Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A24 ; Zuffa LLC via Getty Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight ...

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“The Smashing Machine” is exactly what you would expect watching a former WWE wrestling superstar portray a mixed martial arts pioneer. Built as a showcase for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who also ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ is Dwayne Johnson’s attempt at Oscar-level respect as an actor, with director Benny Safdie doing his best to get the Rock there. Not nearly as pleasurably anxiety-inducing as ...

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Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr in 'The Smashing Machine' (2025) ; Mark Kerr after winning the heavyweight tournament during the UFC 15 on October 17, 1997 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The biographical ...

The biographical sports drama, which hit theaters Oct. 3, also stars Ryan Bader, Oleksandr Usyk and Satoshi Ishii The movie tells the story of UFC legend Mark Kerr and his life both in and out of the ...