 In May 2002, the WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the championships were renamed accordingly.At first, the Undisputed Championship remained unaffiliated with either brand as wrestlers from both brands could challenge the champion.Following the appointment of Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon as General Managers of Raw and SmackDown, respectively, Stephanie McMahon convinced then-Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar to become exclusive to the SmackDown brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world title.