Emily Bett Rickards hit the gym and the ropes to play wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke in "Queen of the Ring," which weaves in ...

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

Google Mildred Burke and you’ll find vintage pictures ... was a single mom working at a diner in the ‘30s when she met wrestling manager Billy Wolfe (played by Josh Lucas) and bugged him ...

Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s ... Her career jumpstarts when she convinces promoter Billy Wolfe (Josh Lucas) to train her. Soon she and Wolfe are a couple ...

While raising her son as a single mom in Kansas and scraping by on Depression-era tips as a waitress, Burke met Billy Wolfe, played by Josh Lucas. He became her husband and manager. Mildred Burke ...