The Smashing Machine

Awesome Truth: A Wrestling Book Club by Steve Cimino and Walt Schwenk

Nov 5, 202538:32Arts

You knew we'd get to it eventually: It's time to review Dwayne Johnson's Oscar play, the 2025 film The Smashing Machine . How does Rock do as UFC original Mark Kerr? Is he finally showing off some dormant acting chops, o...

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