Editing Rocky IV (section)

===Casting===
Sportscaster [[Stu Nahan]] makes his fourth appearance in the series as commentator for the Creed–Drago fight. [[Warner Wolf]] replaces Bill Baldwin, who died following filming for ''[[Rocky III]]'', as co-commentator. For the fight between Rocky and Drago, commentators [[Barry Tompkins]] and [[Al Bandiero]] portray themselves as [[USA Network]] broadcasters.

Apollo Creed's wife Mary Anne (Sylvia Meals) made her second appearance in the series, the first being ''[[Rocky]]'' (portrayed by actress Lavelle Roby), although the character was mainly featured in ''[[Rocky II]]''. Stallone's future wife, Brigitte Nielsen, appeared as Drago's wife, Ludmilla.

The Soviet premier in the sky box during the Rocky–Drago match, played by David Lloyd Austin, strongly resembles contemporary (and last) Soviet leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]. Austin later played Gorbachev in ''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!|The Naked Gun]]'', and Russian characters in other films.