The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown (October 2)

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While not as good as last week's SmackDown, notably because of the cliffhanger ending with Samoa Joe and AJ Styles the week before turned into a big bag of nothing.

I suppose this was a good example of WWE doing go-home shows wrong nowadays, at least compared to other episodes.

Some of the show dragged, but other parts of it were solid and moved the rest of the major feuds on the blue brand forward. Raw's creative team can learn a lot from watching the logical, sequential storylines taking place on SmackDown right now.

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Who got the most and least as Super Showdown is only days away?


Losers: Andrade "Cien" Almas and Zelina Vega

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Promoting the Mixed Match Challenge is understandable, but, while fun, this match didn't do Andrade "Cien" Almas any favors, even if it was his business manager who took the fall. This felt like the company spinning its wheels before settling on something to do with Almas. Hopefully he'll be credible by that time, because he really needs a big win right now.

This was a major misallocation of resources. Almas and Vega have far more potential than R-Truth and Carmella.


Losers: The Bar

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As usual, a WWE food-based segment was terribly done and catered to an audience of one. The New Day needs to lose the pancakes already. The pancake stuff is doing a major disservice to an act that can do far more.

Cesaro was right a couple of weeks ago when he said that New Day's jokes were no longer funny.

Because Cesaro and Sheamus "stood tall" in this segment, the New Day is almost certain to win on Saturday. The feud is likely to continue afterward, however, since Super Showdown is half pay per view, half glorified house show.

Winner: Tye Dillinger

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Randy Orton's vicious side came out again during this segment. His heinous act canceled a match between him and Dillinger, which means that Dillinger is now part of a bona fide angle instead of a simple one-off match. The use of innovative spots, like trapping Dillinger's finger between the rope and the turnbuckle, continues to make Orton perhaps the best heel on the main roster.

There's no way Dillinger wins this feud, but it gives him some TV time he lacked beforehand. He'll do a great job of making Randy Orton look even more vicious as he moves forward toward the likes of AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan.

Winner: Aiden English

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The "One Night in Milwaukee" segment delivered. Sure, there was obviously more on the tape than Aiden English aired, but it did its job of sowing more doubt between Lana and Rusev, making English look dastardly.

WWE usually misses with these kinds of segments, but they did this one right. The feud between Rusev and English is hotter now than it was last week.

Winners: Daniel Bryan, Shelton Benjamin, and The Miz

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Shelton Benjamin got to show the reasons why he should be televised more frequently. Daniel Bryan's loss and Miz's involvement in that loss furthered their feud and made the former the underdog going into Super Showdown.

Win-win for everyone involved.

Loser: Asuka

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Asuka's talents continue to be wasted in this feud with the IIconics, who are vastly beneath her. Seeing her sell so much for the likes of Peyton Royce is jarring and prevents these matches from getting off the ground.

Her victory last night signifies that her team will most likely be losing on Saturday. Even though Naomi will almost certainly take the fall, and it will likely happen in dirty fashion, it's still not a good look for Asuka, who's credibility still needs rebuilding after the disastrous Carmella feud.

Winner: Becky Lynch

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Becky continues to hit it out of the park every time she does something. The poster was great.

Charlotte came out to attack her former best friend and got the better of her in the ring. That means Becky will certainly win on Saturday. However, don't be surprised if there are shenanigans involved.

This feud is going to continue to Evolution.

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