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Kang Gitae once dreamed of becoming a grand champion wrestler, inspired by the legendary 1980s ssireum hero Gu Mangi. But on the day it mattered most, he was soundly defeated by Kang Dongho — another legend in the making — and retired for good. Coming to terms with the limits of his talent, Gitae builds a quiet life running a pork-trotter restaurant, with a baby on the way. Then one day, his old junior from his wrestling days, the rough-looking but warm-hearted Yeonggi, shows up for a visit. Over a meal, the two reminisce and catch up — lamenting how Mangi went into politics and Dongho became a comedian. Without warning, a gang of mobsters bursts in, hunting for Yeonggi. In a last act of loyalty before fleeing the country, Yeonggi had come to say goodbye. True to his code of brotherhood, Gitae throws himself into the fight and holds his own — until a mobster pulls a blade. He goes down, bleeding out, and in his final moments he thinks of one thing: he wishes he could wrestle again. Then he opens his eyes. He's in a university ssireum club. The familiar grip of the belt sends a rush of joy through him he'd long forgotten. But it soon becomes clear he hasn't been given a second chance — he's been reincarnated twenty years in the future as his own son, Kang Hanrak.
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