Emily Bett Rickards hit the gym and the ropes to play wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke in "Queen of the Ring," which weaves in ...

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

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 ...

“I can’t sing and I can’t dance,” Mildred Burke tells her future manager, husband, business partner (and later ex-husband and rival) Billy Wolfe. “But I can tell a story and beat some ass.

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 ...

The biopic 'Queen of the Ring' chronicles the life of trailblazing female pro wrestler, Mildred Burke, set in a time when women's pro wrestling was illegal in the U.S. Directed by Ash Avildsen ...

Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke. Photo Courtesy of Sumerian Pictures. Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke. Photo Courtesy of Sumerian Pictures. Actress Emily Bett Rickards chatted about ...