▁but ▁was ▁shortly ▁after ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Steve ▁Austin . ▁On ▁Raw ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁very ▁short ▁fe ud s ▁with ▁Stone ▁Cold ▁Steve ▁Austin ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Per fect ▁before ▁being ▁draft ed ▁to ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁during ▁the ▁brand ▁extension . ▁ ▁On ▁Sm ack Down !, ▁he ▁began ▁calling ▁himself ▁" The ▁Big ▁Val b owski " ▁and ▁he ▁aligned ▁himself ▁with ▁baby faces ▁Edge , ▁R andy ▁Or ton , ▁Billy ▁Kid man , ▁and ▁Hard core ▁Hol ly ▁and ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁Chris ▁Jer ich o , ▁De acon ▁Bat ista , ▁and ▁Re ver end ▁D - V on . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁Ven is ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁tournament . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Christian ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁then ▁lost ▁to ▁Chris ▁Jer ich o ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁Mor ley ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁with ▁a ▁legit imate ▁neck ▁injury ▁and ▁la cer ation ▁in ▁late ▁July , ▁after ▁g ym ▁equipment ▁fell ▁on ▁him ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁wrest ling ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁dark ▁matches ▁in ▁September , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁last ▁tele vised ▁appearance ▁as ▁Ven is ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 ▁at ▁Reb ell ion , ▁where ▁he ▁te amed ▁with ▁Ch uck ▁Pal um bo ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁Re ver end ▁D - V on ▁and ▁Ron ▁Sim m ons . ▁ ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁and ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champion ▁( 2 0