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 ...

Ash Avildsen, son of 'Rocky' director John G. 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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and -directed movie primarily is a biopic about Mildred Burke, a longtime champ who is considered to be the first female athlete to ...

Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), a female pioneer in the male-dominated professional wrestling world. Writer and director Ash Avildsen tries to show Burke's life as a historical epic of ...

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

Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), a female pioneer in the male-dominated professional wrestling world. Writer and director Ash Avildsen tries to show Burke’s life as a historical epic of ...

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 ...