He may not have won an Oscar, but Mickey Rourke is still reaping the benefits of his comeback from starring in the The Wrestler.
Acclaimed for his performance in the film as a washed-up professional wrestler, the actor told press on his way in to the Wrestlemania 25 event Sunday night in Houston, Texas, that he had no intention of giving a performance. "I'm doing Iron Man 2 now, and the insurance company said under no circumstances could I get into the ring."
Of course, that was just a dose of Mickey's good acting as he jumped into the ring for a little tussle with Chris Jericho (check out the video by clicking the continue reading link). Prior to Rourke's surprise cameo, Mickey was laying down some WWE-worthy smack talk in reference to disparaging comments Jericho had made about Ric Flair, Roddy Piper and Ricky Steamboat.
Mickey said, "They're my friends and I think any one of them on any given night could kick Jericho's ass." Nice. As for Nicole Scherzinger, we're not exactly sure what the connection was but this is the most I've ever written about professional wrestling in my life.
Gallery Info: Mickey Rourke, Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Nicole Scherzinger, Roddy Piper and Ricky Steamboat at Wrestlemania.
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