The real truth about fake wrestling

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2012)

Very few movies get my 8 or 9 star rating, much less a 10 star approval from me, but this is one of those rare movies that deserves 10 stars.
This is the kind of movie that doesn't really cost a lot to make, but the story and acting are so good it makes up for it. Even if you're not a wrestling fan, it's a must see.
As a side note; Randy "Ram" kind of reminds me of a friendlier version of the real life Paul Sr. from Orange County Choppers...
The fact is though, many pro wrestlers don't live to be very old men, and endure crippling pain because of the nature of the business.
A very touching story of how some professional wrestlers wind-up with serious health problems, and no one to love them for anything other than the characters they portray in the ring.
Shunned by his only daughter who he was never there for. Rejected by a stripper/mom he has feelings for because of her insistence she can't date "customers". Not feeling comfortable with any other kind of work. Doctors telling him he can't wrestle anymore because his heart has been damaged and weakened by a heart attack.
With a 20th anniversary rematch pending; Randy "Ram" tries to save himself by turning to his daughter and stripper friend only to be rejected. His only recourse is to go back into the ring and wrestle one last time for the only family he really has... his audience.
As his stripper friend changes her mind and decides he's not "just another customer"; she goes to him and tries to stop him from going back into the ring. But having been rejected earlier, his heart was now broken and his mind hardened to the fact it can never work out between them. "I'd rather be hurt in the ring, than have a broken heart" he say's. And thus he goes into the ring to give his only family (the audience) everything he has left.
Damn good story, well filmed and acted.