Review: “Ready to Rumble”
By Ashley Matthew
“Ready to Rumble” is a 2000
comedy film, starring David Arquette, Scott Caan and Rose McGowan. The plot
focuses on the 90’s wrestling company, WCW, otherwise known as World
Championship Wrestling. While WCW is now defunct, the film features many
well-known members of WCW’s roster including Billy Kidman, Bill Goldberg,
Sting, The Nitro Girls and Diamond Dallas Page, to name a few.
The plot tells the story of two
passionate wrestling fans, Gordie (David Arquette) and Sean (Scott Caan) who witness
their favorite wrestler, Jimmy King (Oliver Platt) lose the WCW World
Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night Nitro to Diamond Dallas Page after a
betrayal by wrestling promoter, Titus Sinclair (Joe Pantoliano). After being fired from the WCW, Jimmy King
goes into hiding. Following the events of that night’s WCW show, Gordie and
Sean crash the sewage truck they drove in to get to the show after an emotional
outburst about their favorite wrestler’s loss. The two then decide to find
their favorite wrestler to try and remedy his situation. After traveling with
some nuns, they eventually reach the motor home where Jimmy is hiding out at.
Gordie and Sean manage to convince Jimmy to seek
revenge on Titus Sinclair and Diamond Dallas Page, thereby accompanying him to
the next Nitro show. Jimmy arrives and
attacks Page backstage. Titus Sinclair then announces a steel cage match at the
next pay-per-view for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and $1,000,000
dollars but if Jimmy loses, he must retire. Gordie and Sean then help Jimmy to
get back into shape by hiring him a trainer, Sal Bandini (Martin Landau). Meanwhile, during Jimmy’s training for the big
pay-per-view match, Gordie starts dating Sasha (Rose McGowan), his favorite
Nitro Girl.
As Jimmy’s match draws near,
Gordie is forced to go home to Wyoming by his father who disapproves of his
dream to become a professional wrestler. The time for the match arrives and the
ultimate showdown between Page and Jimmy comes to a head. By the end of the
film, we see the end results of the match and what occurs after the
pay-per-view between the main characters.
The casting was picked well.
While David Arquette and Scott Caan provided more comedic roles in the film,
Joe Pantoliano and Diamond Dallas Page play the perfect vicious and
manipulative bad guys. Meanwhile, Rose McGowan plays a great not-so-good girl
with a hidden agenda. Jill Ritchie plays
the role of Brittany, a stuck-up girl from Sean and Gordie’s hometown. Another hometown girl, Wendy (Melanie Deanne
Moore) is a more down to earth tomboy with a crush on Sean.
The moral of the story basically
shows that people shouldn’t give up. They should work hard because they can
overcome the odds, resulting in their dreams coming true. Ultimately, this film is a great choice for
those who want to re-live some WCW memories or for those who just want a good laugh.
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