Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.

Queen of the Ring is now officially in theaters and the story of Mildred Burke is finally mainstream. At the end of the day, that reality was the goal for director, Ash Avildsen. "It was a year ...

Ash Avildsen. Photo Credit: Storm Santos. Ash Avildsen chatted directing his new movie “Queen of the Ring,” which is based on the book of the same name by Jeff Leen and the life story of ...

Ash Avildsen, son of 'Rocky' director John ... 1930s to that aforementioned championship title in the 1950s, “Queen of the Ring” has a lot of story to cover. Avildsen, working from Jeff ...

The in-ring scenes are incredible. Bett Richards brings a physicality and charisma that makes her very believable as a professional wrestler. Sadly, the scenes outside the ring are shot and performed ...

Moviefone speaks with Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen about 'Queen of the Ring'. "When I read the script, I was immediately hooked," Rickards said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and ...

In “The Queen of the Ring,” an overlong sports drama based ... and the director, Ash Avildsen, cannot resist pummeling his audience with a simplistic girl-power message. Rather randomly ...

All Elite Wrestling CEO Tony Khan reveals how Toni Storm became involved in the "Queen of the Ring" film, which released in ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and -directed ...