Mildred Burke, Ash Avildsen and Queen of the Ring

Exclusive: Queen Of The Ring Director, Ash Avildsen, Finally Brings The Story Of Mildred Burke To The Mainstream
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 direc
Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring: Podcast
The actor and writer/director tell the story of the first million dollar female athlete in history. Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of
‘Queen of the Ring’ Review: Trailblazing Female Wrestler Mildred Burke Gets an Overly Solemn Biopic Treatment
Ash Avildsen, son of 'Rocky' director John G. Avildsen, helms 'Queen of the Ring,' an overly earnest biopic about trailblazing wrestler Mildred Burke.
Queen Of The Ring Review: I’m Impressed By Ash Avildsen’s Consistently Compelling Wrestling Biopic Starring Emily Bett Rickards
Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.
'Queen of the Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke
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 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.
The true story of 'Queen of the Ring' pro wrestler Mildred Burke
Emily Bett Rickards hit the gym and the ropes to play wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke in "Queen of the Ring," which weaves in fact with fiction.
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Queen of the Ring Review – A lost opportunity to tell an impactful story
Ash Avildsen adapts Jeff Leen's Pulitzer Prize-winning book following the life of the first million-dollar female athlete, ...
‘Queen of the Ring’ Review: Fighting for Respect
Rather randomly, Mildred stumbles upon a wrestling match in Kansas City and proclaims the sport her destiny. The story ...
‘Queen of the Ring’ Review: Emily Bett Rickards Has Star Power in Starry-Eyed Wrestling Biopic
Josh Lucas, Francesca Eastwood and Deborah Ann Wohl co-star in an arch and inspiring film about athlete Mildred Burke.
WWE Star Trinity Fatu on ‘Queen of the Ring' and Bringing Wrestling Trailblazer Ethel Johnson to Life: ‘I Am a Direct Result of That Fight'
Trinity Fatu has been lighting up crowds as WWE’s Naomi for more than 15 years, but in Ash Avildsen’s new Mildred Burke ...
The biopic stars Emily Bett Rickards, who trained with professional wrestlers to build up to the big role
The same can’t be said about the big screen. With scattered exceptions – “ . . . All the Marbles” (1981), “Fighting with My ...
How a“ ”wheelbarrow of weights and chicken helped Emily Bett Rickards transform into a wrestler for “Queen of the Ring”
Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female ...
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‘Queen of the Ring’ review: Compelling wrestling biopic struggles with its grip
GLOW,” a series from Netflix that ran for three seasons in the late 2010s — before, frustratingly, seeing its announced ...
Mercedes Mone Confirms She Was Almost Cast In Queen Of The Ring
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 ...