Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is a professional wrestling fighter who, after being a star in the eighties, tries to continue his career on the independent circuit, fighting in third-rate rings. When he realizes that the brutal blows he has received throughout his career are beginning to take their toll, he decides to put some order in his life: he tries to get closer to Stephanie, the daughter he abandoned (Evan Rachel Wood) and tries of overcoming loneliness with his love for Cassidy, a stripper (Marisa Tomei). (FILMAFFINITY)