Mickey Rourke and Chris Jericho appeared on Larry King Live on Tuesday night, with Rourke discussing The Wrestler and both Rourke and Jericho together further laying the groundwork for what appears to be a match between the two at WrestleMania 25 this April.

Jericho appeared via satellite, telling Rourke that he did a great job in his role, but it didn’t reflect his life or what happens in the WWE.

Rourke spoke of his respect for WWE and for wrestlers, but Jericho responded by saying that being a great actor doesn’t mean he would be a great wrestler. Rourke said he wasn’t a wrestler and that he respected Jericho, but also said that he could take him in a “boxing match or bare fisted match.”

Phil Lowe
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