A book-smart teenager joins his school's wrestling team as a way to reunite his surviving family members, who split apart after the death of his father, a college wrestling legend, 10 years ago.
Acting
Patricia Clarkson carrying every scene like emotional luggage.
Practical Effects
Actual wrestling holds, not Hollywood fake-grappling.
Director
Mel Damski
Patricia Clarkson
Sharon
Devon Graye
Cal Chetley
John Cena
Mike Chetley
Madeleine Martin
Luli Stringfellow
Danny Glover
Harry 'Red' Newman
John Posey
Coach Tennent
Tyler Posey
Billy Barrow
Teo Olivares
Donald Worthington
Kareem J. Grimes
Theo 'Gnat' Henderson
Lara Grice
Laura Melton
Patrick Cox
Tough Guy
Deneen Tyler
Judge Elaine Gardener
Andrew Sensenig
Larry Edwards
Ritchie Montgomery
PA Announcer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in Louisiana despite being set in Oklahoma; no location budget for authenticity.
Released during WWE's 'Cena as corporate good guy' era—casting him as a damaged, reclusive figure was deliberate image subversion.
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