Though Queen of the Ring’s ambitious scope renders the script clunky and the runtime slightly overlong, the film’s impressive in-ring sequences (driven by inspired casting) and commitment to ...

Spanning two decades in Burke's life, from her start in the 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the 1950s, "Queen of the Ring" has a lot of story to cover. Avildsen, working from ...

Whereas ‘GLOW” was set during the 1980s, “Queen of the Ring” takes us from the 1930s through the 1940s and into the ’50s, getting into what is considered pro wrestling’s first golden age. Based on ...

Queen is the MyCentralJersey Girls Wrestler of the Year after capturing the 138-pound state title in a 32-2 season. She also won her third-straight Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and ...

Burke first found fame in the 1930s, as she transformed her body and wrestled hundreds of men at carnivals, before wrestling women and becoming an unbeatable champion for many years. Queen of the ...

A waitress becomes a wrestler in this sports drama ... we earn an affiliate commission. In “The Queen of the Ring,” an overlong sports drama based on a true story, Mildred Burke (Emily ...

If pro wrestling is life, and more and more it's looking like it is, "Queen of the Ring" is strictly a midcard affair. This biopic of pioneering female wrestler Mildred Burke, known to fans as the ...

The main character of "Queen of the Ring" is Mildred Burke, a single mother who worked her way into the professional wrestling industry during a time when women weren't often allowed in the ring.

“Queen of the Ring” starts in the middle of a wrestling match, as an athlete musters all their determination to take control of a pivotal career match-up. The film then goes into flashback to ...

Whereas ‘GLOW” was set during the 1980s, “Queen of the Ring” takes us from the 1930s through the 1940s and into the ’50s, getting into what is considered pro wrestling’s first golden age.

Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the 1950s, “Queen of the ... between long scenes of wrestling fights and crucial ...