Ready to Rumble is a 2000 comedy movie directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on the now defunct professional wrestling promotion, World Championship Wrestling. The movie draws its title from Michael Buffer's catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!"

Sewage workers Gordie Boggs (David Arquette) and Sean Dawkins (Scott Caan) watch their favorite wrestler, WCW World Champion Jimmy King (Oliver Platt) is cheated out of the title by "Diamond" Dallas Page (playing himself) and an evil WCW promoter Titus Sinclair (Joe Pantoliano). The dimwitted duo embark on a quest to help their fallen hero regain his title and his honor.

Following the release of the movie, WCW bookers decided to promote the movie by running a storyline in which David Arquette, a legitimate wrestling fan, became WCW World Champion. The storyline was reviled by wrestling fans, and Arquette himself reportedly believed it was a bad idea, as he felt that it would damage the value of the belt he held in such high regard. While in WCW, he aligned himself with Diamond Dallas Page (despite Page being the movie's villain) and agreed in storyline to drop the title to him. He eventually lost the title in a match involving the three-tiered cage seen in Ready to Rumble, pitting himself against Page and Jeff Jarrett, which ended when he turned on Page and allowed Jarrett to win. Arquette later donated all the money WCW paid him to the families of pro wrestlers Brian Pillman and Owen Hart and referee Brian Hildebrand.

The movie itself was a critical and box office failure, grossing $12,394,327 domestically, yet was considered a cult classic in the U.K. despite a limited cinema release.

A main criticism of the film is that many wrestling fans felt the movie was trying hard to portray wrestling storylines as real (kayfabe), even though the Internet Wrestling Community was ending kayfabe's influence in wrestling at the time of the film's release.

Wrestlers:
Bill Goldberg
"Diamond" Dallas Page
Sting
Bam Bam Bigelow
"Macho Man" Randy Savage
Booker T
Sid Vicious
Juventud Guerrera
Curt Hennig
Shane Helms
Disco Inferno
Billy Kidman
Konnan
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Perry Saturn
Prince Iaukea
Van Hammer
Announcer Michael Buffer
Announcer "Mean" Gene Okerlund
Announcer Tony Schiavone
Announcer Mike Tenay
Referee Charles Robinson
Referee Billy Silverman
Gorgeous George
Nitro Girl Chae
Nitro Girl Fyre
Nitro Girl Spice
Nitro Girl Storm
Nitro Girl Tygress