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Mickey Rourke Knocks Out Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 25
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by Jarrett Martineau | April 6, 2009 at 01:37 pm
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All it takes is one punch from The Wrestler to knock you to the mat.
That's the lesson Chris Jericho learned on Sunday, when Mickey Rourke did battle with his younger counterpart at Wrestlemania 25.
It's somehow fitting that Rourke, the aging star of last year's incredible film The Wrestler, was the one to finally take down Jericho after "wrestling legends" including Ric Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat all failed to do so.
You've got to count your victories.
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.
After watching Jericho knock out wrestling legends Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Ricky Steamboat, Rourke, 56 climbed into the ring at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, to spar with the 38-year-old Jericho.
Rourke, who took a hiatus from acting in 1991 to resume a boxing career, seemed to remember his training inside the ring. It took a single left-handed punch to subdue Jericho, who laid on the mat in stunned silence.
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Jarrett Martineau
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (5)
at 14:18 on April 6th, 2009
Thanks Jarrett, for making me a sucker again after all these years. Mickey sure milked every moment like the great actor that he is !
at 15:33 on April 6th, 2009
too bad it is fake.
at 21:49 on April 6th, 2009
Lol those guys have bad acting down pat
at 16:48 on April 20th, 2009
Interesting, but not of significance in the real world of sports!
at 07:13 on June 4th, 2009
Mickey Rourke WWC BEST MOMENTS