Giovanni debuted for "SmackDown!" on November 18 as a massage therapist, as Joy Giovanni and also acted as special guest bell ringer. On November 14, she and The Big Show hosted a 'Thanksgiving' party, only to be confronted by Luther Reigns. She was later confronted by Luther Reigns again, who tried to force Joy to go on a date with him, causing Big Show to come down and make the save. Joy got into a catfight with Amy Weber on December 16, after Joy gave John Bradshaw Layfield a candy cane. On January 6, 2005 edition of "Smackdown!" Joy refused to sign Carlito's petition, resulting in him spitting an apple at her face. On the same episode, Kurt Angle was tricked into walking into Joy's locker room by Amy Weber, only to scare her during her shower which caused her to run out in a towel and into Big Show's arms. He chased Angle to the ring in defense of Joy and attacked him. It was revealed to be a ploy by The Cabinet to get Big Show and Angle angry at each other.