Sylvester Stallone plays as Lincoln Hawk, a down-on-his-luck big-rig trucker who takes us beneath the bright lights of Las Vegas to witness all the riotous excitement of the World Armwrestling Championship. By relying on his brains and resolve, Hawk attempts to rebuild his life by reclaiming the first-place prize money and the love of the son he abandoned years before in the care of his wealthy, vicious father-in-law.