Independent sensation Kayla Sparks made headlines earlier this year by being one of the few to make an appearance on both AEW and WWE programming on the same night. While her collective time on AEW Rampage and WWE SmackDown was short, the Kayla Sparks story is getting major spotlight in the entertainment world.
Against the Ropes follows the real-life Michaela Simmons, as played by Marissy Rose Brightman, as she navigates her teenage years en route to becoming Kayla Sparks, the professional wrestler. Speaking to Wrestling Inc.’s Liam Crowley, Brightman noted the inspiration to tell Sparks’s story came from show creator and executive producer Shane Alden’s pro wrestling fandom.
“Shane and I worked on a project together previously to this, and he actually wrestled with Kayla back in the day and knew Kayla for over 20 years,” Brightman said. “He also said he was listening to a podcast and was inspired by it. He always wanted to make a wrestling project because he has a background in wrestling. He was thinking about a few things, and decided to contact Kayla, and knowing her he was like, ‘Hey, what do you think of this?’ She was retired for a while, but she was completely on board.” Once Sparks gave the green light, Brightman revealed it didn’t take much deliberation for Alden’s casting process.
By Liam Crowley | @LiamTCrowley |March 7, 2022
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