A championship belt-holder for two decades, Burke was a top-notch hype woman and huge draw for the sport, which led to her becoming the first million-dollar female athlete. Throughout her career, she ...

Emily Bett Rickards had a great inspiration for getting into shape to play Mildred Burke. Queen of the Ring is one of the ...

Avildsen, helms a mediocre copy of his father’s Oscar-winning boxing pic. Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the ...

Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood and Deborah Ann Wohl co-star in an arch and inspiring film about athlete Mildred Burke.

Queen of the Ring is an autobiographical movie about the life of renowned wrestler Mildred Burke. The screenplay for the movie is written by Ash Avildsen, who also serves as director. Avildsen ...

Queen of the Ring is now officially in theaters and the story of Mildred Burke is finally mainstream. At the end of the day, that reality was the goal for director, Ash Avildsen. "It was a year ...

AEW fans can count on Vince Russo calling the company out when it's appropriate. The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion ...

The post Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Taking place from the 1930s to the ...

When she first stepped into the ring in the 1930s, Mildred Burke became one of the very first professional women wrestlers. Director Ash Avildsen's new film The Queen of The Ring explores the rise ...

Google Mildred Burke and you’ll find vintage pictures of the pro wrestling icon showing off her impressive biceps. Those photos gave Emily Bett Rickards inspiration not only for what she needed ...