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 praised the authenticity and attention to detail in The Smashing Machine. He expressed his excitement about being part of the film and shared his experience working with director ...

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 ...

Bas Rutten recently discussed which ex-UFC champions he believes would make compelling subjects for a biopic. He highlighted the many many inspirational stories within MMA that could be adapted into ...

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 ...

Randy Couture had back-to-back world title fights in 2002 that both ended in disaster for the UFC legend. In 2000, Randy Couture became UFC Heavyweight champion when he knocked out Kevin Randleman at ...

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, ...

It’s clobbering time for The Rock in The Smashing Machine, the new biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, which opens in theaters this weekend. There’s no one better to play a ...

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 ...

Punches, kicks, elbows, knees, and submissions make MMA deaths inside the cage very possible. However, in the case of these 10 fighters, their unfortunate endings actually occurred outside of the cage ...

Dwayne Johnson got a real taste of what it's like to be a professional fighter in "The Smashing Machine." Johnson, who portrays UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran Mark Kerr in the movie, ...

The Rock has shared his thoughts on The Smashing Machine’s subpar box office debut. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest Hollywood venture, The Smashing Machine, is underperforming at the box office.