WWE SmackDown! - 11/27/03
Taped: 11/25/03
Boise, ID

Times/Finishes taken from Jared Hawkins @ http://thesmartmarks.com/artman/publish/article_1269.shtml

• Most of the SmackDown wrestlers are out in the ring
  • Paul Heyman arrives to announce a 20 man battle royale tonight
  • The winner faces Brock, also tonight
  • Brock Lesnar shows up to pick on a few people and promise he'll make the winner tap out
  • Brock and Lesnar talk.
  • To get in the battle royale, John Cena must beat A-Train
  • To get in the battle royale, Chris Benoit must beat a mystery opponent, next

• Chris Benoit (Crossface, 3:17) Matt Morgan in the battle royale
• Jamie Noble and Nidia talk backstage
  • Jamie is thinking Nidia is faking her blindness, but Nidia say she's not.
  • Jamie can't afford Blind Nidia to be at ringside, because it cost him the match last week.
  • They reach a comprimise - Nidia can sit with Cole and Tazz.

• Akio (w/Tajiri) (rollup via distraction, 3:45) Jamie Noble (w/Nidia)
  • Despite being blind, Nidia manages to low blow uppercut Tajiri when he puts a move on her
  • That distracts Noble into being pinned.
• Paul Heyman finds Shannon Moore backstage, and rewards him for surviving Matt Morgan last week by giving him Nathan Jones this week.
• Rey Mysterio talks about Thanksgiving.

• Nathan Jones (gutwrench suplex, 2:30) Shannon Moore
• Earlier today, John Cena raps grace for Thanksgiving dinner - and hits on the SmackDown chicks.

• Chavo's knee is hurting and he's on crutches, but he's insistent on seconding Eddie for the next match
• Eddie Guerrero (w/Chavo) (small package, 3:42) Charlie Haas (w/Shelton Benjamin)
  • Eddie used Chavo's crutch directly before the finish
  • Chavo wasn't happy about that.

• John Cena (F-U, 5:32) A-Train to get in the battle royale

• Hardcore Holly complains about being suspended. But he will break Brock's neck.
• The Cat debuts
  • His assistant Lamont introduces him.
  • the Cat asks for a dance partner, and gets Torrie Wilson
  • They dance. That's it.
• John Cena gives his Thanks.

• #1 Contender Battle Royale tied - John Cena and Chris Benoit (18:28)
  • Order of elimination (by who, where known)
    1. John Stamboli
    2. Ultimo Dragon (Big Show)
    3. Orlando Jordan
    4. Danny Basham
    5. Big Show (by everyone else)

6. Nathan Jones (during the break)
7. Bradshaw (during the break)
8. Scotty 2 Hotty (Palumbo)
9. A-Train
10. Rhyno
11. Rikishi
12. Charlie Haas
13. Chuck Palumbo
14. Matt Morgan
15. Rey Mysterio (Cena and Benoit)
16. Doug Basham
17. Shelton Benjamin (Benoit)
18. Eddie Guerrero (Cena)
19. Chris Benoit and John Cena eliminate each other

• Paul Heyman and his backup arrive to debate who won
  • Crowd has seen this enough to chant "triple threat"
  • Heyman says triple threat isn't in the best interest of the title
  • Heyman sets up Benoit/Cena for next week, with the winner also facing Brock next week.
  • Beatdown on the contenders and Brock proclaiming himself champ to end.