FRINGE REVIEW: Pro-Mania 2K12: WitOut Wrestling

Joey Dougherty certainly got his comeuppance, after letting the championship go to his head.

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FRINGE REVIEW: Pro-Mania 2K12: WitOut Wrestling

POSTED: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 10:55 AM

Filed Under: Arts | Comedy On the Fringe

SHOW: Pro-Mania 2K12: WitOut Wrestling

GROUP: Philly Improv Theater (PHIT)

GENRE: Sketch/Improv Comedy

ATTENDED: Fri., Sept. 7, 11:30 pm., Fri., Sept. 14, 11:30 p.m., Sat. Sept. 22, 11:30 p.m.

CLOSED: Sat., Sept. 22

BRIEF SELF-DESCRIPTION: 2011’s hit show returns! A sport-stravagant celebration of the larger-than-life spectacle that is professional wrestling (with only some of the wrestling). Philly’s top comedic performers pay homage to the flashy trash-talking promos, slick video packages and bitter rivalries of the squared circle.

WE THINK: Joey Dougherty certainly got his comeuppance, after letting the championship go to his head. Congrats to fan-favorite Moonshine Marvin, who technically won the belt while Joey was snoozing backstage (since the belt is 24/7, falls-count-anywhere). The stealthy pin was shown on the Jumbotron to the delight of a packed Adrienne Theatre. Moonshine successfully defended his new title in the main-event tag match between himself and "the intern" vs. Joey and Alex Fucking Gross. It was a surprisingly well-choreographed night of wrassling all around — especially for a gang of untrained local comedians. One exception: Local pro-wrestler Tim Donst gave The Necrosexual a lesson in self-esteem after a black-metal-shred-off-turned-"Kumbaya"-sing-along ended in the dark lord's embarrassment (ya know, like it usually does).

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