tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post1411416071038276167..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: That's Exploitation! Starring Mickey RourkeSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-30250956489239259962009-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:00It wasn't so long ago that WWE Chairman Vince McMa...It wasn't so long ago that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, who has been portrayed in recent years as not being of sound mind, was not a happy camper as it relates to "The Wrestler" after director Darren Arenofsky held a private screening for him at WWE HQ. After the Golden Globes and after the Oscar nominations, though, McMahon is predictably singing a different tune, because now he wants to use the movie for 1) his own benefit and 2) the simple idea of keeping the competition (read: TNA) from doing so, though they might anyway. A 3rd promotion, Ring of Honor, was well-represented in the movie.<BR/><BR/>In 1985, Mr. T ("The A-Team") teamed with Hulk Hogan at the first Wrestlemania. With Rourke being set to face Jericho, a part-time rock musician in his spare time, 'Mania comes full circle.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-40132936004944549882009-01-28T17:52:00.000-05:002009-01-28T17:52:00.000-05:00I watched wrestling my whole life up until about a...I watched wrestling my whole life up until about a year and a half ago. I just stopped watching it. <BR/><BR/>This might actually get me to watch it again. I guess I'm a mark for a gimmick. I always hated the "celeb" angles, but this one sounds worthy of cheking out, even if I know there's a good chance it will be really stupid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02208109184435483950noreply@blogger.com