Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJanuary 12, 2009, dambarefu racho rakabuda paIndaneti. Musi waJanuary 19, NPR.org yakaronga kuiridza pachena kwevhiki, isati yabudiswa. Nzvimbo yepaIndaneti yeSony BMG yokuIreland yakatangawo kuifambisa. Kushambadzira kwakakura uye kwakarongwa nokungwarira kwaSpringsteen nealbum kwakaiswa pamwe chete, kubatanidza kuoneka paGolden Globe Awards,
Kutorwa kwokutungamira kwaBarack Obama, dambarefu idzva renhau huru, kuratidzwa kwehafu yenguva yeSuper Bowl XLIII uye kuratidzwa kunotarisirwa pa81st Academy Awards. Yokupedzisira yaaya yakaenda nepasipo apo, mune izvo "Rolling Stone" yakadana kuti "mashoko anokatyamadza", "The Wrestler" akarambwa neAcademy uye akakundikana kuwana rumbidzo. Kunyange zvakadaro, mubato wose iwoyo wakaita kuti Springsteen ati, "Iyi ingangodaro yave iri mwedzi wakabatikana zvikurusa woupenyu hwangu".