My parents loved wrestling, and when I was growing up we watched together as fans, thinking it was real. As I began to realize it was all staged, I stopped watching, not thinking of all the real punishment the wrestlers’ bodies took. And very few wrestlers even make it to the big time. The Wrestler, with Mickey Rourke, captures the struggle, sacrifice, and passion of a profession which isn’t usually taken seriously.

Submitted by Tania Toro, Assistant Manager, Merchandise Planning, Retail Finance, and Operations