The Cabinet: (from left to right) Doug Basham, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Amy Weber, Danny Basham

The Cabinet was a heel professional wrestling stable that was based on World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! brand. It was created by John "Bradshaw" Layfield shortly after winning the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash 2004. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 148 KB)The Cabinet: (from left to right) Doug Basham, John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Amy Weber, Danny Basham and Ivan Pasquotti This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 148 KB)The Cabinet: (from left to right) Doug Basham, John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Amy Weber, Danny Basham and Ivan Pasquotti This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling TV show that airs in the United States on UPN, in Canada on The Score Network, in India on Ten Sports, in the UK, Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe on Sky Sports, in Portugal on SIC Radical, in Chile on Chilevisi... John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment as color commentator on WWE Friday Night SmackDown!. He is currently better known as John Bradshaw Layfield, or JBL. He is self proclaimed as the True American Hero or... It has been suggested that WWE Undisputed Championship be merged into this article or section. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The future of the Cabinet seemed to be in doubt, in mid-2005 after the firing of Amy Weber and the resignation of the Basham Brothers (who were then split in the WWE Draft Lottery). The stable had dwindled down to just JBL and Orlando Jordan. With both men seemingly concentrating on their own singles careers, it seemed like the end of the Cabinet but on the September 16, 2005 edition of Friday Night SmackDown!, after JBL lost to Rey Mysterio, he hired spin doctor, Jillian Hall in order to "fix" his career. Though seemingly adding a Publicist to the stable there was no mention of the Cabinet until December 9, 2005 when Orlando Jordan assided JBL in a match after this Theodore Long announced as it seemed JBL was bringing back the Cabinet. The pair (OJ and JBL) would team up for a match at the end of the night. The return of the Cabinet was later fueled when publicist, Jillian Hall accompanied Orlando Jordan to the ring for a match taped for WWE Velocity on December 16. Since then Jillian hall was fired by JBL and The Cabinet has disbanded. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amy Weber, born July 2, 1972 in Peoria, Illinois, is an American actress and entertainer. ... The WWE Draft Lottery (also known as the WWE Draft) is an annual event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in which a few members of the its brands, RAW ,SmackDown! and ECW, jump to another brand. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio, (born December 11, 1974 in San Diego, California) better known by his ring names Rey Misterio, Jr. ... In public relations, spin is a usually pejorative term signifying a heavily biased portrayal in ones own favor of an event or situation that is designed to bring about the most positive result possible. ... Jillian Hall (born Jillian Fletcher, September 6, 1980 in Ashland, Kentucky) is a professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ... A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... WWE Velocity, also known as simply Velocity, was a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Titles

John "Bradshaw" Layfield won the WWE title at The Great American Bash 2004, and kept it until WrestleMania 21 during this time he set up The Cabinet. This reign lasted nine months, and consequently JBL is the longest-reigning WWE champion of the decade. JBL defeated many established main event stars during his reign, including Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, Booker T, The Big Show and Kurt Angle. John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment as color commentator on WWE Friday Night SmackDown!. He is currently better known as John Bradshaw Layfield, or JBL. He is self proclaimed as the True American Hero or... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005), better known by his ring name, Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican American professional wrestler. ... Mark William Calaway (also spelled incorrectly as either Callaway or Calloway) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, The Undertaker. ... Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965 in Houston, Texas), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ... Paul Wight, Jr. ... Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American 1996 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling and a professional wrestler. ...

Orlando Jordan won the WWE United States Championship, after picking up a controversial win over former champ John Cena on March 3, 2005. This is his first title reign of any kind since his debut. Jordan and JBL later destroyed Cena's Spinner belt. Orlando Jordan (born July 10, 1971 in Salem, New Jersey) is professional wrestler best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ... WWE United States Championship The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...

While Co-Secretaries of Defense, the Basham Brothers picked up their second reign as WWE Tag Team Champions on the Jan. 13 edition of SmackDown! when they eliminated Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio in a Fatal Four Way elimination match that also included the teams of Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns and Booker T & Eddie Guerrero. The Bashams with other members of The Cabinet The Basham Brothers are a former heel professional wrestling tag team on World Wrestling Entertainments Smackdown! brand consisting of Doug Basham and Danny Basham. ... Former Champions Heidenreich and Road Warrior Animal holding the belts The World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship is the tag-team championship currently being contested for on the World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand, exclusively. ...

Members

The group was organized like a presidential cabinet. The trademark of the group was the "Longhorn" pose, where each member raised their arms at an angle and positioned their hands flat resembling JBL's Texas longhorn symbol. All the male members held a championship while being part of the stable. Cabinet meeting on May 16, 2001. ...

• Leader: John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
• Image Consultant: Amy Weber; left WWE
• Co-Secretaries of Defense: The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny Basham); quit on the June 16, 2005 episode of SmackDown!
• Chief of Staff: Orlando Jordan; though not officially leaving the stable he has stopped appearing with JBL after losing the United States Championship. He went on to make a feud with Booker T and seemingly leaving this group behind.
• Publicist / Fixer: Jillian Hall; fired by JBL