Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for November 26, 2021

Kayla Braxton is in the ring to start tonight's show. She welcomes everyone to the show, and she is about to address Brock Lesnar's suspension when Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman show up. Heyman asks if rumors about Brock Lesnar is the best she has, saying that he and Roman do not do rumors on the island of relevancy and that Kayla just wants to put the spotlight on herself. He tells Kayla to dig through sources and come with a confirmation or denial, and to come with facts in Roman's presence and that she lives through an Instagram filter before telling her to leave the ring. Kayla leaves. This leads to the crowd chanting "We want Brock," and Roman tells Heyman that the problem with rumors is that they give losers false hope, and compared to him, everyone is a loser around here. Roman says he has beaten them all and that Brock Lesnar is the number one loser around here, saying he faced him in less than ideal conditions and still smashed him. After saying that he does not care about rumors, Roman also calls Big E a loser after smashing him last week, and says they are two people in a long list and that he is now running laps around the roster. He addresses the Black Friday Battle Royal for later tonight to determine his next opponent for the Universal Championship, saying four people could win it and he would still smash them all because he is the best of the best. He also says he is the greatest of all time, and that when his days are done around here - which may be sooner than later - the whole world will acknowledge him.

Jeff Hardy and Drew McIntyre beat Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss.

Backstage, Aliyah talks with Kayla Braxton when Paul Heyman shows up. Heyman tells Kayla to get a confirmation or a denial, and says there are no rumors, saying Brock Lesnar is hiding and that he fears Roman. He also implies that he will get Kayla fired if he does not get a confirmation or a denial on Brock Lesnar's suspension being lifted before the end of the night.

King Woods plugs WWEShop.com's Black Friday deals.

Sheamus guests on commentary for the next match.

Cesaro beats Ridge Holland with a surprise roll-up pin.

Backstage, Drew McIntyre meets with WWE officials Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce, hoping to be part of the Black Friday Battle Royal later tonight.

Angel beats Rick Boogs in a Thanksgiving Leftovers Throwdown despite Shinsuke Nakamura trips Humberto Carrillo into falling through a table full of food as Humberto plays Boogs' guitar.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Adam Pearce, who says that he will post the list for the Black Friday Battle Royal on his wall later tonight. Kayla then asks about the state of Brock Lesnar's suspension. Pearce says he has not heard about any changes about Brock Lesnar's suspension, and says that considering all of the damage Brock Lesnar has done, Lesnar is a menace and he would be surprised if the suspension were lifted any time soon.

Charlotte Flair heads to the ring. Michael Cole interviews her in the ring, and Charlotte says the only way Becky Lynch could have beaten her was to cheat and that Becky's win was a hollow victory, stating that she is not the superior athlete and was just lucky. Charlotte says that Becky is the person she said she was and that she is the better woman, and that Becky's success is because of her. She says that as Becky is still "Big Time Bex" in fantasy land, she is still the most dominant woman in sports entertainment. Toni Storm then shows up and says that Becky won as predicted because Becky got to Charlotte, then says she will make it easier for Charlotte and tells her she is right here. She says she is not coming after Toni because she barely remembers she exists and that she is on a different level. She then goes for a cheap shot, but Toni sends her out of the ring. When Toni goes after Charlotte, Charlotte hits her with a pie, then hits her with another one when she dares Toni to come at her.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Sasha Banks confronts WWE official Sonya Deville, saying she gave her a team full of traitors and blames her for her Survivor Series loss, saying she would have won if she had her own team with Naomi on it. Sonya tells her to watch her tone and that she has nothing against Naomi, but Sasha Banks says she is lying and is angry that Naomi has always been better than her. After Sasha says that Sonya Deville has been "downgraded to a suit," Sonya says that makes her "the boss" and puts her in a tag team match with Naomi against Natalya and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler.

We see a vignette for Xia Li, where Xia Li talks about a school bully who picked on her older brother, who she considers too good and kind for a violent world, and how she beat him up while stating that she has vultures.

WWE official Sonya Deville guests on commentary for the next match.

Naomi and Sasha Banks beat Natalya and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler. After the match, Naomi confronts Sonya Deville.

When the list of participants for the Black Friday Battle Royal is posted, Drew McIntyre finds out that he did not make the list, and Sheamus mocks him for it.

We get a closer look at The Miz and Maryse, courtesy of Kay Jewelers.

Before the next match begins, Drew McIntyre runs into the ring with the sword, causing everyone to clear out and WWE official Adam Pearce to show up to talk sense into McIntyre. McIntyre leaves on his own accord during the commercial break.

Sami Zayn last eliminates Jeff Hardy by getting thrown over the middle rope and playing possum until the end to win the Black Friday Battle Royal and earn a shot at the WWE Universal Championship. After the match, Kayla Braxton announces that the suspension has been lifted and that Brock Lesnar will be appearing next week. Adam Pearce is disappointed, and Roman Reigns' camp is disappointed and angry at Paul Heyman.