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I think if Jericho was pushed right, yeah he could probably draw. The problem is that well for starters the company would never get behind him as the top guy. Also, I believe he's been damaged too much to actually draw people to live events.
HBK/Austin are dead as draws.
However, I do think a reunion between HHH and HBK down the line might do some business if they were paired up against Orton and another heel, say Batista.
Edge, meh I'm not sold on him, and he should never do any TLC matches. Main eventers shouldn't work those type of matches. But I do think there is a good chance he could draw, its just that I dont think it will happen for a variety of reasons.
Benoit? Doubtful that he would add new fans or bring them back, but he is a good guy to carry the comapny while they are struggling because he's going to put on great matches and wont turn people away like a guy like Kane or Batista might.
Its too early to mention Shelton because he hasn't realld one anything. Yeah he got a big win, but we haven't seen much in the way of a gimmick and how the fans will react to him. But obviously he 'could' be a draw in the future.
Matt Hardy, again I think he would be over, but I feel he's also been too damaged to actually draw. Plus, even more than Jericho I cant see the WWE getting behind him 100%.
Kane was doing big numbers on TV when he was being pushed right, then Shane got involved and well now Kane is a jobber to the stars. Perhaps if they threw the mask back on Kane, and then gave him a huge push, it might work a little. But again we run into that problem where fans have seen him be weak for so long that they likely wouldn't take him seriously.
Well down the road after a heel run as champ, I could see Orton doing some business for the company, but like I said that would be down the road.
Thats about it I think. I really think that for a guy to actually draw new fans they will have to be a new star (like Cena on Smackdown) that fans haven't seen get beatdown week after week. So the best guess on RAW would be a guy who is new to the main event scene like a Shelton Bejamin a Randy Orton or somebody new.
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