Mickey Rourke, who earned an Oscar nomination for his work in The Wrestler, stepped into the ring again on Sunday, this time to fight professional wrestler Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 25. Rourke addressed talk several weeks ago that he may get involved at "WrestleMania" in a wrestling role instead of a support role.
"My agents said it would be detrimental to my career" to take the focus off of acting after making a comeback in "The Wrestler," he told reporters. "I’m doing ’ Iron Man 2’ now, and the insurance company said under no circumstances could I get into the ring," he added.
Well, he got into the ring anyway. The actor has been involved in a public war of words with Jericho since January, when he announced his plans to spar with him at the WWE’s Wrestlemania 25 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The crowd was clearly entertained, giving Rourke a standing ovation as he exited the ring after knocking out Jericho. Go, Mickey!
