8 Wrestling Society X Wrestlers Who Went On To Bigger Things
WSX's underground fight club closed a decade ago, but some of the talent found success elsewhere.
It has been ten years since Wrestling Society X smashed headlong into TV screens on MTV.
To describe WSX to someone who has never seen it, imagine if you could bottle attention deficit disorder as a perfume, and then spray it into someone's eyes while they tried to watch wrestling. The show was absolutely manic in its plotting and execution, piling high-spots atop each other like flaming tables and letting talented guys crash through them.
Its hyperactive pacing, overly shaky camerawork, and reliance on hardcore stipulations, fake explosions, and other theatrical trappings certainly made it eye-catching, but they did nothing to ensure its longevity, as MTV cancelled it, going so far as to burn off the remaining episodes on a random Saturday, rather than continue airing the show in its original time slot.
And yet, amidst all the overblown silliness, it had plenty to offer wrestling fans. An intermediate step between the beloved ECW and the ultraviolent Combat Zone Wrestling promotion, it also had some of the stylized trappings that we see in Lucha Underground today.
The WSX roster was impressive, mixing established (and, in some cases, past their prime) names like Vampiro, Justin Credible, 6-PAC, New Jack, and more with up-and-coming stars. And those lesser-known performers had the opportunity to prove themselves, grab some valuable TV time, and try to make a name in the mainstream market.
So today, let's look at some of the names who competed in WSX and went on to greener pastures, better paydays, and less nausea-inducing production values.
8. Matt Cross
Matt Cross, aka M-Dogg 20, was another member of WSX's surprisingly stacked tag team division as one-half of The Filth and The Fury, his team with the abrasive high-flyer Teddy Hart. Often playing second fiddle to Hart's antics, Cross didn't get much time to shine in WSX, instead providing support and solid fundamentals in each outing.
A solid performer in the indies, Cross famously tried his luck in the fifth season of WWE's reality show Tough Enough, only to get eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin for essentially being too polite. It was very weird.
Cross's highest-profile gig to date has been his time as Son of Havoc in Lucha Underground. A former Trios champion with Angelico and Ivelisse, he's gone on to singles success and several thoroughly entertaining programs with the likes of Famous B, Dr. Wagner, Jr, and The Worldwide Underground.