The Wrestling Society Xperience - WSXtra Episode Eight (3/14/07)
Featuring Team Dragon Gate, a less-controversial fireball, three-way tag action, and a breakdancing contest.
WSXtra - Episode Eight
Good day!
Lacey and Fabian Kaelin welcome us and recap Ricky Banderas beating Vampiro for the WSX title from the TV broadcast and the unscheduled Los Pochos Guapos vs. Cartel bout.
Team Dragon Gate vs. D.I.F.H.
As we’ve seen in the last few weeks, Yoshino and Horiguchi underwent some brutal reprogramming. They’re back with baggier red-and-black gear, a more sinister disposition, and Sakoda in their corner. This is a rematch from WSXtra Episode Four, where D.I.F.H. got the dub.
Yoshino blazes around the ring before dropkicking Jimmy Jacobs, then Horiguchi dropkicks Tyler Black. However, Tyler counters a headscissors with a side slam for two, then the emos work The One They Call Hage over a bit. Black hits a nice heel kick for two while Jacobs waves his cellphone around like a lighter at a Plastic Ono Band concert. Horiguchi comes back with a rolling back elbow on Black, then tags Yoshino in for a sling blade on Jacobs.
Yoshino gets a flying octopus hold on Black, which he converts into a sunset flip for two. Jacobs counters a sunset flip powerbomb with a hurricanrana, then we get an assisted spear on Horiguchi and a spinning inverted brainbuster from Black…but Horiguchi kicks out! D.I.F.H. goes for Kiss 2 Kill, but Horiguchi escapes and punts Black in the wiener. Sakoda launches a FIREBALL at Jacobs, who’s on the top rope, then Horiguchi hits a Beach Break for the three and Dragon Gate’s first win!
The Take: D.I.F.H. did their thing well, but it was all about the rebooted Team Dragon Gate. They continued to impress with their crazy athleticism (Yoshino especially with that SPEED), but they added some heelish touches and outright dickheadedness. It was nice to see them win and be given SOMETHING interesting to do. Another fun sprint with these two teams.
It’s funny that we heard all about MTV losing their everloving minds when Ricky Banderas hurled the fireball at Vampiro, but the one that Sakoda threw wasn’t nearly as controversial. To be fair, it was on a show that was dumped onto the MTV website along with a bunch of other episodes after the show was already cancelled, and the fireball itself wasn’t nearly as massive.
The Vibes: Good stuff.
After the match, Sakoda tosses the ref out of the ring and celebrates with his boys.
Backstage, we see Arik Cannon listening to some music, probably Sex Pistols or something of that ilk, when Nic Grimes sneaks up and smooches him. Arik falls out of his chair in response.
THREE-WAY WAR: Trailer Park Boyz vs. That 70's Team vs. Matt Classic & El Hombre Blanco Enmascarado
Sadly, despite Los Pochos Guapos and The Cartel taking up their spot on the main show, I still can’t escape That 70’s Team this week. The line-up is pretty interesting as it’s a blend of a couple of fertile US indie scenes in SoCal and the Midwest.
This is one fall to a finish.
We start with Joey Ryan and Classic, with Joey saturating his chest in baby oil. Classic gets the initial advantage with some old-timey grappling, so Joey challenges him to a push-up contest. Classic clearly wins that one as Disco Machine tosses a winded Ryan his inhaler. Ryan kicks Classic mid-one-armed pushup and tags Disco in for some double-teaming. Josh Raymond tags Classic out, and the Boyz double-team Disco, with Jug hitting a tiger wall flip and a pumping dropkick for two. Disco tags El Hombre, who flies in with a double clothesline on Nate Webb and Raymond.
El Hombre eats a Joey Ryan superkick, but Magnum loses focus like an idiot, allowing Raymond to nearly steal the pin. Ryan breaks it up, resulting in him and the TPB all grabbing each other’s facial hair. Classic tags in and it’s Polish Hammers aplenty! Joey goes to crawl under the ring, so El Hombre grabs his trunks, and it’s Yet More Joey Ryan Ass. God fucking dammit. Classic blasts him with a closed fist, and it’s a People’s Elbow tease from Hombre…which ends up as a slap.
Classic holds the middle rope open for an El Hombre suicide dive, but he just flies out over the top rope onto everybody else on the floor! “White Trash” Johnny Webb tries to attack Matt Classic, but he earns THE CLAW for his trouble. Raymond breaks it up, so Classic hits a Memphis-style piledriver on him. He tries one on Ryan, but the latter escapes with a backdrop.
Nate flies in with a huge springboard clothesline, but Disco hits him with a ripcord powerslam. He goes at it with Hombre, resulting in a headscissors piledriver from The White Guy. He covers, but Johnny Webb has the ref occupied. Jug hits Hombre with a leaping lungblower (which he named the “Taliban Backpack”) for three!
The Take: This wasn’t bad, tired Joey Ryan shtick aside. The comedy mostly landed, mainly from Classic, and it was another very good outing for El Hombre. He made a fun duo with Classic and worked well with fellow PWG natives Ryan and Disco. Spyder and Jug also acquitted themselves quite well.
The Vibes: Moderately decent.
To end the show, we recap the Jack Evans and Human Tornado interaction and actually get the dance contest that Evans challenged Tornado to. Referee Rick Knox runs down the rules while several WSX luminaries watch on. Jimmy Jacobs has his arm around Lacey in a cute nod to their Ring of Honor history.
Evans and Tornado breakdance while Matt Classic disapproves. Despite Evans pretty much washing Tornado (by my estimation as an amateur breakdancing judge), Knox declares it a draw.
NEXT TIME: WSX Episode 9, with Arik Cannon & Vic Grimes vs. Luke Hawx & Alkatrazz. Whew, be still my heart.
In better news, we’ll also have Scorpio Sky vs. 6-Pac, Human Tornado vs. Jack Evans, and musical guest Styles P!