The essay-style responses are superb...keep them up! Eddie passing away was a major blow to the industry in just about every possible way. Obviously the world lost a great performer and entertainer, but also one of the true superstars in the sport.
As somebody has said (sorry can't be assed to go back a page again) Edge has the potential to carry RAW if he was asked to, but he has always been given a push and then taken away from the main events almost straight away. I think the WWE management can finally see that Edge has all the star qualities to be something special.
The only realistic way I can see the WWE getting out it's current rut, aside from a successful return of Batista next week, would be to get Chris Jericho back as soon as possible from whatever music stuff he is doing at the moment. This guy probably has the best mic skills in the business today and is one of the finest technical athletes in wrestling. I think if he was given a decent comeback and a worthwhile storyline, I might actually start watching wrestling properly again.