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Avenging Wrestlers: What would happen if WWE Studios bought the rights to Marvel’s comic book?

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Last week, David Blackburn-Clarke looked back at wrestling’s success – and failure – at the box office, and what the future holds for WWE studios. Now, in this follow-up, he turns his attention to a bit of fantasy, and what would happen if Vince McMahon and WWE Studios were in charge of producing this summer’s blockbuster movie, The Avengers… In this writer’s opinion, the major film release of the year will be The Avengers (due for release here in the UK in early May). For those who don’t know, The Avengers is a super-hero group created by Marvel Comics and includes…

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Wrestling with the Box Office: The best and worst films featuring grapplers

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Wrestlers appearing in movies, as fictional wrestlers, is nothing new. Two of the most well-known examples would have to be Hulk Hogan’s Thunderlips in Rocky III, and the late Macho Man Randy Savage’s superb turn as Bonesaw McGraw in 2002′s SpiderMan. Both of these movies were box-office hits, but, of course, did not have a WWE superstar playing the lead role. So what happens when a wrestler does take the lead in a big budget film? We take a look at some of the highs (and lows) of wrestler flicks… Many of you will remember Hulk Hogan’s run of movies…

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