Lucha VaVOOM Invades Webster Hall

Webster Hall was transformed into a Lucha Libre arena for Tuesday night’s return of Lucha VaVOOM the wrestling-burlesque show.  The evening was full of comedic and colorful commentary provided by Blaine Capatch and guest commentator former SNL cast member Horatio Sanz.

The Mexican Wrestling, Burlesque, and Comedy tour de force started things off with some VaVoom, a feathery striptease by Ursalina and then proceeded to show masked heroes and villains kicking and flying into the air as they fought to win the evening’s match.

It was a show unlike any, I’ve experienced. The theatricality, the colors, the acrobatics was so thrilling that I found myself wanting to jump onstage and take on a masked villain myself.

The onetime event that dates back to 2003 has rapidly grown into a touring phenomenon, it’s the place to be, the kind of event you can’t believe you’re attending but once you experience it you can’t wait to tell all your friends about it.

The audience hung on to every word, cheered on each hero and booed all of the villains. You can sense the tension in the air as Dirty Sanchez reached into his pants and rubbed his t-shirt on his bare ass or as Little Chicken (in a separate match) appeared to be in trouble and moments from being eliminated. Chants of “Little Chicken!” or “Poyito!” could be heard as the pint-sized hero attempted to regain his footing.

The night was full of laughs, hula-hooping, stripteases and masked wrestling worth watching over and over again. It’s  a non-stop, action-packed, rollercoaster of fun.

“This is so kick ass, we’re doing this again next year!” stated an audience member to his friends.

For more on Lucha VaVoom and when they’ll be visiting a city near you visit their official website www.luchavavoom.com and to see clips/highlights from previous performances visit their youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/toniscarpa