Wrestling Society X

Wrestling Society X (WSX) is a professional wrestling promotion created in 2006 by Kevin Kleinrock and Houston Curtis for MTV.

Wrestling Society X airs Tuesdays at 10:30 pm ET on MTV. It competes with the second half of Extreme Championship Wrestling, which airs one-hour episodes every Tuesday on Sci-Fi Channel.

An additional program called WSXtra is posted each week on the promotion's website and MTV Overdrive, featuring WSX matches and interviews not broadcast on television.

History and style
WSX is presented as a secret society of wrestling that utilizes a venue referred to as the WSX Bunker for its rituals. In matches held within this venue, falls count anywhere. Along with wrestling, WSX features musical guests playing at the start of each episode, with band members joining announcers Kris Kloss and Bret Ernst on commentary each week.

The WSX pilot was taped on February 10, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, and all wrestlers present were forced to sign an agreement stating that they would participate in a full season if the show was picked up by MTV. Delirious refused to sign the agreement, as it would have prevented him from working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Because of this, he was not used at the taping.

On July 8, 2006, MTV commissioned the promotion to produce a full season of episodes for their network. WSX taped its first season of shows between November 11th and November 16, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. The tapings were booked by head writer Kevin Kleinrock, Cody Michaels and Vampiro.

The series premiered on January 30, 2007. It is currently scheduled to run for one season, with filming for a second season tentatively set to begin in March 2007.

Although WSX currently has no plans to tour, various independent promotions have scheduled WSX matches for their shows.

Current champions

 * WSX Champion: Vampiro

Television ratings
Season 1

The above table details Wrestling Society X's weekly television ratings in the Tuesday, 10:30 pm ET timeslot on MTV.

MTV aired unadvertised previews of the first two episodes the Friday before they premiered at 11:00 pm ET. Prior to WSX debuting, this timeslot normally averaged a 0.10 rating.

The first preview episode on January 26th drew a 0.43 rating, while the second preview episode on February 2nd drew 0.50. MTV discontinued preview airings beginning with the third episode in order to maximize ratings for the Tuesday broadcasts.