'Queen of the Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

'Queen of the Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke
Emily Bett Rickards, right, plays the lead role of 20th century womenQueen of The Ring.'/>

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

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