The Wrestler

Fighting, mixed martial arts, boxing, and rowdiness in general are mainstays on Spike TV.  For that reason I probably watch Spike way more than I should.  While in the middle of a commercial break during “UFC Unleashed”, they started promoting Hulk Hogan’s return to professional wrestling on TNA Impact later tonight.  Flashes of Mickey Rourke’s character from “The Wrestler” popped into my head.  After show dressing rooms illuminating the wear on a wrestler’s body, bruises from performances night after night, and the ever present risk of a permanent injury no pain killer can fix kept me from watching the movie all the way through.

Regardless of how much “The Wrestler” does or does not reflect reality, I must say, “Hulk, I do not like this; I do not like this at all.”