Josh Lucas & Emily Bett Rickards Star in ‘QUEEN OF THE RING’ | World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival

QUEEN OF THE RING tells the story of Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards) – the first ever million-dollar female athlete and champion pro-wrestler who pioneered the sport in a time when all-girl wrestling was banned in most of America. Here’s the film’s official synopsis: An extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional…

Caroline C Ryan

October 3, 2024

1–2 minutes

QUEEN OF THE RING tells the story of Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards) – the first ever million-dollar female athlete and champion pro-wrestler who pioneered the sport in a time when all-girl wrestling was banned in most of America.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

An extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America.

The film stars Rickards (ARROW) alongside Josh Lucas (SWEET HOME ALABAMA), Francesca Eastwood (JUROR #2), Tyler Posey (TEEN WOLF), Marie Avgeropoulos (The CW’s THE 100), Adam Demos (Netflix’s SEX/LIFE), Kelli Berglund (Starz’s HEELS), Damaris Lewis (Spike Lee’s BLACKKKLANSMAN), and more.

Written and directed by Ash Avildsen (AMERICAN SATAN), QUEEN OF THE RING will have its world premiere on October 19^th at Newport Beach Film Festival.