Lucha VaVOOM

Wowwwww… This is… different. The wrestling is extreme! People just fly out of those rings with the risk of landing right on you. You will literally be on the edge of your seat the entire time! I’m sure it’s choreographed, but I’d rather enjoy the show than worry about real people getting hurt! The burlesque is entertaining, and that third lady is an incredible athlete, but I definitely like the wrestling better. Regardless, this is one heck of an experience, one you shouldn’t miss!

Look if you’re not into Lucha Va Voom you’re not a real Californian.

I was skeptical at first because I have never heard of this and never have been into wrestling. I was throughly surprised, in a good way! The line was crazy almost down the block, but we got in quick. The Mayan is a legitimate venue, the bottom was reserved for the snobs lol just kidding!!!
We decided to go up to the top floor and it was the best seats in the house. We could see everything and had a view of the entire place.
For you guys worried about the nudity there was plenty of pasties covering up all the important part.
The sound system is great so the show was awesome. Recommend to check it out.

I could not have been more bored. The night was slow, plodding, and never hit any sort of climax. The wrestling was pretty terrible, aside from a few well choreographed spins & twirl take downs. They were aided by amateur comedy commentators who tried to fit in scripted one liners.
The VaVoom ladies were decent, mildly average entertainers for the most part. The one exception was the gal who worked the swing, she performed feats that looked very difficult, yet it failed to excite the audience.
The Mayan theater is really cool and interesting. The $ 8 beers are not.
Overall I wish I had those precious hours of my life back, more so than the $ 40 ticket price itself. Never again, once was more than enough.

My 100^th review goes to Lucha VaVoom! They’ve earned it! I’ve been attending this wildly fun Mexican wrestling and burlesque show for the past several years, and they NEVER disappoint.
There’s ample parking with lots next door, across the street, around the corner. Though the parking prices gouge, @ $ 20 per night, you can find cheaper lots if you’re willing to walk. There’s usually a line to enter, unless you arrive über-​early to stake a great seat. Just be sure to bring your most interesting and best of friends to keep you entertained. But worth the wait, and there’s plenty of seating in the balcony with good views. If want to avoid the wait, but possibly risk not getting seats, maybe arrive 7:30 — 8 pm, as the line is around the corner if you get there earlier. But don’t fret, plenty of eye-​candy entertainment en route.
The drinks are FUERTE (strong)! Pricey but the potency can knock your socks off, and you if you’re not careful.
Now onto the show. Tickets for GA starts at $ 40+ and well worth every penny! The 2 emcees (English and Spanish) are hilarity on two legs! They start and keep the energy of the show going with a lot of wit, sarcasm, and biting humor. My favorite stars of the show are the Crazy Chickens with their own theme song and mini-​chicken! This year at Mexican Horror Story, Peaches performed in one of the lucha matches – amazing! Also the fun, talented, and often campy burlesque dancers and aerialists mix it up to give you a range of delight. I appreciate how progressive the show is with the inclusion of trans and racy performers, but it’s not for the faint of heart. You’ve been warned :-) The Halloween show concluded with an internationally-​known, world-​record hooper named Marawa the Amazing.
IMHO it’s one of the BEST ongoing shows in LA; Lucha VaVoom always delivers riveting entertainment and I look forward to the next one! The venue – The Mayan – which is very Mayan inside and out and the prrrfect venue. If you’re sub-​culturally courageous, enjoy low-​brow shenanigans with high-​brow finesse, go!
Luchaaaa!

I must say… this is unlike anything I have ever experienced before!
I’ve never even watched wrestling on television or live for that matter. Do not be deceived though, there is nothing about this show a wrestling sport enthusiast will find competitive. You are guaranteed to be entertained by some of the most unusual performances — bordering taboo fetishes, and you will be required to belt out the occasional ‘VA-​VOOM!’ when prompted by a spontaneous ‘Lucha’. By the middle of the show I would advise to be near drunk and you will have a grand old time!
As I have learned from my date… do not, by any means, think this is a great idea for a first date. Some of you may think it’s ‘fun’ or a great way to see if your date is a great match for you, provided they can take a joke, but taking a girl on a first date here is almost like taking her to a strip club of midgets. If you are a girl taking a guy out on a first date to this show you might have more luck.

The lamest, tamest show I’ve ever seen.
I guess I got spoiled by the Bay Area’s accidental phenomena: Hoodslam. When I go to a wrestling match, I expect to be packed into a standing room only warehouse with sticky floors and a cloud of weed smoke drifting through the room. I expect a rowdy crowd, goading on the wrestlers, who then go on to do some amazing acts of acrobatic grappling.
What did I get with Lucha? About 6 wrestlers per match wandering around the ring, throwing the kind of blatantly off-​the-​mark punches that made the whole «fake wrestling» thing a cliché. More time was spent on the wrestlers wandering around, trying to underscore how funny they were supposed to be. What was extra confusing was the lack of a referee. The matches would just kind of end abruptly, the wrestlers would exit, and that was that.
The «burlesque» acts they advertise are really just sad strip teases, with a bored looking dancer that takes off her clothes and then hurries off the stage. One act seemed to just disappear midway through, leaving some very confused announcers making awkward small talk to segue on. On that note, the MC didn’t seem to know much about wrestling, with comments ranging from «oh man!» to «watch out!».
All of these were just disappointing. What really took it to offensive was the super cheap, immature, inappropriate exploitation of little people as a punch line. There was always a little person version of a character, trotted out for a cheap laugh. I’m not trying to take a huge moral stand on people getting exploited because of their appearance. It just showed how unimaginative and cheap the whole spectacle was.
All in all, it was a show with all the energy of a small business development seminar, and the emotional maturity of a class of middle schoolers. I looked around at the crowd’s reactions near me, and I don’t think I’m alone in how this went over. Nobody was clapping, cheering, laughing. People just stood their with their arms folded. You got the sense even the announcer knew it wasn’t going over with people.
Was it the 8 dollar beers that kept everyone from getting into the show? The piss-​poor, uninformed announcing? The dancers who wanted to do their thing and get off the stage as soon as possible? The tacky use of little people to try and force at least one genuine laugh from any of the hundreds of people in attendance?
I don’t know what it is, but save your money, and save your time. In fact, take the 40 dollars you’d spend on tickets, 15 you’d spend on convenience fees, the 30 you’d spend on 3 beers + tip, and buy a ticket to Hoodslam in Oakland. You’ll get better wrestling, better burlesque, a better crowd, better music, and a group of people that genuinely care about giving you a good time.

It just doesn’t get better than this! Impossible to describe, the most entertaining show you’ve ever seen. Not for the faint of heart, or the easily offended.

Incredibly fun event, definitely worth the price of admission. Paid $ 55/​ticket for ringside seats. get there early if you want to secure some for yourself. We ended up sitting behind the ring which made it hard to hear the announcers/​comedian and most of the pre-​fight shenanigans happens in front of the stage. Only sat for first half and walked around for a better view from the front. Be prepared for No food and $ 13 cocktails as well as $ 20 parking next to venue, however I did see $ 10 parking three blocks away.
I would definitely go back, and hope the next time is a different theme, they did great with the Horror Story show this time around.
This is A MUST DO event for Angelenos.

Oh man. As good as it gets is right! I heard about Lucha VaVoom for Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling a long time ago but didn’t think it was legit. When I heard it was going to be Halloween Monster themed I decided to make it happen. It was so worth it! I sat in the Ring Side seating — which is good to see the stage but I would recommend paying a little extra for the Golden Circle — you are more eye level with the action and the luchadores jump/​get thrown/​fly in there nonstop! Really in on the action. It’s a little cheesy — the skits are planned out and there is a lot of added music and noise — but it’s AWESOME. Intermixed are burlesque shows and comedic commentary. I would go again.
Only side note — don’t go hungry. The drinks are good (basic but good), but there is no food.

This is one of the most hilarious shows I’ve ever seen! It’s seriously so, so funny! Worth every penny and highly entertaining. I’m still laughing at the theatrics of this show.

Love love love. my brother used to perform every year! I met some great people and wrestlers. I’ve met cool celebrities and I always have a fun time.

LuchaVaVoom is a great experience to have maybe once in a lifetime. The wrestling was fun. It is the Globetrotters of Pro Wrestling. All the wrestlers were awesome.
The VaVoom part was also good to some extent. Some of the acts were amazing. Others were «MEH!» at best. One chick all she did was bounce her boobs which at first was cool but that was the whole act?! Most girls weren’t that good looking. Plus they all had cellulite which wasn’t pleasant to see.
As far as the comedy, they try too hard to be funny. Sure, they hit a good joke here and there but they aren’t that funny.
Overall, if you haven’t seen a show, go to it and it may be good. If you’ve been there already then you have seen it all.
Dirty Sanchez #1

I have been a pro wrestling fan since I was five years old. This is a very different kind of wrestling vs. what you watch on T.V. This wrestling is wacky, colorful, fun, and sexy. The humor is over the top, the costumes are amazing, and the wrestling is great. From Chocolate Caliente to the Crazy Chickens to Joey Ryan and Matt Classic, I cannot help but have a great time at these shows. I’ve brought friends with different tastes in interests and thus far, all have enjoyed… LUCHA…VAVOOM!
Pros:
–Always display great shows (Wrestling + burlesque shows)!
–Merch Booth
–Cinco de Mayo shows features Mariachi, Mexican food, and Low-​Riders
–Merch booth (Crazy Chicken masks make cool gifts)
–Crowd Interaction
–Take pictures with your favorite luchadors!
FYI: One of the ring commentators is the voice actor who does Sponge Bob. The next time you see that sponge on TV, it’s image may be permanently tainted.

This is a fun, over the top, WWF meets Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling, combined with a burlesque show and satirical exotic revue.
It was a fun show to watch, fun to take the significant other to either make a good date night, a way to spice up the ralationship or just plain ol fashioned drunk and obnoxious fun in downtown.
The tickets are very pricey in my opinion given the theatrical performances that take place, and the «wrestling» is average at best. They didn’t do the best job keeping your attention and the seating in GA is first come first serve standing room only, which I knew before hand and tried to avoid having an issue finding a seat but of course Los Angeles did not let me be so lucky, arrived about a half hour late and was forced to sit on the steps in one of the aisles, which forced me and my gf to have to look around people standing in front of us and move when anyone in the audience needed to use the aisle to go somewhere.
Overall I didnt have the time I was expecting, somewhat of a routine and mostly boring way to have a different kind of fun in LA. It is fun for the fact that it is a unique, one of a kind sort of thing in its own right, but I think once is enough for me.

Are you kidding me??? If you’ve ever had the inclination to see this show. RUN don’t walk to the next performance!
I’ve been dreaming of seeing this show since 2003 when I lived in Colorado and stumbled across a flyer online. This show completely lived up to my every expectation!
As soon as it started the energy of the room was buzzing! This is not a come, stand around and watch the show. No, no, no! This audience is INVOLVED! People have favorite wrestlers and performers and it’s non-​stop action! There is chanting and singing and TAMALES!!! Yes! There is food to help soak up some of those yummy drinks those handsome bartenders and slinging out with ease!
Prepare for some real fun! Come with friends or come alone, but look out for that Dirty Sanchez!

Mix wrestling, costumes, antics, ‘traditional’ Mexican entertainment with sheer siliness and you’ve got Lucha VaVOOM! A great time!

BEST SHOW ON THE PLANET!
Giants vs Midgets! Gorgeous Super Babes! Heart pounding Music! Sexo y Viloncia!
The cast is awesome, the girls are gorgeous, and the Venue is perfect. A great place for a date to find out if he/​she is truly the one.
The first time I went I cried because I was so happy I wanted to live in that world… and I haven’t missed a show since…

Wow! So many crazy costumes, and crazy antics, and crazy acrobats!
I love the burlesque part of the show, but i’m seriously a little lost on the ‘wrestling’.
I’m definitely a physical kinda girl, and love a good competition, but this fake stuff all just gets old… Even the Valentine’s Day theme didn’t bring out any love.
Sorry, I found myself waiting to see the long-​legged ladies taking clothes off more then the midget guy. Can you blame me?

LAME because they OVERSELL the venue and if you don’t get a good seat (basically an expensive ringside seat) YOU WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING. The way the Mayan was designed, it made it VERY HARD TO SEE THE STAGE. We left at intermission feeling cheated and lied to.
Many attempts to get refunded were unsuccessful as the promoters basically told me TOO BAD.
F LUCHA

LUCHA… VAVOOOOM! the Valentine’s Day Edition. Newbie here.
I bought these tickets a couple of months ago when I found out the next show was going to be held in February. My boyfriend is not a big fan of Valentine’s Day so he wasn’t too thrilled when he found out I bought ‘em for us. I promised him that it would be loads of fun and it’s not like I did it intentionally … the next show just happened to be for Valentine’s Day ;) haha.
Anyway, We got there about 645ish and there was already a line down the block. I walked across the street to grab some burritos (pretty decent btw) because we ran late and missed our dinner plans. Doors open at 7pm! And NO food is allowed!
Balcony seating is supposedly the best because you can look down and see everything that’s going on but it was already crowded with people. We had our orange wristbands and decided to sit in the first floor area in the back row instead. View was still good too.
The show was amazing though! Lots of sick shit and dirty humor. The luchadores were entertaining… Dirty Sanchez scrapped «shit» off his bare ass and threw it into the crowd! Chocolatay Caliente came in and twerked on stage. Saw Karis work the hula hoop. A sexy burlesque dancer did a little strip tease and two dancers were playing with the aerial silk thingy ma jig.
I would REALLY suggest pre-​gaming, 1 corona and 1 stella cost 16 bucks. As usual, lines for the girl’s bathroom is always terrible. I wished they had more bathrooms! Show was about 3 hours long. Area around the Mayan Theatre is a little shady looking… so be careful.
My boyfriend really enjoyed the show and I gave him a, «I told you so» look after the show was over. *Pats on my back!
Anyone who is down for a unique experience should try it out!

lucha-​VAVOOOOM!!! on halloweeeeeen!!! 3.75stars (had big expectations)
Finally got to cross this off my to-​do-​list. We showed up early so we could find a spot to sit on the second floor. Heard they have this on cinco de mayo and valentines too.
Saw a lot of pole dancers, «burlesque» belly dancer, little people wrestlers, cheesy characters, «poop» throwing, etc.
If you’re aching for a unique LA experience then this is the place to go!
TIP:
— wear comfy shoes, you’ll be going up a lot of stairs unless you have vip seating
— area is slightly ghetto so be careful
— binoculars!

**Sexo y Violencia**
From the 1^st time I heard about this event, I had always wanted to check it out but Lucha VaVOOM is one bad ass event and you can’t just go with anyone. Stars aligned and I FINALLY got to go in May. IT WAS THE BEST THING OF OH TWELVE! Let me tell you!
There were midgets, Mexican wrestlers, Aztec dancers, folklorico dancers, gorgeous burlesque dancers, MCs coming out to obnoxious reggaeton music and crowd participation.
MC: LUCHA
Audience: VaVOOM!!!
Get there early to avoid a bitch ass line, get liquored up at the bar and prepare yourself for some sick & twisted entertainment. The show is nasty, raunchy, bizarre, ridiculous and at times just wrong. I had a mother effin blast! Soo nice, I gotta hit it up twice. They are doing another one this coming Thursday. Y’all should try to check it out if you can scoop some tickets.
Your Homegirl,
Violy
P.S.
2 things I wanna point out
1) — If you get general admission tix, balcony seating is 1^st come 1^st served. But there isn’t a bad seat in the house so no need to fork out extra cash for the ringside seats.
2) — Line gets insane at the ladies room *All the girls standing in the line for the bathroom, all the girls standing in the line for the bathroom*

If you might be turned off by pro wrestling, don’t worry, it’s hard to call what they do here that. It’s more like a party or a show. After leaving my first Lucha VaVOOM show, reflecting on what went on inside the ring, I felt like the business had been bastardized. But then I realized that had happened long ago, probably around the time David Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight title, if not earlier, and got over it.
This is unlike any other lucha venue and crowd you’ll encounter. For starters it’s at The Mayan so there’s a real bar as opposed to a snack bar. When not backstage, I mainly hung out on the balcony. It’s more accessible than the packed floor and a better spot to take everything in. There were several «C» list celebrities in attendance, including the aforementioned David Arquette, and then Paul Ruebens (Pee Wee Herman), SpongeBob (the guy that does his voice), and wait for it… Grant Show of Melrose Place fame! There were others, but Grant Show made me forget the rest.
So this is one of my all time greatest life moments: I had driven the main eventer (Dr. Wagner Jr.) to this show, and when we go right to the VIP entrance to get in, I see Grant Show on the other side waiting in line with the commoners. So yeah, the day I die I can always say for one night in my life I was more important than the guy that played Jake on Melrose Place.
The other highlights for me were observing the Burlesque girls backstage, hanging out with midgets, and watching Mistico (now known as Sin Cara in WWE) basically acting like a dick and having plenty of «bacne» on him. Guess they didn’t have a Wellness Program for the talent. I think I also saw more dancing from the luchadores than the Burlesque chicks. The guys even danced with their opponents.
It was Halloween week when I went but it’s not a stretch to think the way the performers and crowd were dressed, would be the same any time of the year.