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The whole "HHH is not a draw" fallacy really was shot down by Meltzer a few years back, when looking at the historical records of guys like Bruno and Hogan in MSG and the like. Basically because HHH was on top of the company for such an ungodly long period of time (1999-2007 or so we'll say) he piled up a very large cumulative attendance figure, where yeah, Austin headlined for 20,000 people a night for 3 years and then left, but HHH did it for 10,000 people a night for close to 10 years, that kind of thing. Really, just by virtue of being a top guy for so long and never leaving, HHH ended up nearly on top of the all-time drawing card list. Which isn't to say that Austin coming back and headlining a stadium show is going to draw as many people as HHH headlining a stadium show. Obviously guys like Hogan and Austin and Rock are much bigger draws in their own contexts. But for sheer volume, HHH is right up there.
