In Armageddon, only Shao Khan was left standing. If even only Raiden survived, that's already a better outcome.
What I mean is, we haven't reached the Armageddon part of this new timeline. For all we know, history will just repeat itself, only with another bad guy on top of that pyramid. So far, his interference with the MK3 timeline resulted in a worse outcome, as nearly every good kombatant died, including MK's champion, Liu Kang.