In March 2002, when the WWF brand extension was announced, Raven was drafted to Raw. On the final "SmackDown!" before the split began, he defeated Maven to once again win the Hardcore Championship, thus bringing the title to "Raw". He lost the title that Monday to Bubba Ray Dudley. At that time, Levy decided to spend some time announcing, and Raven became the new color commentator for "Sunday Night Heat" and "Excess". This role lasted a couple of months, as he later quit the show to resume his wrestling career on "Raw". This did not last long either, as he was banished from "Raw" after losing a match to former Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni Tommy Dreamer on June 24, 2002. Raven was forced to spend the rest of the year on "Heat". Levy was then given creative control to develop a storyline related to the seven deadly sins, the film "Se7en", with Raven becoming a sort of "puppet master" using "Heat" as his playground. It started to play out; however, it was determined by management that it was not over enough, and the angle was aborted. Although he won his way back onto the "Raw" roster, he lost to Jeff Hardy in a Royal Rumble qualifier match in what would be his final match in the WWE. He was released from the promotion the following week on January 20, 2003.