The biggest winners and losers of last night's SmackDown (October 30)

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

This match was fun, though not much important as far as long-term storytelling goes. Nevertheless, it was a needed reappearance from Shinsuke Nakamura, who has been shockingly absent despite his being the United States Champion. He feels like one of the least important singles stars on the show despite the title around his waist.

That needed to change, given that we now have confirmation that Survivor Series will, indeed, be about Raw vs. SmackDown again. It was certainly necessary for the blue brand's mid-card champion to get some of his heat back on the way into the last major pay per view of the year. A tantalizing, first-time ever match with Seth Rollins, the Intercontinental Champion, is likely to take place at that event, so Shinsuke Nakamura will need to get built up on the way into it. This was a fine enough way to start that build.