Ten years ago, MTV attempted to cut into the world of pro wrestling.

It had a short life, but it was far too weird to simply forget.

It was a disappointing time for wrestling.

The echoes of the Attitude Era/Monday Night Wars had long fallen silent.

Things werent any better with their competition at TNA.

Meanwhile, Ring of Honor didnt even have a TV deal in place yet despite their quality.

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In early 2006, Kevin Kleinrock and Houston Curtis put together a pilot for MTV.

It was going to be a wrestling show with a unique flavor.

Guys like Human Tornado, Teddy Hart, Jack Evans, and Scorpio Sky.

In the ensuing years, some members of the roster would get a brief stay in WWE.

One wrestler would shine for a couple years and even get a tag title reign out of it.

One wrestler would become one of WWEs writers.

One would become a trainer for the NXT Womens division.

Thanks, but no thanks!

Namely, attractive extras.

The pilot featured a dark match that would be used for WSXtra, as well as two televised matches.

Namely,Wrestling Society Xwas a half-hour show.

Sydal vs. Evans loses snippets here and there with various overacted audience shots tossed in to hide the editing.

So yes, its pretty good, but its also a borderline highlight reel at times.

Then the main event arrived and showed the promise of the show.

The WSX Rumble was a chaotic ten-man Royal Rumble with hazards littered around ringside.

Once the final entry arrived, two contracts would be suspended above the ring.

When it aired, the sound suddenly muted on impact.

MTV, as it turns out, had a rule against blunt objects hitting people in the head.

The idea of keeping the shot in but turning off the sound was a compromise.

The show premiered on MTV on January 30, 2007, airing at 10:30pm ET to compete against WWEsECW.

It did a 1.00 rating, which is respectable, all things considered.

It was certainly better than what ratings would become in the month and a half that followed.

As a promotion, WSX was essentially two shows.

After performing, the band members would join commentary for the rest of the episode.

Quiznos would occasionally get product placement at the most questionable of times.

Then there was WSXtra, a companion show that appeared online.

They had a total of ten teams with very distinct gimmicks and personalities.

Sure, they had some vignettes on the main show, but they never actually wrestled.

He even released a shoot interview for the character which is as bizarre as youd expect.

Anyway,Wrestling Society Xcontinued on for the next few weeks.

It wasnt just the multiple pyres of hype flames or the over-the-top explosions that gaveWrestling Society Xits aesthetic.

Other outlandish quirks appeared here and there, like adding special filters to wrestlers during backstage promos.

Whenever the 400 pound Vic Grimes hit a move with any semblance of impact, the camera would shake.

But the king of ridiculous special effects would happen at the end of the fourth episode.

It would also be the moment that cut down anything resembling momentum and killed the series.

By that I mean the infamous Vampiro fireball spot.

The storyline was that Vampiro horribly scarred Banderas with an exploding casket back when they fought in Puerto Rico.

Fireballs are nothing new to the wrestling world.

Unfortunately, MTV didnt see it like that.

And no, muting the flame wouldnt work this time.

Its so stupid yet circles around into being a work of art.

The writing was unfortunately already on the wall and MTV decided to cancel the series.

Shows may get cancelled all the time, but MTV certainly went about it in a weird way.

I should note thatWrestling Society Xhadtenepisodes.

For some reason, MTV decided to never air the final episode.

And so, on March 14, 2007,Wrestling Society Xended in its incomplete form.

never see the light of day.

There were plenty of plans for stuff that never came to be.

The Cartel and Team Dragon Gate were going to feud over turf and drugs.

New Jack would return and mentor Scorpio Sky.

There would maybe be a pay-per-view event.

They would start up a new tag title and a counterpart to the X-Division Championship.

Colt Cabana would be repackaged with a fraternity gimmick and feud with Matt Sydal.

Teddy Hart would feud with his Filth and Fury partner M-Dogg 20.

Had it gone to a third season, there would have been a Chix division for the women.

Instead,Wrestling Society Xbecame a near-forgotten novelty buried in wrestling history.

But the wrestling business is a strange bird sometimes.

Now if they could only get around to having an Exploding Cage Tag Team Match already.