It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, no it was just Freakshow Wrestling, an insane, nonstop parade of comedy show meets sideshow meets wrestling.  Freakshow Wrestling had me laughing, shaking my head and cringing all evening.

Dr. Paul Koudounaris invited me and once I heard there was something called Freakshow Wrestling, I knew I had to go.  So I found myself waiting in line outside a shady warehouse in Sun Valley, California last Saturday night.  Everyone in line stepped aside for a man with long hair, dark messy face paint, a multi-hued ensemble including a yellow tie, tattoo sleeves, and mismatched striped socks.  He disappeared for a few moments, came back and said, “I did not just pee in that alley” and reentered the building.

I told the oversized clown handling tickets that I was “just one,” but that my friend was already inside so I wasn’t sure I needed a seat.  He replied, “I find it hard to believe you have any friends.” Ouch.  Semi-witness to an act of public indecency and dissed by a clown.  The evening was already living up to its weird expectations.

The makeshift arena with its random assortment of chairs and benches surrounding a wrestling ring was packed.

I’ve never been to a live wrestling event, so I can’t be sure, but I don’t think they usually go like this.  A magician followed up a fire illusion with a bout in the ring.  An extra curvy lady had dollar bills stapled to her bare ass cheek.  Two elaborately costumed and noisy rock bands traded insults.  And a black Santa and an overweight Jesus pummeled each other.

Here is a video of the Ghost of MachoMan and Mathimatico Dos facing off in a  Last Man Dancing challenge (Ghost of MachoMan does an awesome impression of old-school wrestlers’ voices):

Clownvis treated us to a surprisingly straight version of Viva Las Vegas

The girl fight was one of the most realistic looking of the evening. They were out for blood.

Two bands, RoseMary’s Billy Goat and Radioactive Chicken Heads, goaded each other in a bizarro battle of the bands.  I preferred RoseMary’s Billy Goat who had a song with the chorus, “damn that girl’s got hobbit feet” (how can you not love that?) and a fiery guitar.  Here’s a video of RoseMary’s Billy Goat:

Radioactive Chicken Heads

As part of their battle of the bands, Radioactive Chicken Heads unleashed their Bad Bunny and RoseMary's Billy Goat let out the drunken Werewolf to duke it out in the ring. Both were hugely unwieldy. I got hit in the arm by a beer can being chucked at the ring as silver bullets for the werewolf, which I think were supposed to give him more strength. Bad Bunny was given carrots. I think the Werewolf won.

Santa crushing Jesus in a match refereed by Satan of course. Jesus promised to tell his daddy when Satan awarded Santa with the win.

And then Zach Galifanakis, the One Man Wolfpack, and Carlos showed up.

The loveliest freaks of all, Dr. Paul Koudounaris and Dahlia Jane

The show was about two hours and at $10 a person, a huge value in terms of entertainment bang for your buck.  Thank you so much to Dr. Paul Koudounaris for inviting me! The next Freakshow Wrestling is coming up in Sun Valley, CA on Saturday, February 25, 2012. See their Facebook page for more information.

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