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Would people oppose Curt Hawkins re-joining Edge on-screen? I mean, yeah, it's a lackey role, but with Zack Ryder being gone, it'd be all-Hawkins, which would allow him to actually gather some level of permanent heat from it.
Aligning with Edge the first time got Hawkins a WWE Tag Team Title run, so maybe doing so again could shift him into an IC Title reign? That would at least put him at mid-card level, which is a way for him to keep himself above water. I mean, it's no guarantee the WWE won't again drop him down, but they'll at least be able to call Hawkins a former Tag Team Champion and Intercontinental Champion, which at least gives the audience the impression that he has some skill.
Hawkins seems to be in a similar position that Johnny Nitro was in when he split with Joey Mercury and went to RAW. Nitro, of course, actually had the benefit of having a really awesome tag team run under his belt, as well as Melina by his size, adding to his heat and character; but Nitro won the IC Title almost as a way of saying "we want you to be something so here's something for you to do," and although he did drop down to a tag team with Zack Ryder, when things got to a pinch, Nitro became Morrison.
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