New 4-Horsemen, The Rock's Return, Shane McMahon/Eric Bischoff Submitted by Matthew Boone on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 4:48 PM EST
For those wondering, the current plan is to have Ric Flair, Triple H, Batista, and Randy Orton as a 4-Horsemen like stable on RAW. The idea came about almost a year ago and was finally put together last night on RAW as anyone can plainly see. At this point, there's no guarantee that they'll be referred to as the new 4-Horsemen, but that is the stable-gimmick they will be portraying.
SmackDown! will be taped tonight in Albany, New York. If you are attending the event, please send a report to the LOP staff by clicking here. A note on tonight's show, it is being said that Stephanie McMahon's counter "atomic-bombshell" announcement will be that The Rock is coming back to SmackDown! at No Way Out. At this point, the plan is to bring Rock back as a heel. There is a possibility of a babyface return and then gradually turn him heel depending on how he is received upon return. He could have up to six months to work a WWE schedule this run, which many think he won't be doing.
Whether Shane McMahon "takes over RAW" as the new General Manager playing off the current storyline, there are no plans to remove Eric Bischoff from television. Bischoff will remain an on-air talent for RAW despite the current plan to replace him with Shane as GM.
