AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone recounts her experience at the Los Angeles red carpet premiere for "Queen of the Ring."
The "Arrow" star breaks down how she trained to play wrestling trailblazer Mildred Burke in the biopic.Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female trailblazers,
Writing in her Mone Mag, Mercedes Mone said she was approached to be part of the project, but was sidelined with an injury. Before AEW Revolution, I made my way to LA for the red
Mercedes Mone nearly had a role in the Queen of the Ring film on the life of Mildred Burke. In her Mone Mag newsletter, Mone said that she was approached about
In addition to all the wrestling personalities featured in the movie, Queen of the Ring also sees the likes of Josh Lucas, Walton Goggins, and Martin Kove take on the roles of some of the biggest icons of the industry, including Francesca Eastwood as Mae Young.
Emily Bett Rickards plays the title role in “Queen of the Ring,” based on the true story of Mildred Burke, the pioneering wrestler who began her “not fixed, scripted” fights when women were still banned from wrestling in every state. She became a world champion and the first woman athlete to earn $1 million.
Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood and Deborah Ann Wohl co-star in an arch and inspiring film about athlete Mildred Burke.