LA stage show fuses Mexican wrestling, striptease
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's hard to say which zany circus-like act wins over the audience at Lucha VaVoom.
Perhaps
it's the transvestite wrestler who swan-dives from a third-story
balcony to pin his opponent to the concrete floor, a move equal parts
stunning and stupid. It could be the two female high-wire acrobats who
strip nearly naked and spin high above the arena secured only by
scarves. Or maybe it's the three-person masked wrestling tag teams each
composed of a man, a woman and a dwarf.
Whatever
it is, there's little question that the esoteric hybrid of American
burlesque and Mexican wrestling is an outrageous hit that could be
coming to a theater near you.
"I've been a wrestling fan, big-time, since the days of Hulk Hogan, but when I saw this — there's nothing like this," said Adalid Sanchez,
an elementary-school teacher who arrived an hour early to a recent show
to stake out a prime spot in the second row of the VIP section.
New
York has Broadway. Las Vegas has Cirque du Soleil. Mexico has Lucha
Libre wrestling. Only Los Angeles mashes the whole thing together, then
leavens it with ample doses of loud, blaring rock music, flashing
lights, a celebrity guest performer and a cadre of burlesque-style
comedians, said Diane Christensen of Los Angeles.
"This is everything about LA that you love," said Christensen, adding, "People get dressed up to come here."
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