Editing Matt Morgan (section)

====SmackDown (2003–2004)====
Prior to his WWE main roster debut, Morgan was originally earmarked to become [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]'s [[kayfabe|storyline]] brother named "Abel" wearing a mask even though the plans were scrapped and a similar role was given to [[Doc Gallows|Drew Hankinson]] years later.<ref name=KaneMorgan>Doric, Sam: [https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2017/12/matt-morgan-on-almost-starting-a-gimmick-as-kane-brother-634720/ Matt Morgan On Almost Starting A Gimmick As Kane's Brother] - ''Wrestling INC.'' December 6, 2017. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "They put a mask on me, first they said because it was going to improve my body language. What? Anyways, you shut up and do what you're told. So I went to wrestling practice with a hood and a mask, and then I'd be on TV with a mask," Morgan explained. "So Jim Cornette was like, 'How the hell do I explain this? You're the top babyface, you're the champion, what do I do?' So I lost a Loser Leaves Town match, come back as The Blueprint and wear a hood and I'm not Matt Morgan anymore, I'm just The Blueprint."</ref>

Morgan then made his debut on the October 30, 2003, episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' and was chosen with the returning [[Nathan Jones (wrestler)|Nathan Jones]] by then [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General Manager of SmackDown!]], [[Paul Heyman]], to join Team Lesnar, which consisted of Morgan, Jones, [[Brock Lesnar]], [[Big Show]] and [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]].<ref name="Debut">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news/1067574809.shtml|access-date=February 14, 2009| title=Smackdown (October 30, 2003) Results|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref> It was hinted that Morgan and Jones would be a tag team, but their only tag team match was at the [[Survivor Series (2003)|Survivor Series]] pay-per-view, when they took on Team Angle (not the stable introduced one year earlier, but a one-off combination of five wrestlers). They lost to Team Angle in a ten-person [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Elimination tag team matches|elimination tag team match]] at Survivor Series; Morgan was eliminated from the match by [[Kurt Angle]] after Angle gave Morgan an ''Angle Slam''.<ref name="Survivor Series">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |access-date=February 14, 2009 |title=Survivor Series (November 16, 2003) Results |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102150217/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2003/results/ |archive-date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref> Morgan was then used to make [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Run-in|run-ins]] along with the other members of Team Lesnar, helping Lesnar against his opponents.

Soon thereafter, Jones quit WWE, so Morgan occasionally teamed with Lesnar. He teamed up with Lesnar, Big Show, and [[Rhyno]] in a four-on-two Handicap match against [[Chris Benoit]] and [[John Cena]] on the January 22, 2004, episode of ''SmackDown!'', in a losing effort.<ref name="Smackdown January 22, 2004 Results">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/smackdown/smackdown2004/1074833565.shtml|title=Smackdown January 22, 2004 Results|first=Mike|last=Siciliano|access-date=February 14, 2009|date=January 22, 2004|publisher= WrestleView}}</ref> On January 25, he competed in the [[Royal Rumble (2004)|2004 Royal Rumble match]], in which the winner would get a title shot against their brand's champion at [[WrestleMania XX]]; he eliminated [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] but was eliminated by Chris Benoit.