Page 74 - AVN July 2019

TAKING
THE FALLS
A-list cast hits the mat
in ‘Girls of Wrestling ’
The “Boxing Gym” located a half-block from a
busy Los Angeles thoroughfare is easy to find, with
block walls neatly painted flat black in contrast
to the surrounding well-worn neighborhood, but
gaining entrance is tougher. A roll-down steel
door blockades the front entrance, and the back
is no more inviting, with another impenetrable
steel door guarding the rear. The entry point is in
a corrugated steel storage shed, hidden behind
dusty discarded equipment.
The gym looks like every gym in every boxing
movie, ever. A full-size ring stands next to a large
steel framework hung with punching bags. More
modern weight machines are scattered around,
much like an afterthought. A giant skylight fills
the room with light, filtered through the trusswork
holding up the roof. In a classic only-in-L.A. touch,
every recognizable brand name on every piece
of gear has been concealed with black gaffer’s
tape, neatly cut to fit the offending brand name
but leaving the rest of the logo intact.
This is where Ricky Greenwood is shooting his
new movie, which at press time is titled Girls of
Wrestling. “It’s kind of an homage to my favorite
wrestling characters of my childhood,” he says.
“The premise is that Layla, played by Ariel X, is a
pro wrestler who got kicked out for a DUI. Her old
coach, Nina Hartley, invites her to do her community
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