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EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Publication date Topics action , sports , wrestling Language English. Promoting the world of professional wrestling at the expense of the plot itself, Frank Bass Ed Asner takes a stand and defends what he thinks is right.

Gamblers, mobsters, unscrupulous wrestlers, money-grubbing promoters, and fixers conspire to corrupt the industry, but Frank tries to make the game as honest and fair as it is his idealized vision. Frank's efforts climax as he promotes an over-the-hill champion in the final matches of his career.

Sun TV. Moon TV. The Hollywood Reporter. Lou Grant and Up actor Ed Asner dies aged Bikini News. More from Film Gorillas. Shine On Harvest Moon. Shed No Tears She Shoulda Said "No"! She Had to Choose. Did you know Edit. Trivia The bulk of the cast is made up of wrestlers from the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association, which was owned by the film's producer, Verne Gagne. User reviews 17 Review. Top review. Some prime nostalgia for Midwestern pro wrestling fans.

No, this picture is strictly for fans of the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association of the late '60s and early '70s. That promotion was owned and largely starred Verne Gagne, who was one of the greatest ring acrobats of all time. Gagne apparently had a commitment in the s from Minneapolis theater owner W. The thing wasn't pulled together until several years after Frank died, even though his name appears on the credits; it's likely that Gagne himself also produced and wrote this movie while only taking the screen credits as executive producer and actor That was strictly a kayfabe bit to try to keep the marks in the fold, as latter-day wrestlers like Roddy Piper and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have proved some of them can act up a storm on a movie set.

But if, like me, you were a fan of the Saturday night mayhem Gagne committed to video screens in '74, all the old ring faces are themselves worth the hour and a half it takes to watch this one Details Edit. Release date February United States. United States. The Wrestler: The Main Event. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 35 minutes. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.