The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown Live (July 16, 2019)

Kevin Owens is one of the few that's better off, and even that was flat.
Kevin Owens is one of the few that's better off, and even that was flat.

Winner: Ember Moon

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It looks like Ember Moon is finally going to get a title shot, and on one of WWE's biggest stages, no less. That's a big boost for her career. This became clearer after Bayley joined her as the mystery partner to dispatch Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville.

The match itself should be a fine addition to the SummerSlam card. Unfortunately, neither women are among the more charismatic performers in the division, so selling the story is going to take some work, and quite frankly, I don't have faith in WWE's brass to give them the best platform to do so.

So what we're probably going to see is a slog for a few weeks promoting the match and then an excellent contest once they actually get in the ring.

Honestly, it could be worse, given the state of the women's division this year. This match could be one of the division's 2019 highlights.

Bayley gives us a HUGE update on a top Superstar's upcoming return RIGHT HERE.

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