Queen of the Ring is a look at the birth of women's wrestling through Mildred Burke, with Emily Bett Rickards like you've never seen before. The post REVIEW: ‘Queen of the Ring’ Is Emily Bett Rickards Like You Haven’t Seen Her Before appeared first on But Why Tho?

Now, Emily Bett Rickards takes on an entirely new challenge: portraying legendary 1930s pro wrestler Mildred Burke in Queen of the Ring, a big-screen adaption of Jeff Leen’s biography of the same name that hits theaters on March 7.

Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female trailblazers, Mildred Burke, in the biopic Queen of the Ring. But after immersing herself in its history and transforming her body for the role,

Queen of the Ring uses the story of Mildred Burke to expertly explore women's pro wrestling in a time when they weren't allowed in the sport.