Bas Rutten is very impressed with how committed The Rock was to playing Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. Rutten spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard about his role in The Smashing ...

Bas Rutten recently spoke about The Smashing Machine and its potential impact on how MMA pioneers are perceived by the public. The film tells the true story of UFC legend Mark Kerr. Kerr’s rise, ...

Bas Rutten recently shared why he turned down an offer from WWE. The UFC legend is well known for his charismatic personality, a valuable trait in pro wrestling. Rutten, 60, once held the King of ...

Bas Rutten (far left) appears as himself in “The Smashing Machine.” | 📷: Eric Charbonneau/A24/Getty Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by all accounts poured himself into playing Mark Kerr, the two-time ...

UFC legends and "The Smashing Machine' cast members Mark Kerr, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk visit WIRED to answer the 50 most googled questions about UFC. 35,902 people played the daily ...

Years ago, it was often said that if a wrestler got into a bar fight and lost, his or her job could be in jeopardy, in a "killing the business" manner of speaking. While that may or may not be the ...

Jason Aldean has revealed that he has been in his share of bar fights back in the day — and he didn't always come out on top. Aldean appeared on Taste of Country Nights, and we asked if he has ever ...

WEBB CITY, Mo. — A Wichita, Kansas, woman and her daughter are both in custody on charges related to fighting in a Webb City bar and then assaulting law enforcement officers who tried to restrain and ...

With a title like The Smashing Machine, one might expect writer-director Benny Safdie’s first solo-directed feature to be a brutal, grinding sit. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A teenager has pleaded guilty in connection to an Iowa City bar fight that resulted in three stabbings in 2023. The fight took place in the 300 block of South Gilbert Street ...

The Smashing Machine (2025) Film Review from the 50th Annual Toronto International Film Festival, a movie directed and written by Benny Safdie, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin, ...