TNA Xplosion 2/2/2024

TNA Xplosion 2/2/2024

Rhino vs Champagne Singh

Rhino wristlocks him and Singh wristlocks him back. Rhino shoulders him over and yells, "who's the man?". Singh then does it too. Singh rolls and kips up out of a wristlock. Singh boots him in the gut and punches him. Rhino shoulders him over.

Singh slides out on the gore attempt then is grabbed by the ears. Singh pulls Rhino's arm down over the top then codebreakers the arm. We go to break and return. Singh stomps the chest and arm then wraps the arm around the ropes. Rhino hits punches then Singh pulls on the chin and arm.

Rhino back elbows him and is pulled out. Singh pounds on the arm outside then Rhino's shoulder is pushed into the post. Singh armlocks him then is nailed coming off the 2nd rope. Rhino hits lariats then corner spears him. Rhino hits the gore and wins it.

It was a decent match with Singh working the shoulder to stop the spear then Rhino making his comeback and winning it. 

Crazzy Steve low blows Rhino after then hits him with the Digital Media title.  Steve calls him a hypocrite and says he has no one to blame but himself.

We get some of an old match that I won't be covering.

Around the Ring with Gia Miller and Jody Threat

Gia said she wants to be Jody when she grows up. They talk about brunch. Jody says its perfect because you can eat different types of food depending on your mood. Jody says she's a chicken and waffles girl. Jody says she likes to drink caesar's and talks about the differences between that and bloody mary's. Jody likes black coffee and water. Gia likes bloody mary's and hasn't had a caesar. She saw she has had a raw oyster in her bloody mary. They eventually agree to eat brunch together and Gia asks her to teach her to do a kickflip.

This was as boring as it sounds. I think they could have come up with better topics than what we got.

Rich Swann vs Jason Hotch

John Skyler gets on the mic. He said he's so excited TNA is back. He said he's disappointed it's back in Orlando, where it's most prominent citizen is a cartoon mouse. He said we call that an infestation anywhere else. He says Jason will dispose of Swann with his good hands.

Swann wears a full red jumpsuit these days. AJ Francis comes out to do commentary. Swann is backed up in the corner. Jason misses a chop then is nailed with one. Swann punches him and blows a kiss. Jason does a nice leapfrog, Swann cartwheels and hits a hurricanrana.

We go to break and return. Swann hits punches and a spinning punch. Swann chops him in the corner then hits mounted punches. Jason drops him on the buckle face first and flips him with a lariat. Jason twists his heck then ddt's him. Jason sits on him over the middle rope and Skyler cheap shots Swann.

Swann hits a chop flurry on Jason. Swann is caught going up and over and takes a neckbeaker over the knee. Swann chinbreakers him and they trade punches. Swann high kicks him then is pump kicked. Swann superkicks him and Jason rebounds with a spinning forearm. Jason corkscrew kicks him. Jason moonsaults and is kicked on his way down. Swann then hits a handspring cutter for 2 with Jason going headfirst on the landing. AJ cheers for Swann, distracting him. Swann misses a phoenix splash and Jason hits a spinning high elevation ddt and wins it.

I thought they did a little too much here. The cutter or the moonsault kick would have been perfect ways to end it but they kept going. They tied in the Francis/Swann storyline here when they didn't have to which was good.

Overall thoughts: Only 2 matches and an interview segment here. Rhino's match was a decent match and the main wasn't awful, but they didn't need to keep going after the moonsault superkick spot. You don't really need to see this one.