Other mistake: When Tommy tries splashing Rosa during their match she hits the ring mat with her chest and stomach yet seconds later she's somehow knocked out. I never saw her head hit after multiple viewings of that scene.
Below the Belt (1980)
Directed by: Robert Fowler
Starring: James Gammon, John C. Becher, Mildred Burke, Regina Baff
Continuity mistake: Rosa gets a drink thrown on her swimsuit yet it's gone seconds later.
Continuity mistake: Terrible Tommy wipes blood off her mouth and it's gone from her arm seconds later.
Trivia: Prior to becoming well-known, Cheryl Ladd, Lynda Carter, and Lindsay Wagner tried out for the role of Rosa Rubinsky.
Trivia: Director Rob Fowler reportedly wanted Raquel Welch as Rosa Rubinsky since he liked One Million Years B.C. But the studio insisted on the lesser known Regina Baff.
Terrible Tommy: "Come on runt."
Rosa Carlo: "Stop calling me that."
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