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Post by lindsay on Jan 26, 2009 15:19:29 GMT -5
Has anyone see "The Wrestler" yet? I want to but it's just now starting to play in this area.
Pasted from <http://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2009/0126/383284/chris_jericho.shtml>
In regards to Mickey Rourke's
comments last night at the SAG awards, the plan is to have Rourke vs. Jericho at WrestleMania. Vince McMahon did a complete 180 in regards to The Wrestler
once the film picked up Academy Award nominations. McMahon is hoping that the Oscar buzz surrounding the actor "playing wrestler" for the film will give WrestleMania a lot of buzz as he actually steps into the ring. Rourke had talked to Roddy Piper about making the appearance, and according to Afa the Wild Samoan, who trained Rourke, Rourke, "should have been a wrestler, he was immediately one of the boys."
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Post by huneychild on Jan 26, 2009 16:00:41 GMT -5
I hope that Mickey Rourke doesn't do a real match...Maybe he will hit Chris Jericho with his Oscar?
The problem I have with this whole thing is that Vince McMahon hated the movie but when it got Oscar noms and won Golden Globes, then all of a sudden, then he loved it. He is a damn opportunist.
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Post by Ashton on Jan 26, 2009 18:10:42 GMT -5
Fuck Mickey Rourke. He's a homophobe.
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Post by huneychild on Jan 26, 2009 21:46:09 GMT -5
Fuck Mickey Rourke. He's a homophobe. He is? |
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Post by Ashton on Jan 27, 2009 11:20:51 GMT -5
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Post by lindsay on Jan 29, 2009 16:16:51 GMT -5
Pasted from <http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/8222/>
A publicist for Mickey Rourke last night sent an e-mail out saying Rourke would not be participating in this year's Wrestlemania as was planned.
This could be simply a way to insure that his possible participation in the show, where he was scheduled to face Chris Jericho and have Ric Flair in his corner, would not hurt him in the Oscars voting. One person close to the situation was told yesterday that the match is off.
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Post by Ashton on Jan 29, 2009 16:20:16 GMT -5
Thank God!
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Post by huneychild on Jan 29, 2009 16:49:29 GMT -5
I think that he is distancing himself from it because of the Oscars.
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Post by lindsay on Jan 29, 2009 21:15:54 GMT -5
No doubt.
Now Vince is saying that Rourke will "be in attendance" at Wrestlemania.
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Post by huneychild on Jan 29, 2009 21:32:19 GMT -5
No doubt. Now Vince is saying that Rourke will "be in attendance" at Wrestlemania. They need to make up their minds already. |
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Post by lindsay on Jan 29, 2009 21:34:31 GMT -5
If he wins the Oscar, he will just show his face at Wrestlemania. If he doesn't win, then he will likely wrestle because he will need media exposure.
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Post by huneychild on Jan 29, 2009 21:45:23 GMT -5
If he wins the Oscar, he will just show his face at Wrestlemania. If he doesn't win, then he will likely wrestle because he will need media exposure. Exactly! |
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Post by Monster on Jan 29, 2009 21:49:37 GMT -5
If he wins the Oscar, he will just show his face at Wrestlemania. If he doesn't win, then he will likely wrestle because he will need media exposure. and how much money is this going to cost the WWE? i doubt that he will do this for free. |
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Post by huneychild on Jan 29, 2009 21:50:33 GMT -5
Of course not. I'm sure they will give him a couple of million.
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Post by Monster on Jan 29, 2009 21:53:25 GMT -5
Of course not. I'm sure they will give him a couple of million. wow. wonder who is going to be let go to pay this guy.  |
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