The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown (January 17)

John Morrison returned to a WWE ring last night.
John Morrison returned to a WWE ring last night.

Winners: The Usos

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The Usos returned to form last night, defeating the Revival in a good tag team match. Gone are the days of Ucey Hot and back rubbing segments, fortunately. This was a solid encounter that produced a good hint of what these guys can do if they're allowed to go at full gear.

Since WrestleMania tag team title matches are always multi-team affairs, it wouldn't be surprising to see these two teams get in the ring with the New Day and the Miz/Morrison tandem. We'll just have to see what happens.


Loser: Bayley

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Unfortunately, things got a lot weaker from here on out on this week's SmackDown. It was another week, another champion losing in a non-title match. Lacey Evans injured Sasha Banks and then defeated Bayley cleanly.

It's hard to believe that Bayley won't get her win back at the Royal Rumble, or that WWE would throw away a Sasha vs. Bayley match at WrestleMania in favor of the still clunky Evans, but given how obsessed they are with the latter, you never know for sure. Either way, Bayley came out on the losing end.

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