i've pretty much figured all along that they would ease him back in. i mean, you would think the dude has got some major ring rust to work off and you know there's no way he's anywhere near as big as he was. look what happened to the rock once he stepped away...dude dropped like 30 pounds, fast. i figure even with jericho coming back i wouldn't expect to see him in the ring until the following ppv. for me, anyway, the perfect scenario would be to debut him on raw following survivor series and basically make him a mouthpiece for 4 weeks, finally getting him in the ring for the first time at the following ppv, maximizing the build-up.