for WWE title

There was a ton of speculation that Sting was going to be at SummerSlam in some capacity, but that didn't quite come to fruition. He took part in all of the festivities surrounding SummerSlam, but he did not participate in the event itself.

There was a reason for that, apparently, as WWE was saving him for Night of Champions.

Let's rewind a little bit: Triple H promised Rollins last week that if he defeated John Cena at SummerSlam, he would get a statue made in his honor just like Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant and the Ultimate Warrior.

Well, Rollins came through on his end of the deal and Triple H, being a man of his word, was ready to unveil the new statue. While WWE gave a glimpse of the supposed statue, it never made it to the ring, as when Triple H and Stephanie McMahon attempted to show it to Rollins, Sting was there instead of a big piece of bronze.

While Triple H and McMahon meekly hit the dusty trail, Sting commenced to serving knuckle sandwiches to Rollins. After dumping Rollins out of the ring, Sting held up the WWE World Heavyweight title, signifying that he wanted to challenge Rollins for it.

In an interview backstage, an irate Triple H made the match for Night of Champions: Sting versus Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight championship in a blockbuster main event.

First, let's point to everything that is right with this angle.

Sting versus Seth Rollins is a huge selling point for Night of Champions. Night of Champions is typically a show that fans could afford to miss, but WWE has made sure that is not the case the last two years, as Brock Lesnar was on the card last year. You don't skip Lesnar, and you don't skip Sting.

It's always cool to see Sting on television, and I thought the entire angle was pretty well done. I loved the reactions of Triple H and McMahon, as they just stood there shocked at seeing Sting.

Also, I believe that Rollins can get a very good match out of the 56-year-old Sting, as his agility can help create a ton of motion in the match. Plus, Sting is still in relatively good shape.

As with anything else, there are also some negative things I must point out. Some of it may be construed as nitpicking, but I can't help but think about it.

First off, what in the world did Sting do to deserve a title shot?

Sting has had only one match in WWE and it was a loss to Triple H. Sure, it took D-Generation X and the New World Order to get involved for it to happen, but it happened.

As Nikki Bella said earlier in the show, wins and losses clearly do not matter to WWE. We'll have more on Team Bella later.

Also, Rollins talked for so long, which is something he does weekly, that some of Sting's face paint melted because he was standing inside a box(?) that was probably scorching hot on the inside.

Something to ponder moving forward is the winner of the match. As I mentioned earlier, Sting is 0-1 in his WWE career. He should have won at WrestleMania, making him due for a victory in a WWE ring.

But a victory (a clean one without any controversy, anyway) would end Rollins' title reign just as it's starting to get interesting.

Do you sacrifice Rollins' title reign to give Sting his first WWE win and the WWE World Heavyweight championship? I have a hard time thinking that would happen.

John Cena adjusts Jon Stewart's attitude

Another very good angle was John Cena putting Jon Stewart in the attitude adjustment for costing him his title match at SummerSlam.

Stewart began the segment by explaining his actions at SummerSlam, saying he couldn't bear to watch Cena win his 16th world title, which would have tied Ric Flair for the most recognized in history.

You know what? That explanation actually made a lot of sense. Wow, WWE can make sense sometimes. You know why? There are so many others that felt the same way. Stewart simply got the chance to take matters into his own hands.

In Stewart's mind, Flair is always the champ, which brought out the 16-time world champion to tell Stewart that he was actually cheering for Cena to tie his record. This brought out Cena, who was all business in his approach, which was very nice to see.

Cena said that he respected Stewart for doing what he felt was right, but that he had to do what he had to do, and that was to deliver the attitude adjustment to Stewart, who took it like a champ.

I don't know if there's going to be more interaction between Cena and Stewart, but the last two nights weren't too bad at all.

Dudley Boyz return, destroy The New Day

Sting received a pretty big pop at the end of the show, but the most audible pop had to go to the Dudley Boyz, who made a shocking return to WWE.

The Dudley Boyz went to the ring after New Day's match with the Lucha Dragons, beat them up, got the tables and put Xavier Woods through one by way of the 3-D, which is my favorite tag-team move of all time, just ahead of the doomsday device.

The fans ate this up and I did, too. This was awesome. The Dudley Boyz then stood face-to-face with the Primetime Players warning them they are back.

In one segment, the tag-team division went from being all about the New Day to having so much life thanks to the Dudley Boyz.

The fans in Brooklyn went absolutely crazy for the Dudley Boyz and for good reason. It's been a decade since they were a team in a WWE ring.

While the angle Monday was great, I think things can get even better moving forward, as the Dudley Boyz will create fresh matches and sure-to-be-awesome interactions with the New Day and help teach the younger tag teams how to … be good tag teams.

Tag-team wrestling is a lost art in WWE and hopefully the Dudley Boyz can bring some of those old ideals back.

Braun Strowman joins Wyatt Family

The Wyatt Family became a trio again Monday, but it wasn't because Erick Rowan returned from injury. He's still nursing his injuries.

Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper introduced a new member of the family, and his name is Braun Strowman.

Wait a minute, who is that again?

Strowman has been with WWE's developmental system for quite some time. In fact, he has been at the WWE Performance Center since 2013. But he has never appeared on NXT television in a wrestling capacity, only on live events.

However, he has appeared on WWE television, but only as one of Adam Rose's rosebuds. I'm sure WWE wants everyone to forget about that.

It turns out that Strowman (real name: Adam Scherr) is an accomplished bodybuilder, which is obvious from his massive frame.

What does this means moving forward? It means that Wyatt now has muscle to get him out of hairy situations.

The way WWE presented Strowman was as this unstoppable monster. He didn't sell any of Ambrose's or Reigns' moves and put them both to sleep with what looked like a modified bear hug.

What it also means is that Ambrose and Reigns are going to need someone to even the odds. I have no idea who that third person could be. It's safe to say, however, that it won't be Hulk Hogan.

Divas segment lacking

As mentioned earlier, Nikki Bella said during a segment of Miz TV that wins and losses don't matter unless the Divas championship is on the line, which is the biggest problem with the supposed Divas Revolution to begin with.

At least they acknowledged that there is a Divas title this week.

What were the ramifications of all of those matches leading to SummerSlam? Apparently, none because Team Bella pulled out a victory over Team PCB on Monday and was presented as the dominant group again, despite losing most of its matches before SummerSlam.

Not to mention, we didn't even get to see Sasha Banks and Team B.A.D. That group had nothing to say on the matter, apparently.

The match between Team Bella and Team PCB was just another reminder of how far the talent gap is between the women in NXT and the women on WWE's main roster.

While the NXT women's matches have more of a deliberate pace, the ones on the main roster can turn into a cluster really, really quickly.