WWE SmackDown: Biggest Winners and Losers from last night's show (August 28, 2018)

Going into Hell in a Cell, WWE's blue brand has been on fire. There are a lot of storylines on the show that have managed to capture the imagination of the fans and the resulting matches at the upcoming pay-per-view will surely be highly anticipated.

This week had another solid episode of SmackDown. But that does not mean that they are getting everything right. While the positives are greater in number, there still exist a few negatives coming out of the show.

Let's take a look at the winners and losers from this week's episode.

Loser: Jeff Hardy

This rivalry has failed to deliver on the promise.

Once upon a time, fans would be salivating at the idea of Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton inside the Hell in a Cell structure. That time has sadly passed away years ago. And it is quite clear that Jeff Hardy is no longer the performer that he once was.

The decline of Hardy's in-ring work has been on display for weeks now. And truth be told, his mic work is hard to watch at this moment. He cut one of the weirdest promos in recent memory this week when he announced that he would be facing Orton in a Hell in a Cell match at the pay-per-view event.

This match could have easily stolen the show a decade earlier. But now it is just something that the fans will have to sit through.

Winner: The Bar

This time last year, The Bar were busy stealing the show at Raw week in and week out. Since then they have lost a lot of steam and were not even on television in the past few months. But now they will get their chance to shine again when they face the New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at Hell in a Cell.

This week on SmackDown, they managed to beat Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and The Colons in a Triple Threat Match to become No. 1 Contenders for the titles. Hopefully, this is the start of a long and entertaining feud between two of WWE's best tag teams.

Winner: Andrade "Cien" Almas

Almas' main roster run till now has been forgettable at best. Although an amazing in-ring talent, he has been embroiled in a pointless feud with Rusev over the past few months.

But this week's SmackDown was a step in the right direction for the former NXT Champion as he took on Daniel Bryan. Both men have the ability to steal the show on any given night and they were certainly doing so on the show before The Miz's untimely interference.

That though was not a bad thing as it masterfully managed to protect the reputation of all the competitors involved while advancing the storyline between The Miz and Bryan at the same time.

Almas will surely have turned a few heads with his performance against Bryan this week and the fans can expect bigger and better things from the Mexican superstar in the future.

Winner: Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch has been arguably the hottest thing in the WWE since her heel turn back at Summerslam. The fans are firmly behind the Irish Lass Kicker as she torments her former best friend, Charlotte Flair, every week on SmackDown.

This week was no different as Becky launched an assault on Charlotte after her title defense against Carmella and then went on to announce that she would be facing Flair at Hell in a Cell for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

This will be one of the most anticipated matches on the pay-per-view and the WWE must put the Championship on Becky Lynch her impressive work over the past few months. Otherwise, they face the risk of turning Charlotte into the female version of Roman Reigns.

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