Karen Peterson and Kate from MTL review Queen of the Ring, the new movie starring Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke—the first million-dollar female athlete. The film was directed by Ash Avildsen with an ensemble cast and opens on Friday, March 7th.
In this podcast, Karen & Kate discuss:
- The challenges of presenting a historically accurate fictionalization in a condensed timeline
- Presentation of societal stigmas for women at the time
- The impact of casting key roles
- The challenges of translating a book into a screenplay
- The handling of themes that require additional care such as domestic violence and segregation
- Making the wrestling world accessible to a mainstream audience
- Hidden easter eggs for wrestling fans
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Recommended Media:
- The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds & the Making of an American Legend – By Jeff Leen
- POST Wrestling Café Book Club Selection March 2025
- Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women’s Wrestling – By Pat Laprade & Dan Murphy (2017)
Recommended Documentary:
- Lady Wrestler: The Amazing, Untold Story of African-American Women in the Ring directed by Chris Bournea (2018)
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