Who came away with the most momentum from last night's SmackDown? (November 21st)

Gained momentum: AJ Styles

A brutal match with the Beast Incarnate left the champ looking none worse for wear; quite the opposite!

Fresh off a match of the year candidate against Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series, AJ Styles cemented his place as a strong WWE Champion even in his defeat, with a notable boost from Paul Heyman following the bout.

With WWE's Thanksgiving Classic now in the rearview mirror, we move toward the filler rematch nobody really wants to see against Jinder Mahal, which will take place at Clash of Champions.

AJ Styles sounded supremely confident during another cookie cutter Jinder Mahal promo, delivering a beating to the Singh Brothers in their attempted ambush for good measure.

Blissfully, AJ must be considered the favourite to retain in December, and he'll then move on to bigger and better things as WrestleMania comes nearer.