Excellent performances from Rose McGowen as Sasha, the evil nitro girl and Martin Landau, as Sal Bandini, Jimmy's new mentor and psychopathic REAL wrestler. Not to mention DDP (Himself) as Jimmy arch enemy. Bill Goldberg (Himself) also manages a few lines, though this WCW, or rarther WWE superstar, is no stranger to the bid screen, appearing in Univeral Soldier: The Return, along side the muscles from brussles, Jean-Claude Van Damme (amasing how small he looks in comparison to Goldberg).

If you don't like this film then, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do for you. Just take it as it is, and enjoy the predictable plot... with unpredictable characters. Definatlly one for all the family to enjoy. People keep saying you have to be a wrestling fan to like this... I'm not... well wasn't. Give it a shot, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.


The Ultimate Wrestling Comedy   March 4, 2002
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

This comical movie is about a super-popular wrestler named Jimmy King(played by Oliver Platt)who is kinda like Jerry "The King" Lawler from the WWF but is the WCW Champion but loses his belt to Diamond Dallas Page(that's not a bad thing, that's a good thing) because of power-hungry Titus Sinclair(played by Joe Pantoliano)! But luckily there's help in 2 of Jimmy's fans Gordie Boggs(played by David Aurqette) and Sean Dawkins(played by Scott Caan) as they set out to help King get his belt back and that's where they also meet Seductive Nitro Girl Sasha(played by Rose McGowan) and Sal Bandini(played by Martin Landau) who does beat up Sid Vicious and Perry Saturn(you're welcome) Home Alone-style! Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Prince Iaueka(don't know who he is) and Juventud Guererra(now nicknamed The Juice in the World Wrestling Allstars aka the WWA) really put up a great tag match before the King-Page showdown! This is 1 comedy that you should see!


The King will rule you!!!!   February 25, 2002
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

In this comedy, Gordie(David Arquette) accompanied by his buddy Sean(Scott Caan) set out to help their favourite WCW superstar, Jimmy King, regain his WCW title which was taken from him unfairly by DDP on the orders of a sadistic manager. Unfortunately for Gordie and Sean, they cant accept that wrestling is fake and believe that their hero is super powerful.
After finding their hero drunk in a camper van, wearing womens clothes(dont ask) and fired from the WCW, Gordie & Scott get a rematch for the title for the King and set about training him for this historic Triple cage match at the next PPV.
Almost all situations in this film are funny as hell, such as the "bedroom match" between Gordie and one of the Nitro Girls(Rose McGowan) where she uses a few "foreign objects". Another situation that comes to mind is Perry Saturn (now with the WWF) & Sid Vicious breaking into an eldery man's apartment and much to everyones suprise, the old man beats up Sid and puts Perry in a submission move making him cry like a girl.
I mainly bought this film because i had never watched WCW ever and now that i will never be able to see it (cos the WWF bought them and used them as a storyline rather than a seperate program), so i just wanted to see what i had missed.
Not alot really because it looks realy shoddy and small time. But it was dead funny pointing out some of the wrestlers you knew. Like one of the characters will be walking through a corridor, and in the background showing Booker T (now WWF, "can you dig it sucka?"), Goldberg, Mr Perfect, Billy Kidman and Sting, to name a few.
In recap, this is a damn fine movie with alot of good laughs and well worth the money for any wrestling fans.


A Wrestling flick that's actually funny! No, honestly!   September 28, 2001
 5 out of 7 found this review helpful

When I first heard that there was going to be a movie based around WCW I could imagine how stupid it would turn out. But I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it for the first time. It portrays the wrestling world for what it is, and it shows us some of the "marks" who live for Jimmy King, nicely played by Oliver Platt. The comedy isn't academy award winning, but it's pretty funny stuff at times. David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Rose McGowan and Martin Landau put on very good performances and seeing the likes of Sting, Goldberg, DDP and Sid Viscious playing themselves is great fun to watch. Well worth watching, even if it only acts as nostalgia for the "old" WCW.

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