Main Event Reax - 5/28/17, Seth taking new students, two Impacts in the UK this week, Tajiri officially free, Cena returning soon?, and Questions on the WWE Network during the Attitude Era, Brie returning, the Jarrett/Anthem relationship, no-contact contract signings, and paying every talent the same

-- Main Event:
-  TJP vs. Metalik:
Good start.

While TJP is great as a face, too, he's a really natural heel.

Metalik's ability to fly is really something else.

Nice work so far. TJP is able to make the most out of pretty much any opponent.

TJP brings a lot to the table.

I like Gran's impressive acrobatics since they're not part of a match with three other people doing the same kind of thing.

NICE ending sequence.

- Slater/Rhyno vs. Hawkins/Axel:
Looks like the Curt & Curtis thing is already having issues.

I like the pairing of Heath and Rhyno. They complement each other's roles.

This is fun so far.

These guys are valuable. Someone has to work this place on the card, and they're making the most of the spot.

Fine work here.

Pretty basic "FCW" style action here, but nothing wrong with that.

I like what these names bring to the table.

Slater heating things up there at the end.

I was hoping for a GORE, but no major complaints overall.

Seth Rollins' wrestling school is accepting applications for 2018. The man has an insane schedule and work ethic.

Spike in the UK aired a repeat of Impact Wrestling Friday instead of the most recent episode, so they will air two episodes in a row this coming Friday to get fans caught up. Hopefully that's just a one-time blunder.

Tajiri's WWE contract has officially expired. He had already announced he wouldn't be returning to the ring for the company, as they were concerned about him getting injured again working the cruiserweight style at 46. It's a shame his return was cut short like that.

John Cena teased returning at Tuesday's Smackdown. I'm sure WWE would love to have him at the taping, although I don't know if he'd be heading back to the road right away.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Interestingly enough some speculated about some kind of service making use of the WCW and ECW libraries, but obviously that didn't happen at the time. It's possible they could have ridden the streak of the boom period a little longer with something like the network, but I don't know how long it would have lasted. I also wonder what such a service would look like in 2001 considering what the Internet situation was like back then.

2. I don't think anyone expects her to have a ****+ match with Asuka or Sasha Banks or whatever, but I could see her wrestling more as part of something for "Total Divas" or "Total Bellas." The deal with E! is pretty important to WWE.

3. Supposedly the Broken Universe dilemma is all Anthem's doing. Understandably, they're not exactly pleased two of their top stars left and wanted to take something they worked on in Impact with them. I really don't get this "Jeff Jarrett is sabotaging Impact" narrative being pushed. He's brought back a lot of names who made parts of the company work in the past, and brought in a lot of young, fresh talents. That's exactly what he needs to be doing to make Impact viable again.

4. They do it every so often. I like the idea, but I imagine they don't want to disappoint the live fans who paid to see their favorite wrestlers actually, you know, get physical.

5. Mahal will also have more responsibilities than Slater or Axel do, since he'll be in a more important place on the card. So, he'll presumably be paid more for fulfilling that duty. This situation is hardly just a wrestling thing. Will Tom Cruise be the best actor and do the most hard work in The Mummy reboot? Maybe not. That doesn't mean someone who's in the background of one scene should be paid the same amount he is. While everyone at a job is important, some are more important than others.

More wrestling tomorrow.