When he had sufficiently healed, Morrus made his return on the November 23 episode of "Velocity" under his real name. DeMott made his "SmackDown!" debut on December 5 as a heel, where he defeated Funaki in a squash match. The victory saw DeMott immediately receive a push that saw him squash several established wrestlers, including Funaki, Shannon Moore, Chuck Palumbo, Crash Holly, and Rikishi weekly on "SmackDown!". However, this came to an end soon and saw DeMott relegated back to "Velocity" beginning in February 2003. In May, DeMott made a face turn that also saw him tell knock-knock jokes as part of the turn. As the gimmick failed to get over, he remained on "Velocity" while continuing to win several squash matches. DeMott wrestled his last televised match on the June 14 episode of "Velocity", where he defeated fellow WCW alumnus Chris Kanyon. Later that month, DeMott retired from in-ring action, citing years of knee injuries. He then moved on to become the color commentator for "Velocity", beginning on the November 1 episode, and remained in that position until December 11, 2004.