WWE issued the following press release on Mickey Rourke being ringside at WrestleMania 25:
ROURKE RINGSIDE AT WRESTLEMANIA
April 3, 2009
STAMFORD, CONN., April 3, 2009 – World Wrestling Entertainment and Mickey Rourke announced that he will attend the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania this Sunday, April 5th at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Rourke will be present to support Ric “Nature Boy” Flair, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat, his WWE Hall of Fame friends, as they face off against WWE Superstar Chris Jericho.
The rivalry with Rourke began when Rourke challenged Jericho to a WrestleMania match live from the red carpet of the SAG Awards, a statement he later retracted when confronted by Jericho on “Larry King Live.” Now that Rourke is attending the annual pop cultural extravaganza, Jericho will not only be looking to defeat the Legends, but also to show Rourke the difference between being a movie actor and a real WWE Superstar.
Will Mickey stand fast with his friends? You never know what is going to happen at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania.
Rourke won the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his performance as Randy “The Ram” Robinson in ‘The Wrestler’ and will be available for interviews at WrestleMania 25.
