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Diesel joined the other wrestlers in a long group hug, then the four turned to the crowd, with their arms raised together. There was a mixed reaction: fans ranged from ecstatic to confused. WWE upper management were flabbergasted when they saw what went down. These four superstars had destroyed that same illusion for many wrestling fans. The WWE was about to be turned on it's ear. Fan footage of the event surfaced, but the WWE was able to obtain this footage and use it in a storyline that paved the way for the birth of Degeneration X.

This was one of the most, if not the most, controversial wrestling stables of all time. Although Darren Aronofsky wanted Mickey Rourke for the lead role, Rourke was initially hesitant to be in the film because he wasn't a fan of the script nor did he like pro-wrestling. However, after Aronofsky let Rourke rewrite much of his dialogue, Rourke agreed to be in the film.

While Cassidy and Randy are at the bar and singing along to "Round and Round" by Ratt, they symbolically stop singing right before the line "our love will find a way, just give it time.

Ernest Miller, who plays the Ayatollah, was himself a professional wrestler. In the original screenplay, Randy's daughter Stephanie comes to find him and make amends. She is in AA and making amends is part of her 12 Step program. His daughter, Vale Anoai, was given a brief role as a pharmacist.

Mickey Rourke was friends with Bruce Springsteen and asked him to write a song for the film, sending Springsteen a long letter and a copy of the script in an attempt to convince him. A month later, Rourke and Darren Aronofsky attended a Springsteen concert at Giants Stadium, where he played the song for them backstage.

Springsteen let them use the song for free. Mickey Rourke was always the first choice for the role, but due to his erratic nature and reputation, the original financing for the film fell through. The look of The Ram, with the long blonde hair and tremendous physique as well as the steroid use, is obviously Hoganesque, while the "Ram Jam" a flying double forearm smash off the top rope is inspired by Savage's "Flying Elbow" even down to the pose before executing it. The Ram's feud with "The Ayatollah" also mimics the feud that Hogan had with Khosrow Vaziri aka "The Iron Sheik" that made him a venerable superstar and the face of s and early s wrestling.

The 'cocaine' that Randy snorts is fake, as is common practice in movies. Usually, inositol powder vitamin B, often used in energy drinks is used because it has the right consistency and is generally safe to use, although it can produce a 'slight high'.

Mickey Rourke was apparently not notified of this effect, and actually had a brief 'freak out' upon hearing what he had just ingested. Darren Aronofsky considered Sylvester Stallone for the lead but decided against it, feeling it was too thematically similar to his recent Rocky Balboa During the strip club scene in which Ram Mickey Rourke is showing Cassidy Marisa Tomei some of the scars he has accumulated throughout his career and she tells him, "He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed" - this is a direct and word for word reference to the Old Testament biblical verse of Isaiah Chapter 53 of the book of Isaiah is the last of four songs about "The Suffering Servant" and it tells the story of a "Man of Sorrows".

Retired wrestler Bret Hart, a seven-time world champion in WWF and WCW, liked the movie but at the same time was disturbed by its unbalanced portrayal of life as a professional wrestler. While appreciating the "clairvoyant performance" by Mickey Rourke and the "astutely layered vision" by director Darren Aronofsky, Hart felt the film's dark misinterpretation merely shows what many people outside the business think the sport is.

He also criticized that the film helps to reinforce some opinions that anyone can walk in the ring and wrestle. Hart says he trained almost daily during his career. The story angle reached its climax at The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania , where Rourke himself made an appearance at the event not as a wrestler however.

Abbie Cornish was originally cast as Stephanie Robinson but dropped out at the last minute. Evan Rachel Wood replaced her.

Darren dedicated this film in memory of his movie mentor Stuart Rosenberg, who died on March 15, To make it easier to route and share your feedback, please include the following in your email:.

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