The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown (January 10)

John Morrison returned to Miz TV.
John Morrison returned to Miz TV.

Winner: Braun Strowman

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Braun Strowman battled Shinsuke Nakamura in a non-title match last night, being blindsided by Cesaro and Sami Zayn, resulting in his victory by disqualification.

One suspects that eventually, Braun Strowman is going to get his hands on Nakamura alone in a title match. The possibility for Braun Strowman to win his first singles title in WWE, and his first title to last more than 24 hours, is open.

It seems unbelievable, but it's something that he hasn't yet done. If he pulls it off (and that still is an "if," given his booking history), he'll have done it at the right time, and could make it into WrestleMania as champion.

Will Tyson Fury await him there? If so, it would be the most important Intercontinental title match at WrestleMania in years. It would probably be a singles match for the gold, too.

Of course, it will have come at Shinsuke Nakamura's expense, so he would come out on the losing end, but it hasn't happened yet. With Braun Strowman's erratic booking, nothing is certain.

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