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I would probably agree with Anderson as well. There's no denying that it's a very talented list. My guess is that in bringing in the old guys they're going for recognition, so that when someone is flipping through they will stop and say, "Holy shit, that's Scott Hall!" Jeff Hardy was a HUGE pick-up and they need to have him run through whomever and put his face on everything (if he doesn't go to prison, presumably).
The biggest problem with the ROH guys is that while talented, they don't draw casuals. You have to spend time getting a viewer invested in someone like Kevin Steen, or you can bring in some old farts like the Nasty Boyz that some may recognize.
Ideally you could do both. For every Steen, you need to pick up a Ken Anderson. Or even Bernard. Because you can load up the roster with all the talent in the world (and they've had tons of talent come through their doors), but if no one is watching it won't matter. Monday Night is probably, counter-intuitively, the best time slot for them. Instead of being completely forgotten on Thursday, they will get people flipping over during Raw's many commercials and boring parts.
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