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Gordie Boggs (Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Caan) are a pair of friends who believe that ProWrestlingIsReal. After they witness their favorite wrestler, Jimmy King (Creator/OliverPlatt) lose the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] to Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage ([[AsHimself Diamond Dallas Page]]), they decide to help their idol win back his title. HilarityEnsues.

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Gordie Boggs (Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Caan) are a pair of friends who believe that ProWrestlingIsReal. After they witness their favorite wrestler, Jimmy King (Creator/OliverPlatt) lose the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] to Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage ([[AsHimself Diamond Dallas Page]]), they decide to help their idol win back his title. HilarityEnsues.
Hilarity ensues from there as they try to obtain the title again.
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->''"So, about '''10 minutes''' into this film--which '''only''' wrestling fans would see--we've been insulted by being portrayed at the bottom rung mentally, emotionally, financially, and socially. '''Thank''' you, WCW; that's very thorough. Take a bow!"''
-->--'''''WebVideo/OSWReview''''' on ''Ready to Rumble''

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->''"So, about '''10 minutes''' into this film--which '''only''' wrestling fans would see--we've been insulted by being portrayed at the bottom rung mentally, emotionally, financially, and socially. '''Thank''' you, WCW; that's very thorough. Take a bow!"''
-->--'''''WebVideo/OSWReview''''' on ''Ready
->'''Gordie Boggs:''' We’re going back to Rumble''
basics. To find our heart.\\
'''Sasha:''' Can I come?\\
'''Gordie Boggs:''' No, because you don’t have one.\\

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* IRejectYourReality: Gordie and Sean simply refuse to accept the idea wrestling isn't 100 percent real.
-->'''King''': You guys know it's all a show, right?
-->'''Gordie''': Greatest show on Earth.
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*** Gordie has some similarities to Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, being born into a family of police officers and deciding to pursue wrestling instead. His wrestling gimmick of "The Law" also borrows from The Mountie.

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*** Gordie has some similarities to Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, being born into a family of police officers and deciding to pursue wrestling instead. His wrestling gimmick of "The Law" also borrows from [[Wrestling/JacquesRougeau The Mountie.Mountie]].
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*** Gordie has some similarities to Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, being born into a family of police officers and deciding to pursue wrestling instead.

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*** Gordie has some similarities to Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, being born into a family of police officers and deciding to pursue wrestling instead. His wrestling gimmick of "The Law" also borrows from The Mountie.
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*** Gordie has some similarities to Wrestling/{{Glacier}}, being born into a family of police officers and deciding to pursue wrestling instead.
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** King's wife Eugenia kicks him twice. As he ices his lap, she admits to trying to break his "diddly". King claims his penis is bruised and also that it feels like Richard Petty drove his stock car at high speed into his balls. The outtakes show this taking 7 shots

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** King's wife Eugenia kicks him twice. As he ices his lap, she admits to trying to break his "diddly". King claims his penis is bruised and also that it feels like Richard Petty drove his stock car at high speed into his balls. The outtakes show this taking 7 shotsshots.



-->'''Sean''': -- stand so close to the ring when there's a ladder match going on

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-->'''Sean''': -- stand so close to the ring when there's a ladder match going onon.



* RebuiltPedestal: Gordie and Sean discover that their hero is a drunken scumbag who left his wife and son (and had another wife and two illegitimate children on the side) and made off with his parents' mobile home, and attempt to reform him. They succeed

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* RebuiltPedestal: Gordie and Sean discover that their hero is a drunken scumbag who left his wife and son (and had another wife and two illegitimate children on the side) and made off with his parents' mobile home, and attempt to reform him. They succeedsucceed.
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* ExpyCoexistence: Even though Jimmy King is heavily based on Ric Flair, Gordie does an impression of Flair to impress Sasha, indicating that Ric Flair does exist in this universe.

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