Wrestling Society X - Season 1
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Actor: Wrestling Society XBrand: Image Entertainment
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Big Vision
Movie Reviews of Wrestling Society X - Season 1
Movie Review: Not Revolutionary - I've Seen Stuff This Bad Before
Summary: 2 Stars
I consider myself a mark who's fairly easy to please: I got into the WWF's "Invasion" storyline, cheered the Big Show as the champion years ago, and even enjoyed the disastrous "Ready to Rumble" film when I was younger. This tolerance for the universally-panned aspects of pro wrestling helped me in sitting through the four discs that encompassed the short run of Wrestling Society X, but the sad fact is that unless you're ready to put up with some really bad stuff to get to the good parts, WSX really isn't for you. Watch the premier match of Jack Evans vs. Matt Sydal (aka Evan Bourne) online if you want to know how good it can get...but just look under your shoe after you've stepped in dog doo to see how bad it can get.
The back of the season's box proudly proclaims WSX in the same league as TV shows like "Undeclared" and "Firefly" - "shows Americans were too stupid to `get'". Strong words, considering that stupidity was a benchmark of WSX's presentation...but more on that in a moment.
Presented as a secret society of pro wrestling and featuring a who's who of underrated stars on its roster, WSX existed on the premise of bringing highflying action to audiences the likes of which the omnipotent WWE wasn't about to allow. They followed through on it, too: if you're hankering for insane off-the-rope /ladder/cage/balcony moves, you've got it. You've also got the superstars to do it: in addition to Evans and Sydal, there are established stars like Vampiro and Sean "6-Pac" Waltman headlining the card above awesome indy talent like Human Tornado, Teddy Hart and Matt Cross, Ruckus, and Team Dragon Gate. Just about everybody on the WSX roster is a highflyer of unsung talent, and have more or less been given cart blanche on how they excite the audience. Very cool.
However, the fun stops there. The be systematic about the faults of the now-extinct federation, here's what dragged WSX down:
1. No variety. With few exceptions, every single match is built on aerial combat. This means no mat-based wrestling. Also, no psychology: when your agenda is to try to top how many moonsaults you can pull off, there's little character to a bout, making them all seem repetitive after a while...especially when it comes to messing up moves. Oh, and there's a 10-minute time limit to matches.
2. Lame characters. Vampiro, Waltman, and few of the other established stars don't do anything new, but in the face of a "Superfly"-styled pimp (Tornado), a stereotypical Hispanic mafia unit (The Cartel), an emo duo (D.I.F.H.), hillbilly cousins (The Trailer Park Boys), and a tag team that blurs the line between disco and gay erotica (That `70s Team), I was left hoping for Doink the clown and the RTC.
3. Flawed broadcast team. The commentating duo of Bret Ernst and Kris Kloss is styled too much after Ross/Lawler; Ernst is good in his straight-arrow approach, but Kloss lacks both enthusiasm and oration skills ("Look at him. He looks like Michael Jackson."). Ring announcer Fabian Kaelin needs to be gagged. And the guest commentators are pathetic in trying to appear as authorities on the sport.
4. Too much post-production editing. Do you think the audience in attendance literally shook like the camera did when Vic Grimes came off the top rope? Or got the same blurred effect when Ricky Banderas shot fire at Vamprio? Or saw how unnaturally sparkly Keepin' It Gangsta's props were?
5. Lack of atmosphere. It really doesn't feel like a wrestling show at all. The audience is composed of MTV devotees who couldn't get onto another show, and half of which probably hadn't watched a wrestling match before in their lives. They have no idea what to cheer at, weren't allowed to bring signs, and appear discouraged from chanting.
Essentially, the wrestlers were competing with the format of the show rather than with eachother. Make no mistake, it's the wrestlers themselves who were what was great about WSX...but it was the show itself that flushed itself down the drain. As much as I'd like to, I can't recommend this to anybody other than viewers addicted to the highflying style...but even they will start fast-forwarding through the interviews and announcements like I did before long.
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