Mickey Rourke's announcement of his WrestleMania 25 appearance scores publicity for WWE

Mickey Rourke announced on the red carpet at the SAG Awards that he will appear at WrestleMania 25. "The boys from the WWE called me and asked me to do it," Rourke told Access Hollywood. "I said, 'I want to.' I'm talking with Rowdy Roddy Piper about it." Rourke also teased a program with a WWE main eventer. "Chris Jericho, you better get in shape because I'm coming after your ass." You can check out Access Hollywood's coverage by clicking here.

Powell's POV: The story is definitely making the rounds today. I haven't seen much negativity yet, but I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before Rourke is criticized. I'm sure WWE is thrilled with the publicity since that's why they reached out to him in the first place, but I wonder if they're disappointed that he teased a program with Jericho instead of saving the surprise.