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 Is there anything more tantalizing in the straight male (or maybe even gay female) mind than two girls rolling around on the floor wrestling, preferably in as little clothing as possible? Well, if you're as into Wonder Woman as I am, then the answer is "no." Helen VonMott understands this simple fact of nature, and she and her girls at Virago Wrestling know just how to exploit it, much to the enjoyment of clients in San Francisco and beyond. VonMott, a former Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) performer who also spent time as a Hollywood stunt woman, started Virago (a Latin term for a woman who is not conventionally feminine) in 1998, in response to existing companies promoting ladies' wrestling. She noticed that what was missing from these videos and performances was any actual technique, and decided to address this absence by organizing a group of capable cuties who could genuinely tussle.  VonMott herself is, of course, no slouch in that department —at 5'8", 143 pounds, she specializes in competitive, semi-competitive, beatdowns, domination, muscle/foot worship, role playing, and tickle fights. Whew! She also trains and competes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and often incorporates those holds and locks into her sessions.We asked the San Francisco resident to give us some background on her career and Virago recently, and discovered a bit about female wrestling and how Hollywood and the professional wrestling world is filled with assholes. Eros Guide: Can you tell us what it was like being a GLOW girl? Helen VonMott: For the most part, my memories of GLOW are not real pleasant. I wish I could say that it was as glamorous and exciting as it was made out to be, but nothing could really be farther from the truth. I remember being in a constant state of hunger. Between training in the gym and in the ring, we worked out for approximately six hours a day, six days a week. When we were getting ready for a show it was even more intense. We were constantly told how fat we were. I have to say though that my experience with GLOW did get me addicted to working out. Before I joined that company I had been kind of a nerd. Discovering my strength and feeling what my body was capable of doing was one of the most liberating experiences of my life. I kept wanting to push the boundaries of what I was capable of. My body changed so fast and so dramatically, I just wanted to see how far I could go with it, how much I could do.  EG: How was being a stuntwoman?HV: Being a stuntwoman was... scary. I didn't really have what it took to be a stuntwoman. Too much imagination. I always pictured exactly what would happen if I did anything wrong. You have to be very Zen to do stunt work successfully. You have to exist completely in the moment. Accidents happen when you allow doubt to enter your consciousness. A split second of lost focus and it's over. Also, even if you're the best stuntwoman on the planet, it's super difficult to get work. There's sort of a macho 'old boys' network in the stunt industry. Usually if stunt work is required for a female role, they'll just get a skinny stuntman, (probably the son or the grandson of a friend of the stunt coordinator) and stick a wig and fake boobs on him. Poof! Instant stuntwoman, just add tits! It's hard to compete with that. I don't mean to sound too negative and I hope I'm not coming across that way, it's just that, well... you know all those horrible things you hear about the Hollywood film industry? Well, they're all true. EG: How did you come to start Virago?  HV: Virago started out as a video company. My idea was to make competitive women's wrestling videotapes and sell them on the internet. I had been wrestling in those kinds of tapes for more than a year and really enjoyed doing it. The guy who owned the video company that I had been working for, Scott Carruthers, died suddenly and left me the wrestling mats in his will.I didn't want to quit wrestling, plus I really loved Scott, and since it was almost his last wish that I keep his vision alive, I felt I owed it to him to give it a shot. Two months after his death, I attended the first annual Women's Wrestling Convention in San Diego. It was there that I learned about "sessions wrestling," and that there was a fairly large population of men who were willing to pay money for wrestling sessions. I was a little dubious at first. I thought, "No way is this possible. This has to be just a front for prostitution." I was wrong though. I opened up Virago as an agency because as a teenager I had worked as a dancer at a club. I wanted there to be an alternative option open to sex workers where they could make money, but not get treated like dirt. It came as a complete and utter shock to me when I realized that not all women like wrestling. Most dancers, as a matter of fact, seem to be totally content where they are. I have a friend in the escort business who thinks I'm completely out of my mind because I do competitive wrestling with men.  Everyone just has different things that turn them on, I guess. The women who do work with me at Virago are just amazing though, amazing. There really is no other word that can possibly do them justice. I feel so utterly... blessed to have them in my life and on my team. I know that sounds kind of hokey, but each and every one of them is such a unique and precious person that I can hardly contain my enthusiasm. I feel like I'm living a comic book.EG: How does the whole booking a match thing work? HV: Clients call (between 9am and 2pm, or after 8pm, please) or e-mail me when they want to set up a match. I ask them to describe what kind of match they are looking for, and what type of woman best suits their fantasy. All of my wrestlers are fairly fit, but some are more muscular than others. Some are tall, some are short, some are alabaster, some are ebony. When I get an idea of what the client is looking for, I can then work on setting him (or her) up with the most appropriate wrestler. Inevitably I'm asked to describe all of the women I have working for me. The best idea is to just go and check out the website. All of the women are pictured there, along with what they specialize in and what their boundaries and limitations are.  Matches are generally booked at least 10 hours in advance (evening matches are booked in the morning, daytime matches need to be booked the previous evening). For same day appointments, clients need to call an hour ahead of time to confirm. For appointments booked in advance, clients need to call before noon to confirm an evening appointment, or the night before to confirm a morning appointment. I give the address of our private, Mission district studio during the confirmation call.EG: Are the matches scripted, as in pro wrestling, or is there genuine competition involved? HV: Every match is different. If a client wants to work with a limited script we can do that. If a client wants to wrestle as hard as he possibly can... well, we can do that, too. Sometimes we do a little bit of both. For instance, if a client is really into feet, I may get him in a containment hold after an intensely competitive match, and force him to suck on my toes. No matter how competitive the match, I feel it's important to lighten it up with a little humor. I don't mind humiliating my clients, but I don't want them to go away really feeling bad.  The thing is, though, all the matches really are just matches. Some are more sensual than others, and I have some women who work for me who have no problem wrestling nude, or use "face sitting"' as part of their submission arsenal, but what clients really, truly, come to Virago for is the combative, dominant fantasy. The sensuality and titillation experienced is a product of that. After all, you get sex just about anywhere these days.EG: You make a point of saying "no sex" in your advertisements. I assume that means between the girls and the client, but are there any rules of behavior between the girls wrestling? It looks like it can get pretty risqué ... HV: That's right, no sex between the client and wrestlers. What the wrestlers do between themselves in the private shows is their own business. Honestly though, private shows represent a fairly small percentage of our bookings, which is really too bad since the girls love doing them. Personally I'm surprised that we haven't been booked at more bachelor parties. I think it's just that so few guys realize that we're out here or what we have to offer. Yeah, the whole concept seems pretty well suited for bachelor parties. Who are some of the girls Virago is featuring right now? HV: I have women working with me on both coasts, and some great girls in San Francisco, but the best thing to do is to just visit the website. www.viragowrestling.com
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