Lucha VaVoom At The Mayan
Defamer Partywatcher Ann bookended a week of girls and violence that began with a visit to the Derby Dolls match in City of Industry with a stop at Thursday night's Lucha VaVoom, the ongoing Mexican wrestling, burlesque, and variety show at the Mayan. With guest photographer Maggie Serrano in tow, the two managed to avoid flying folding chairs and bloodthirsty drag queens to provide a full report, even managing to catch a glimpse of some rare and elusive drunk hipsters in attendance, practicing their newly learned wrestling skills after the show at the nearby La Cita. The full image gallery and report are after the jump:
Midget chickens, bloody wrestlers and boobies made up just some of the visual extravaganza that was Lucha VaVoom Thursday night at the Mayan. Guest photographer Maggie Serrano captured the event—Dirty Sanchez strutting his, ahem, mustaches around the ring and the Crazy Chickens, who brought along a disturbing, hairless mini chicken to help with the tag teams. A crowd favorite was Cassandro, whose hardcore scare tactic consisted of kissing other male wrestlers on the lips. (Best overheard comment: "You know, Cassandro bears an uncanny resemblance to Tony Curtis in 'Some Like it Hot!'") At another match, poor Chupacabra ended up face down and bloody outside of the ring, leading the announcer to cry out "Clap if you believe in Chupacabra!" Several audience members then headed to Shepard Fairey and DJ Pubes' Dance Right party at La Cita, where scenesters-in-the-know gloated to anyone who listened that, "Yes, we saw midget wrestlers, tassled goth-boobies, and Spandexed man-on-man action."
