Kurt Angle and Tommy Dreamer to Star in Comedic Movie about...Wrestling

The Hollywood Reporter has listed that production has started on a film called “In The Ring,” which will apparently star Tommy Dreamer and Kurt Angle plus several other people from within professional wrestling.

The movie is being compared to vintage movie, “Major League” except it will be in the world of professional wrestling.

According to THR,  the film will follow Sledgehammer Sullivan who will is played by Kurt Angle as he leads a group of misfit professional wrestlers who “take on a multinational corporation and a rival extreme federation headed by Matt Manson (Tommy Dreamer) to gain a network-TV contract in a winner-takes-all pay-per-view”.

The Box-Fly Pictures production will also feature a number of names from the professional wrestling industry including Daniels, Kazarian, John Morrison, Ken Anderson, Jay Lethal, Joey Ryan, Candice LeRae, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Kevin Kelly, Nick “Magnus” Aldis, Chad “Gunner” Lail, Dalton Castle, and The Briscoe Brothers, with other wrestling names yet to be announced.

No official release date has announced been set for this comedy.

Read more on the announcement here.