The Wrestler.
There's an up-and-coming wrestler, and I mean a real wrestler not that glitzy camp showman stuff. Sweat and muscle. And he's good; with the able assistance of his manager, he's rising steadily in the ranks.
In fact he's so good, that he decides he can do it - he asks his manager to set up a title fight with The Champ.
"No way," the manager says. "Impossible. You just ain't ready."
"I am ready chief, I just know I am! I can do it!"
"No," the manager replies, "you can't. The Champ…