Women step into the ring at west African wrestling tournament Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out their arms towards each other, searching for a grip while trying to ...

"Queen of the Ring" star Damaris Lewis broke kayfabe as she told the crowd at AEW Revolution that wrestling matches were ...

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied ...

Traditional west African wrestling -- and the gargantuan, sometimes sumo-like men who step into the ring -- captivates audiences ... annual showdown featured a women's division, drawing ...

seeing its announced fourth season canceled during the pandemic — showed that women’s professional wrestling could be a colorful backdrop for storytelling. Now comes “Queen of the Ring ...

“Queen of the Ring” tells a true story I knew nothing about. I imagine you don’t know much about the advent of female wrestling either ... created to “protect women” from dangerous ...

When she first stepped into the ring in the 1930s ... do it anyway," Rickards told Morning Edition host A Martínez. Women's wrestling was banned in several states, so Mildred Burke (played ...

Her muscular physique was second to none in women's professional wrestling during her heyday. Even most of the male competitors who stepped into the ring with Burke found themselves to be no match.