FOZZY Singer To Fight Actor MICKEY ROURKE At 'Wrestlemania 25'?

January 28, 2009

Actor Mickey Rourke, who plays a professional wrestler in acclaimed film "The Wrestler", has reportedly said he is ready to rumble for real with Chris Jericho, a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar and lead singer of the heavy metal band FOZZY, at wrestling event Wrestlemania 25 on April 5.

Rourke made the announcement Sunday night on the red carpet before the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. He then claimed he was going to toss Jericho "around the ring like tossed salad."

Meanwhile, Jericho, who made an apppearance with Rourke on CNN's "Larry King Live", said the actor was out of line and that he was offended by Rourke's comments. He said Rourke made "a mistake."

Watch the exchange between Jericho and Rourke on "Larry King Live" below.

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