Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 12, 2009, album ahụ gbara n'ịntanetị. N'abalị iri na itoolu nke ọnwa Jenụwarị, NPR.org mere ndokwa ka a gụpụta ya n'efu ruo otu izu, tupu a tọhapụ ya n'ezie. Ebe nrụọrụ weebụ Irish nke Sony BMG bidokwara na-agbasa ya. A na-etinye nkwado dị ukwuu na nke a haziri nke ọma maka Springsteen na album ahụ, na-etinye ọnụ, na-etinye ọnụ na Golden Globe Awards,
Emume nhọpụta onyeisiala Barack Obama, ọba egwu egwu ọhụrụ, ihe ngosi oge ọkara nke Super Bowl XLIII na ọbịbịa a na-atụ anya ya na Academy Awards nke 81. Nke ikpeazụ n'ime ndị a mebiri mgbe, n'ihe "Rolling Stone" kpọrọ "akụkọ na-awụ akpata oyi n'ahụ", "The Wrestler" bụ nke Academy jụrụ ma ghara inweta nhọpụta. N'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, ihe omume nile ahụ dugara Springsteen n'ikwu, sị, "O yiri ka nke a ọ̀ bụ ọnwa kasị ekwo ekwo ná ndụ m".