Biggest Winners And Losers Of The Week — 11/2/2026

Another week has gone by in the wacky world of professional wrestling, and as always, that means it's time for the Wrestling Inc. staff to name some winners and losers!

The past seven days culminated in Halloween weekend, and the wrestling world reflected that in the form of a Fright Night edition of "AEW Dynamite" and "WWE NXT's" Halloween Havoc PLE. We've already listed some winners and losers for Halloween Havoc, and we're not re-treading any ground here in this column, though we will briefly touch on Saturday night here. Our focus will be on other parts of the week, from Tiffany Stratton's endless cash-in attempts to Nick Wayne's current character and more.

Who elevated themselves in the eyes of the WINC crew this week, and who dropped in our estimation?Here are your WINC winners and losers for the week of 11/2/2026! 

This feels like a victory that has been coming for a very, very long time, but Queen Aminata can now officially call herself the "Queen of TBS."

Nearly three years after officially signing with All Elite Wrestling, Aminata won her first piece of gold in the form of the AEW TBS Championship. She defeated Persephone in the main event of the Fright Night edition of "AEW Dynamite" on October 28 in what was a very good match between two of the best the AEW women's division currently has to offer. The match was hard-hitting, went at a good pace, and even though they were already wrestling in the overrun so they could have taken as much time as they wanted, the match didn't outstay its welcome either. A good job all around.

However, what this victory is as well as a win for Aminata is a reward for the most dedicated AEW fans who tune in to every show because for some people, this might be a win that came out of nowhere. Yes, Aminata became the number one contender on the October 21 episode of "Dynamite," but that win came after a three month period where Aminata was only pinned or forced to submit once across all of AEW and Ring of Honor's weekly programming. Her tag team with Mina Shirakawa let to her beating Shirakawa on "AEW Collision," before beating both Sisters of Sin in singles action after Julia Hart and Skye Blue pinned Shirakawa in a tag team match on the Tailgate Brawl portion of AEW All Out 2026.

This all culminated in her challenging Mercedes Mone for the AEW Women's World Championship at the Grand Slam France edition of "Dynamite," and while she didn't win, think about this: The only woman in AEW or Ring of Honor since July who has been able to get the better of Aminata in singles action is the current world champion. That is keeping someone strong without fans even clocking on to it right out of the gate. Once she earned her shot at Persephone, it was a genuinely even match up between a champion who had beaten all of the challenger's contemporaries, and a challenger who was in the hottest form of her life.

It's simple week-to-week booking that might be missed if you aren't one of those "sickos" Tony Khan keeps calling his fans, but when you do pay attention, this sort of thing means a lot more than it usually would. Congratulations to Aminata — now go and have the reign your fans have all been waiting for.

Written by Sam Palmer

When Tiffany Stratton attempted to cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase on the October 23 edition of "WWE SmackDown," the segment wasn't too bad. A bit annoying with the referee obviously stalling so she couldn't use the contract on Women's World Champion Liv Morgan, but par for the course when it comes to the briefcase. WWE decided to beat that storyline into the ground, however, last week on both "WWE Raw" and "SmackDown," meaning Stratton had three total failed attempts over the course of a week, more or less in the same fashion.

The first of the week, and second overall, came in the main event of the October 26 episode of "Raw," and was perhaps the most egregiously bad, as revealed by eagle-eyed viewers on social media. Morgan had to defend her title against Becky Lynch after it was revealed Stephanie Vaquer was out with illness and couldn't compete in a number one contender's match against Lynch. Stratton came out after the match, following WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green and IYO SKY running to Lynch's aid, and what occurred was nearly a shot-for-shot reenactment of Stratton attempting to cash in her first briefcase on Morgan back in October 2024. Judgment Day prevented the cash-in, and Dominik Mysterio carried Morgan up the ramp over his shoulder, the same way he did two years prior.

On "SmackDown," Stratton attempted to win the gold once again, this time, after the first match of the show where Green defended her title against Nikki Bella. Morgan came out to run down her WWE Crown Jewel opponent, and after a brawl involving Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez, and SKY, Stratton once again begged a referee to ring the bell, but Judgment Day got out of the ring with Morgan's title in tow. For the third show in a row, a referee couldn't comprehend the Money in the Bank concept quickly enough for Stratton to properly cash in.

Multiple failed cash in attempts and the storyline incompetency of referees are often seen when it comes to the Money in the Bank briefcase, but it doesn't usually happen in similar ways on three main roster shows in a row, or the same way, nearly beat-by-beat, with the same characters involved two years prior. Many fans already weren't thrilled by Stratton winning the briefcase a second time, and these repetitive attempts and failures are doing the character no favors.

Written by Daisy Ruth

Earlier this year, I praised the Josh Safdie film "Marty Supreme" for being a great movie about wrestling that isn't about wrestling. The film was a modest hit, especially among young people, and it appears that the first hints of its influence are bleeding into wrestling.

Whether Nick Wayne is conscious of it or not, his recent promo with Chris Jericho was pure Marty Mauser. Young, cocky, and just downright annoying, the turn is a fresh one for Wayne, but this week he added a 2020s spin on it that has elevated it to the next level. Nick Wayne is an annoying Kick streamer now.

Well, the platform appears to be "Nick" but either way, it just works. Kick might be only a year or two past its peak, but in wrestling terms, that might as well be yesterday. It's refreshingly "now," in ways that can annoy youngsters and oldheads alike. Whether they keep him stuck in the Jericho Vortex or catapult him to something bigger, I'm curious to see where he takes this new character development.

Written by Ross Berman

You might be wondering how the literal WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green could be considered a loser due to her being one of the current top stars in the WWE women's division. Well the last few weeks haven't exactly been kind to Green, especially in the build up to her match with Liv Morgan at WWE Crown Jewel 2026, a match that could genuinely be on course for being one of the least anticipated bouts of the entire year.

After losing to Roxanne Perez on the October 12 episode of "WWE Raw," a match which she should not have lost by any means, Green got her win back over Perez on the October 23 episode of "WWE SmackDown." However, leaving Perez in the rear-view mirror meant that Green had to pivot back to her feud with Nikki Bella, resulting in a WWE Women's Championship match on the October 30 episode of "SmackDown." That match was not good, not even close — one of the worst matches of the entire year. Not to sound too mean or anything, but if you enjoyed that match, get your eyes tested.

Then Morgan came out to build up their Crown Jewel match and it was virtually the same thing we've heard about Green since WWE SummerSlam 2026. You're not a real champion, you're a paper champion, you're a placeholder, you're just holding the title until Rhea Ripley stops getting herself injured, the whole nine yards. All of this is meant to get you to route for Green as an underdog babyface which I understand to an extent, but when you book her like a placeholder, chances are the fans aren't going to see her any other way. 

Between losing to Perez a few weeks ago and the Bella match last Friday, she's not exactly lighting the world on fire in between the ropes. On the microphone, somehow, Morgan gets the better of her in most exchanges and that's with the same ammunition that everyone has thrown at Green since she won the Interim WWE Women's Championship three months ago. Put all of that together and you're left with a character who fans know they are supposed to cheer for, but end up sitting there thinking "Well I don't want to see her wrestle, and I don't want to hear her talk, so why do I want to see her?"

If she wins at Crown Jewel, good for her, but at this point it's already clear that WWE officials themselves are doing what everyone on the roster is doing — waiting for Rhea Ripley to come back. Let's just hope Green can turn things around before things get any worse for her.

Written by Sam Palmer

It can be argued that Danhausen was overexposed on WWE programming following his success in mainstream sports media after his uncursing of the New York Knicks ahead of their NBA Championship win, but WWE did a good job of backing off with the character heading into the Halloween season. That was a good call, as Danhausen felt ever-so-slightly refreshed, and he knocked it out of the park during his hosting duties over Halloween week. From hosting "WWE NXT" Halloween Havoc to his own spooky YouTube special, it was the perfect use of Danhausen.

The Halloween theming was kept off "WWE Raw" and "WWE NXT," but WWE gave Danhausen his own "Very Nice, Very Evil Halloween Special" on YouTube on Tuesday. Fans could seek out of the show if they wanted to, but there wasn't too much Danhausen thrown in their faces on normal weekly programming at the beginning of the week. The show featured a variety of spooky match replays from various eras of WWE, alongside appearances from the likes of The Boogeyman and Papa Shango. As of this writing, it has over 770,000 views, not too shabby for a silly show thrown up on YouTube.

The Danhausen-hosted edition of "WWE SmackDown" came next, with a few harmless backstage segments involving the star. WWE even surprisingly brought back the seemingly-forgotten Danhausen experiment bit. While they could have left the bit at the zombie gingerbread man, who was "revived" by Danhausen and got involved in a Lil Yachty and Trick Williams segment, the real "experiment" actually ended up helping further a storyline.

Danhausen and GUNTHER had been involved in segments together in recent weeks, and when Danhausen took to the stage to reveal his surprise, GUNTHER beat him down. After a lengthy segment involving the Mini Hausens, the "body" in Danhausen's possession was revealed to be "The Demon" Finn Balor, who took care of the "Ring General."

Halloween Havoc, held on the actual holiday itself for the first time, was also hosted by Danhausen. He had a "spin the wheel, make a deal" bit that set up a "Very Nice, Very Evil," or, no disqualification, falls count anywhere, match for Zilla Fatu and Charlie Dempsey, and he had a few appearances throughout the night that didn't overstay their welcome or overshadow the stars of "NXT."

WWE did an excellent job of utilizing Danhausen throughout Halloween week, without it being too much. His hosting duties even allowed for him to continue a real storyline or two, which was unexpected for the comedy character. Between all his appearances, and the "Fanhausens" sharing their intricate costumes on social media, it was a very good week to be the "Very Nice, Very Evil" one.

Written by Daisy Ruth