Wrestling News & Wrestling Rumors

The Wrestler movie premiere recently screened in the US and those that have seen it are comparing the relationship Randy “The Ram” Robinson has with his daughter, to that of Jake Robers and how his relationship with his daughter was shown on the Beyond The Mat documentary.

Without getting in to plot specifics the movie does an amazing job of showing how wrestlers who were once stars fall victim to the “wrestling culture” and end up with nothing, trudging through unknown Indy promotions, making a small amount of money compared to their heyday and ultimately breaking down physically and emotionally as they can no longer connect with the real world.

The story itself is said to be straight forward, but its the details, realism and acting that makes it a tremendous success and hardcore fans will really appreciate that their sport is being treated seriously on the big screen as opposed to a complete joke of a movie like Ready to Rumble with David Arquette.

Nothing is campy and it is said to do probably the best job of portraying the wrestling business for what it really is. Whether that’s a good or bad thing is yet to be determined.

[To say I'm excited to see this movie is an understatement].