the buzz log

Has Mickey Rourke lost it? The Oscar-nominated star of "The Wrestler" recently announced that he (or rather, his character in the film, Randy "The Ram" Robinson) will wrestle the WWE's Chris Jericho at this year's "Wrestlemania" on April 5.

The bizarre announcement came on red carpet at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards. According to the AP, Rourke said he was happy about how the movie had been accepted by pro wrestlers — except Jericho. Rourke then added that he was going to "toss Jericho around the ring like tossed salad." Really, we can't make this stuff up.

We're not sure if Rourke's alter ego going toe-to-toe with a real-life wrestler will boost or decrease his Oscar chances. But we do know that the stunt has set the blogosphere ablaze. Wrestling blogs across the Web are weighing in, especially after Rourke and Jericho appeared on the Larry King Show. Jericho said that, despite Rourke's claims, he loved the actor's performance. But that wouldn't stop him from stepping up to Rourke's challenge. Rourke then seemed to back-track a bit, saying that he may have "stuck his foot in his mouth" when he challenged Jericho. Too late, Mickey.

Still, Rourke is no stranger to combat. Several years ago, he famously turned his back on a promising acting career to become a professional boxer. Anyone who compares photos of the pre-boxing Mickey to the post-boxing version can see that he probably should have stayed an actor. Stay tuned to see if he's made another mistake by challenging Jericho.