DRAG & WRESTLING COMBINE TO CREATE AN UNDENIABLY ELECTRIC PHENOMENON.
New Orleans, LA - Queer nightlife producers Hugo Gyrl, Jassy, & Visqueen combined forces to create the delightfully camp and graphic queer wrestling phenomenon, CHOKE HOLE, which made waves when it debuted, quickly gaining local then international attention.
Set in the near distant future, CHOKE HOLE is the universe’s most popular & dangerous form of entertainment, regularly broadcasted to billions of viewers. Hosted by intergalactic television mogul, Gorlëënyah, and her sex-robot minion, Visqueen, CHOKE HOLE is a no rules, no holes barred, Battle Royale, where hopeful contestants fight to the death, for a chance to win fame, glory, and a lifetime supply of SQUELSH - the energy drink that calms you down!
What began as a crude justice system for solving disputes, grew into a gladiator-esque cultural and capitalist phenomenon, birthing superstar fighters in the ring. Even brands have begun to send their representatives to wrestle for advertising dominance, including CHOKE HOLE’s TOP sponsor SQUELSH, a mysterious beverage sweeping the galaxy. “SQUELSH, SQUELSH, it’s good for your health.”
A MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE!
CHOKE HOLE places a queer lens on the traditionally machismo world of wrestling, using drag and queer performance to intensify and make apparent the inherently flamboyant and camp elements of professional wrestling. The event itself combines lip sync performances, choreographed wrestling matches, acting, character building, and video elements to create an overarching storyline, which builds a fully immersive nightlife experience.
CHOKE HOLE wrestlers and matches are defined by one of the most important queer performative tools, exaggeration. From a crazed real estate investor fighting for her right to gentrify against an alien-bug squatter, to a washed up pop star, and a conspiracy-spouting white-dread-sporting cop, our show reflects what we see and experience locally and culturally, but amps it up to ridiculous heights.