Whereas ‘GLOW” was set during the 1980s, “Queen of the Ring” takes us from the 1930s through the 1940s and into the ’50s, getting into what is considered pro wrestling’s first golden age. Based on ...

Wrestler Mildred Burke (Emily Bett Rickards) takes down an opponent in “Queen of the Ring.” Sumerian Pictures Share Just as the 2023 pro wrestling period piece drama “The Iron Claw” was a ...

and how someone like Burke could be both so powerful in the ring and at times powerless outside of it. "Mildred Burke was a dreamer, a trailblazer, a warrior and an all-time wrestling single ...