The Wrestler (1974)

Directors

James A. Westman

Cast

Dick Murdoch, Dory Funk Jr., Dusty Rhodes, Ed Asner, Pedro Morales, Ric Flair, Superstar Billy Graham, Vince McMahon, Zarak

The story

Professional wrestling promoter Frank Bass (Ed Asner) has to deal with the pressures of running a professional wrestling promotion, facing the pressures of constantly finding new wrestlers to pull in the crowds, keeping the wrestlers he has under contract under control and especially dealing with the fact that the top man, the champion of "the League" Mike Bullard (Verne Gagne) is getting old and there is pressure to replace him with a younger wrestler. One such possible replacement is the latest challenger Billy Taylor (Billy Robinson). At one point, Bass meets with a number of other wrestling promoters (played by real life wrestling…

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