TNA Xplosion 5/16/2024

TNA Xplosion 5/16/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/tna-xplosion-592025.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/tna-xplosion-5232025.html

Around the Ring with Gia Miller

Moose is this week's guest. Moose says he's done the show 37 times. Gia says she has a surprise for him. Gia says Moose is officially the first ever Around the Ring hall of famer. Moose brings his new arm sleeves out. Moose says Ric Flair and Razor Ramon were his favorites as a kid as they wore bright colors and were colorful. Moose says he never wears the same gear twice and has 40 different outfits. He says always looking clean and fresh makes you look like a star.

Moose says his favorite accessory is a watch. He says it's an Apple Watch but it has a nice frame. He says if he wears a necklace, he is coming out to party. He says April 23rd is his birthday. Gia says they love having him in the locker room and loving having him here. Moose says he will put the Around the Ring HOF trophy wit his TNA HOF trophy someday.

Gringo Loco vs Laredo

Loco being here is interesting and makes me think he is done with AEW/ROH.

They trade wristlocks. Laredo headflips out and armdrags him. Laredo headflips out of an armdrag. Loco slaps him and kicks him. Loco goes up and over. Laredo hits a tilt-a-whirl armdrag then springboard headscissors him out.

Laredo goes up top and diving headscissors Loco onto the floor. Laredo is put on the top rope. Loco misses a splash. Laredo jumps on his shoulders and takes a sitout powerbomb. Loco hits a twisting split-legged moonsault for 2.

Loco hits chops. Laredo slips him out of the corner. Loco kicks him in the arm then swantons it for 2. Loco misses a double jump moonsault. Laredo hits a top rope diving headscissors. Laredo forearms him in the corner.

Laredo hits corkscrew swantons off the buckles then is tripped on the top rope. Laredo goes down then Loco twists into a top rope diving canadian destroyer. Loco goes up top and is hit. Laredo hits a top rope spanish fly and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. The top rope diving canadian destroyer should have finished it but it was just not enough to put down the mighty Lareado. The match got enough time and there wasn't a ton to it but various dives.

Overall thoughts: As usual, there was only one new match and one new interview segment. Neither were anything you really to see and I wouldn't recommend this one.