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Mickey Rourke scheduled to appear on the WWE
By April MacIntyre Jan 26, 2009, 13:35 GMT
WWE? Yes says Mickey Rourke - 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Arrivals - The Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
Star of critically acclaimed film "The Wrestler", actor Mickey Rourke shines as a washed up pro-wrestling legend who tries for a career resurrection.
Now Rourke has delivered the news that life will imitate art, and has announced he will go for the WWE in a scheduled appearance on the smallscreen.
At the 15th Annual SAG Awards on Sunday night in Hollywood, Rourke told Access Hollywood he will be participating in WWE’s “Wrestlemania 25” in Houston on April 5.
“The boys from the WWE called me and asked me to do it,” Rourke told Access Hollywood. “I said, ‘I want to.’ I’m talking with WWE legend Rowdy Roddy Piper about it.”
Rourke also claimed that the professional wrestling community is supportive of his portrayal of the sport.
“The nicest thing has been the whole wrestling community embracing us,” Rourke said on the red carpet. “The movie was about their world.”
“Chris Jericho, you better get in shape,” Rourke told Access Hollywood. “Because I’m coming after your a**.”
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MacafferyFeb 5th, 2009 - 20:10:21
I really don't think he should do it, he'll ruin his Oscar chances.
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