After leaving for a brief period, Russo returned as an on-screen character on the May 28, 2003 pay-per-view where he would hit Raven with a baseball bat helping Gilbertti become the number one contender for the world championship.
Dopo poco tempo, Russo tornò ad apparire sugli schermi colpendo con una mazza da baseball Raven aiutando Gilbertti a diventare lo sfidante numero uno al titolo mondiale.