The Wrestling Society Xperience - WSX Episode Eight (3/14/07)

Exploding caskets, title changes, and Pitbull.

Wrestling Society X - Episode Eight

Kris Kloss and Brent Ernst introduce us to today’s musical guest on commentary, Pitbull! Or “Pit Bull” as the graphic calls him.

Mr. Worldwide is apparently a big wrestling fan and wants to see some flips. Of all the musical guests that this show had, Pitbull has to be the one that actually got more famous after appearing on WSX. This show had absolutely nothing to do with it, of course, but it’s kind of neat to see an artist in this setting before they really got huge.

We recap The Cartel assaulting Los Pochos Guapos in the parking lot, which was shown on WSXtra. We then get a wet, pink-clad Kaos and Aaron Aguilera hitting the ring and calling out said Cartel.

They come out and we have an impromptu match!

Los Pochos Guapos vs. The Cartel (Lil Cholo & Delikado)

It’s an all-out brawl to start, with Los Pochos coming out on top with some double-teams for a near-fall. The announcers allude to future tag team titles while Kaos hits a contactless moonsault on Cholo for two. The Cartel comes back with a neckbreaker/backbreaker combo, then Delikado hits a double-stomp to Kaos’ head for two. El Jefe and Mongol assault Kaos while Aguilera has the referee distracted, but Kaos fights back…only to get hit with a Cholo cutter for two. Rebound elbow from Cholo gets another near-fall, but Kaos counters another one with a second-rope Russian legsweep, and it’s MODERATELY HUMID TAG AGUILERA!

He springboards in with a clothesline (!), then hits Delikado with a top rope back elbow. Side slam variant gets two, then Aguilera tags a weakened Kaos back in despite dominating. They go for a Doomsday Device, but Mongol shoves Aguilera off the ropes. Poison rana from Cholo and a double-hammerlock piledriver (Pelican Bay Driver) from Delikado gets three.

The Take: There was some decent in-ring stuff, albeit with a slight bit of sloppiness. Aguilera showed some remarkable agility, and The Cartel had some worthwhile offense, though the act continues to do nothing for me. Also, I would really appreciate it if we moved on from the “Los Pochos can’t get along” story.

The Vibes: I was going to go with “fairly moderate”. However, the announcers said that this match took up a slot that was meant to be occupied by That 70’s Team vs. Luke Hawx & Alkatrazz, so I’m upgrading the vibes to “near-immaculate”.

Kaos gets a dead fish for his troubles.

Backstage, Hawx & Trazz are pissed that their TV time was usurped by the prior match. They run into Arik Cannon and Nic & Vic Grimes backstage, leading to Hawx calling Vicious Vic a “fatass”. He then calls Nic “that bitch that saved these other two bitches from getting they ass kicked”. Big mistake. Nic forearms Luke as we get backstage brawl.

I will say, I do like that Hawx and Alkatrazz were pissed off about losing their spot on TV. For a lot of the flaws and handicaps this promotion’s had, they have moments of logical storytelling.

Lacey interviews Jack Evans, who hits on her before putting over his wrestling and dancing ability. He does a handstand (much to Lacey’s dismay) when Human Tornado strolls in. Tornado respects Evans’ ability in the ring, but claims that the “Tornad-hoes” say that HE’s the best dancer. Evans challenges Tornado to a DANCE-OFF in 15 minutes, with Lacey as the judge. We don’t revisit this for the rest of the episode.

WSX Championship: Vampiro (c) vs. Ricky Banderas

Wow, it only took until Episode Eight until we got a title defense from Vamp. Even with all the goofiness and LORE, they still did an effective job of building anticipation for this one.

Because it’s Vampiro and Ricky Banderas, we have two coffins at ringside; one wrapped in barbed wire, and one presumably rigged with explosives.

Vampiro suplexes a charging Banderas into the corner to kick things off, but Banderas comes back in short order with a jumping flatliner. Banderas goes for a slingshot plancha, but he hits guardrail instead. The fellas brawl around the stairway for a bit, with Banderas having the upper hand. Back in, Ricky continues to dominate until Vampiro catches him with a delayed chokeslam for two as WRESTLING SOCIETY X ROLLS ON…

…and we’re back…with a video package recapping all the weird stuff going on with Team Dragon Gate. After their reprogramming at the hands of Sakoda, they return to the ring on the next episode of WSXtra to take on D.I.F.H.!

We return to the title match as both guys fight in the corner and tumble to the floor. They brawl to the stage where Vampiro is powerbombed through a conveniently-placed table covered in light tubes! Watch out for the SPOOKY GAS.

Vamp’s back is a bloody mess as Banderas suplex them both through a piece of stage. Pitbull compares this to Tom & Jerry. Nah, this is more like Itchy & Scratchy, or, if you want to reference “cartoons that happened in the real world and not within another cartoon”, Herman and Katnip. That was like Tom & Jerry, but even more sadistic.

Anyhoo, they make it back to the ring and fight in front of the barbed-wire coffin. Banderas chokeslams him through Chekhov’s coffin…which explodes! Banderas pins and wins the WSX Championship!

Vampiro getting shredded and blown up by the exploding casket is the Quiznos SLAMWICH OF THE NIGHT! Banderas barely gets to pose with the title before the show goes off the air.

The Take: The longest match we’ve had thus far, this was kind of like a messy 1990’s ECW match, with the brawling and occasional highspots mixed with an odd structure and overall messiness. It was appropriately violent, though I’m still not won over by Vampiro in the wrestling department. Vampiro doesn’t even get one successful defense.

The Vibes: Fairly mild.

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NEXT TIME: WSXtra Episode 8, with a three-way tag team match and the aforementioned D.I.F.H. vs. Team Dragon Gate match!