Hollywood productions are filled with happy endings. Even the new biopic Queen of the Ring ends on a triumphant note with Emily Bett Rickards’ Mildred Burke standing tall in the center of the ring with her championship. However, that wasn’t the case for every character in filmmaker Ash
Since emerging in the late 19th century, professional wrestling has had its ups and downs in terms of popularity. While the medium has always had its fair share of fans throughout history, its place in the mainstream has ebbed and flowed depending on the particular taste at the time. But as time
Queen of the Ring tells the story of the trailblazing Mildred Burke, who had to grapple with the challenges of becoming a female wrestler during a difficult time for women in sports (and in general). However, the small-town single mother who became the first million-dollar female athlete in history
Toni Storm has taken on a number of memorable roles throughout her professional wrestling career. In All Elite Wrestling, she’s been a rockstar, an outcast, and simply timeless. The reigning and defending AEW Women’s World Champion has even inhabited the role of her long-time rival “The
In professional wrestling, a rivalry can sometimes get so heated that it will spill outside of the squared circle. Usually that means a brawl in the ringside area, the locker room, or the arena parking lot. But under extenuating circumstances, the combatants will find themselves enthralled in
Do you know who Mildred Burke is? If you're a fan of modern wrestling, you really should. People like Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah get a lot of the credit for women's wrestling, but Mildred Burke comes before they do. She was the first million-dollar woman athlete in history and they decided
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
In 1977, a series of disability rights protests took place in the United States to protest the government’s failure to sign legislation that banned discrimination against people with disabilities. This protest, which continues to be the longest sit-in at a government office, was masterminded by
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.