WWE SmackDown Results: Biggest Winners, Losers and Moments from December 26

To determine the true winners and losers of this week's episode of WWE SmackDown, fans must ask themselves how much credibility a special holiday-week edition of the show actually has.

Sure, there was a Christmas theme to the show, but it did not overwhelm like Monday night. There were wrestling and show-long storylines but nothing with any long-reaching effect on the company going forward.

Thus, to determine who is better off and who is not coming out of Friday's broadcast, one must look at it as a standalone presentation.

In that context, winners are the Superstars and Divas who were able to build upon any previous momentum or, at the very least, not suffer such damaging booking that it halted said momentum. They were the performers portrayed as the night's biggest and brightest stars. 

The losers, contrarily, are the performers whose nights ended on a sour note and whose momentum was threatened.

With that in mind, here is a look at this week's contenders.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

To have Hulk Hogan endorse you is a tremendous compliment. To share the ring with the former six-time WWE champion and be treated as the top babyface of a given segment the way Dolph Ziggler was Friday night is even more humbling.

The most interesting note is that it was he whom Hogan pointed to as the future of the industry, not Roman Reigns, whom the company has been putting in position to be its face for years to come since the breakup of The Shield in June.

Ziggler has rolled since Survivor Series, and on the last SmackDown of 2014, he continued to mount one of the greatest career comebacks of all time.

Left for dead last fall, stuck in the middle of a long losing streak and without any real direction, Ziggler is single-handedly restoring credibility to WWE's Intercontinental Championship and enjoying the most rewarding push of his career thanks in large part to this work ethic and the fans' unwavering support of the Showoff.

Loser: Seth Rollins 

Mr. Money in the Bank was spectacular in the opening segment as he denounced the same old, tired catchphrases of Hulk Hogan. His facial expressions near the end of the segment as Hogan unleashed his ninth (yes, ninth) "brother" were phenomenal and really hammered home the point he was making.

Unfortunately, as great as Rollins was there, and as outstanding as he has been as both The Authority's golden boy and on his own in the wake of Survivor Series, he once again found himself on the losing end of a main event match Friday night.

Despite teaming with an over-the-hill giant who was greeted with "Big Slow" chants that drowned out the announcers at times, Rollins was the one who was pinned following a spear from Roman Reigns.

As long as he continues to lose when not benefiting from interference from Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble, fans will never fully take him seriously as a legitimate contender to the top prize in the industry.

Winner: Naomi

The former Total Divas cast member continues to remain instrumental both in the hunt for the Divas Championship and in the WWE Tag Team Championship rivalry between The Miz and Damien Mizdow and The Usos.

Her victory over Alicia Fox may have earned her another shot at Nikki Bella's title, while her role in the tag team feud allows her to be part of a storyline outside of the Divas division, something rarely afforded to WWE's female talent.

In the weeks going forward, it remains to be seen how WWE Creative continues its booking of the highly athletic, dynamic in-ring performer, but Friday night, she was at the center of two major segments of WWE programming.

Winner: Adam Rose

With no Bunny by his side and a much more serious demeanor, Adam Rose defeated R-Truth in singles competition Friday night. After the show, in a WWE YouTube exclusive that should have aired on television, Rose promised interviewer Renee Young a new Adam Rose.

He also promised an all-new episode of the Rose Garden, perhaps a new interview segment/talk show in the same vein as Piper's Pit, the Highlight Reel and Miz TV?

Whatever the case may be, Rose was desperately in need of repackaging.

If he has to become a meaner, nastier and more aggressive Rose to do so, or if he has to debut a talk show segment that allows him to demonstrate his mic skills on a more regular basis, then it will be a more than welcome development.

Loser: The Big Show

Chants of "Big Slow" rained down upon the giant as he teamed with Seth Rollins to battle Dolph Ziggler and Roman Reigns in the night's main event. While management will refuse to acknowledge what the chants really mean as a reason to justify Big Show's spot in the main event, those chants were not terms of endearment.

They were not proof positive that Big Show is getting over as a heel.

Those chants mean the audience recognizes that the former WWE and world heavyweight champion is aging and that his ring work is no longer adequate enough to keep up with the younger, more exciting and dynamic performers on the roster.

When sharing the ring with the likes of Ziggler, Reigns and Rollins, Show's weaknesses are spotlighted for the world to see. The audience pointing out that Big Show is significantly slower and less interesting than anyone he is in the ring with only worsens matters.

Eventually, he is going to eat a spear from Reigns and really put him over strong, but for now, there may be no Superstar less interesting than the giant.