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

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 has now become a popular name in the world of professional wrestling following her role in the hit film ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the... 'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on ...

The film then goes into flashback to tell the story of said athlete, Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), a female pioneer in the male-dominated professional wrestling world. Writer and director ...

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 ...