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Hulk Hogan died in July 2025, ending the life of one of the most influential names in the history of pro wrestling. Now, fans can look forward to a new trilogy of biographies about the Hulkster as a fundraiser has smashed its goal.

On X, it was confirmed that his Kickstarter to raise funds for the Hulk Hogan project reached its goal in just 48 hours. With the Kickstarter already reaching its goal, the plan is to have stretch goals for fans still wanting to donate.

“THE HULK HOGAN STORY IS NOW A REALITY!

“It’s official – Guy Evans’ Hulk Hogan trilogy will now become a reality. Thanks to our amazing backers, the project achieved its @Kickstarter goal in just 48 hours!

The Hulk Hogan Story will feature over 100 exclusive interviews – not to mention the groundbreaking research for which @GuyEvansBooks is known. If you loved the ‘NITRO’ series, ‘Grateful’ and ‘Sitting Ringside’, you will absolutely love this project too!

“Note that early bird specials are still in effect until 1pm EST today! We also have a Kickstarter Exclusive Bundle, providing readers with Hardcover editions of each book, in addition to the e-book and audiobook versions for each volume. To clarify, no other hardcovers will be printed once the trilogy is released.

“At this pace, it won’t be long before we’re unlocking our free Stretch Goal bonuses!

“For now, please help us in spreading the word…and thank you again for your incredible support!”

THE HULK HOGAN STORY IS NOW A REALITY!

It’s official – Guy Evans’ Hulk Hogan trilogy will now become a reality. Thanks to our amazing backers, the project achieved its @Kickstarter goal in just 48 hours!

The Hulk Hogan Story will feature over 100 exclusive interviews – not to… pic.twitter.com/sPMBMjUbNh

— WCWNitroBook (@WCWNitroBook) October 23, 2025

Evans is well-equipped to tackle the project. In 2018, he published NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turnerâ€s WCW. The 590-page book earned praise for its coverage of the now-defunct promotion. A sequel, Beyond Nitro: Untold Stories from the WCW Era was released in 2025.

This trilogy of books will be a tribute to Hogan, who was recently honored with a portion of the Clearwater Trail. Though Hogan may no longer be with us, the legacy he left behind continues to shape the wrestling world.

Find out more about the Kickstarter fundraiser, including how to donate, by clicking here.

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Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson is proving once again that he doesnâ€t take shortcuts — especially when it comes to transforming for a role.

In a new Instagram post, the wrestling icon-turned-actor shared a behind-the-scenes time-lapse video of his intense transformation into MMA legend Mark Kerr for the film The Smashing Machine. The clip shows Johnson sitting through a grueling four-hour process each morning, applying extensive prosthetics and makeup to become Kerr. He explained the daily ritual in the caption:

“Transformation into The Smashing Machine. 4 hours in the make up chair, every morning. 22 prosthetics (eyes, face, forehead, scars, cauliflower ears, wig).â€

But for The Rock, the transformation wasnâ€t just skin deep. He made it clear this physical change helped him mentally step into Kerrâ€s complicated life.

“By the time I got to set, I felt I was already in Mark Kerrâ€s skin. How he walked, talked, and how he violently, yet tenderly navigated life and dealt with his demons.â€

He also took a moment to express his gratitude for the real-life man behind the story:

“Iâ€m forever grateful to Mark for living a life, so we could all feel it.â€

Johnson didnâ€t do it alone. He credited his team of special effects experts, including Kazuhiro Tsuji, Brooklyn Allen, Glen Griffin, Spring Kun, and Nikki Solow — all responsible for the jaw-dropping transformation thatâ€s already earning Oscar buzz.

The Smashing Machine tells the story of Mark Kerrâ€s rise in the MMA world, along with his personal battles with addiction and relationships. Though the film faced a rocky opening at the box office, critics have praised Johnsonâ€s performance as one of the most powerful of his career.

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Veteran journalist Dave Meltzer has assessed The Rock’s portrayal of Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine,” and discussed whether the movie got things right about the MMA legend’s career.

A majority of movies based on sports personalities usually have some add-ons for cinematic effect, but Meltzer believes that the movie about Kerr was historically accurate. He drew parallels between “The Smashing Machine” and the pro wrestling movie based on the life of the Von Erichs, “The Iron Claw.”

“It reminded me a lot of the movie on the Von Erichs that I saw a couple of years ago. You know, I guess because they’re both A24 movies, they’re both sort of based on reality,” said Meltzer on the “Cinema Sidetrack” podcast. “This one was more historically accurate than the Von Erich movie, though. That’s the one thing I’ll say is that this is a very — as far as sports movies that try to recreate something, this was way more historically accurate than most, because most of the ones that I watch, I’ll look and I’ll go like, well, this didn’t happen here and this didn’t happen here. And this is like made up. And this is for dramatic reasons, but this movie was pretty much, you know, how it went down.”

Meltzer, while noting that he didn’t know Kerr personally, said that what was showcased in the movie actually happened in Kerr’s real life. He added that the film got everything right about his career, including events from the earliest parts of his life and career

“You know, they didn’t make up matches. They didn’t make up finishes. Right? They didn’t make up opponents. I mean, this was his, you know, his more famous early career fights. The tournament went exactly how it was,” he said.

The movie was a challenging one for The Rock, who recently claimed that he was scared to take on the role of Kerr and had doubts about whether he could pull it off.

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The Rock commands a high price in Hollywood but reportedly took a major pay cut to star in A24â€s The Smashing Machine.

According to Anthony Dâ€Alessandro of Deadline, Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson took a massive pay cut to star in his latest movie. While heâ€s typically used to scoring around $20 million plus per movie, Johnson took only $4 million to star in The Smashing Machine.

Sources tell Deadline that Johnson even gave a portion of his pay to Emily Blunt and Mark Kerr. So, how much he earned for this movie is probably even lower than reported.

While there has been awards talk for The Rockâ€s performance in this movie, it didnâ€t bring fans to the movie theaters to see the film. The movie only grossed 5.9M on its opening weekend domestically, the lowest of Johnsonâ€s career.

The Rock wasnâ€t focused on box office earnings for ‘The Smashing Machineâ€

Fortunately, it appears The Rock isnâ€t too concerned about the box office earnings for this movie as he recently told The Guardian that he hasnâ€t thought about it once.

“You know, Iâ€ll share this with you. This is the first time in my career that Iâ€ve not thought about box office once. And I like that. I appreciate it,†The Rock said. “With the other films, the big ones, the four-quadrant movies, itâ€s pressurised.

“Sure, I love making the Jumanjis and Moanas. But thereâ€s something so freeing about this process. We want this movie to open well and hope a lot of people like it. But for that not to be the thing … What a difference.

“Itâ€s a scary time because so much effort and money goes into the opening weekend here in the States. Then itâ€s: ‘How will it hold up? What will it do internationally? Maybe we should change that scene because itâ€d play better in Asia …†I make all these big movies, and some have been really good and some not so good at all. But this was one for us.â€

READ MORE: The Rock Reacts To The Smashing Machineâ€s Underwhelming Box Office Opening

What do you make of this report? Are you surprised The Rock took such a large pay cut to film this movie? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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A new report from Deadlinehas revealed that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took a substantial pay cut for his new A24 drama, “The Smashing Machine,” a project he has been passionate about for years. The news comes as the film, a biopic about former UFC fighter Mark Kerr, experienced the lowest box office debut of Johnson’s illustrious acting career.

The film, which had a production budget of $50 million, grossed only $6 million in its opening weekend, falling well short of its projected range of $8 million to $15 million. According to the Deadline report, Johnson’s compensation for the film was a fraction of his typical asking price, and he even shared a portion of his earnings with his co-star and the man he portrayed.

“[Dwayne] Johnson took a $4M fee, significantly below his historical $20M+ paycheck plus points. Sources say he even gave a portion of his paycheck to Emily Blunt and [Mark] Kerr.â€

The film finished third at the weekend box office, behind a new Taylor Swift documentary and the war drama “One Battle After Another.” The $6 million opening was lower than the $8.5 million debut of his 2010 film, “Faster,” making it a new career low for the global superstar. Following the disappointing opening weekend, Johnson took to his Instagram account to post a message to his fans, acknowledging the box office results but remaining proud of the film and the story it told.

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The new issue of the  Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site today:
*Updates on Crown Jewel and WrestleDream, interest level , lineups and what could be added
*Notes on Tuesday’s AEW/NXT head-to-head battle
*Odds regarding upcoming big matches
*Tokyo Dome ticket sales and notes from Hiroshi Tanahashi and Aaron  Wolf
*NXT No Mercy coverage
*New Japan Destruction in Kobe notes
*CMLL Noche de Campeones notes
*Fuerza Guerrera retires with a look back at his career
*Television ratings are crazy this week and what is the change
*One of the most impressive attendance streaks in history has ended
*CMLL’s focus on wmens’wrestilng in October
*Tessa Blanchard back  in CMLL
*AAA goes head-to-head with CMLL featuring AEW and WWE stars on each show
*Saya Kamitani becomes double champion
*Go Shiozaki leaves NOAH
*King of Pro Wrestling shw final.zied
*Mistico vs. Bandido singles match this past week
*Bret Hart talks his career and we look back at what he said
*New wrestling documentaries
*European star may have cost himself his career with full details as to what happened
*MLW makes comment on WWE business on its TV show
*Upcoming TNA TV news
*Thoughts on Andrade’s return to AEW and what happened
*History of pro wrestling on the SuperStation
*Zuffa Boxing TV deal and notes on the promotion
*Dana White on 60 Minutes coverage
*How UFC went from almost dying to a $15 billion business, the moves it made and how Vince McMahon killed one of its biggest TV deals
*What happened with Wanderlei Silva’s boxing match after it was over
*Notes on stockholder lawsuit against TKO
*WWE top star to take time off for major movie role
*WWE headed to Japan for big shows
*Injury updates
*Updates on Edris Enofe and Jazmyn Nyx leaving the company

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— My thoughts are that Friday’s Hall of Fame show with Phil Lions, John Muse and Ethan Tyler was maybe the best Hall of Fame show we’ve ever had, with the extensive look at overseas and some of Mexico. This was our second off three weeks of these shows. Garrett, myself and Paul Fontaine last night talked UFC, Hall of Fame and wrestling news. The Friday also has some ratings news stuff but we have a story up on the site that details the changes, comparisons with sports, news and entertainment properties and a lot more.

— After his quick UFC light heavyweight title win, Alex Pereira issued a challenge at heavyweight to Jon  Jones. Pereira is now a three-time world champion with his quick destruction of Magomed Ankalaev in their bout last night in Las Vegas. Pereira was apparently going to challenge Jones in the ring, but because of the death of Arthur Jones, Jon’s brother, he asked for a moment of silence for Arthur Jones after the fight. Jones was very complimentary of that, obviously. It’s what UFC would have wanted as Pereira is a much better champion for business.  However, Dana White was negative about that fight, feeling Pereira should stay at light heavyweight.

— White said he believes Pereira dislocated his toe or toes in the quick fight.

— JD Drake noted that he wrestled Sting in Sting’s last match ever in Charlotte, and then on Friday wrestled Steven Borden in the first match of his career in New York City.

–Right now Smashing Machine is  estimated at doing $6 million this weekend, third behind Taylor Swift The Official Release Part of a ShowGirl ($33 million) and One Battle After Another (11.1 million). Garrett Gonzales talked about it on last night’s show.  I’ll be watching it on Wednesday.  The headlines haven’t been kind since they are based on Swift beating The Rock and Rock’s lowest opening weekend for a movie of his entire career. It was expected to do $20 million until the Swift movie was added for a debut, at which point it was estimated midweek to open at $10 million. So way below expectations. The per-screen number estimated at  $1,793 is almost identical to the opening weekend of Iron Claw ($1,750) but Iron Claw was in fewer screens.  Smashing Machine has publicized far heavier and Dwayne Johnson is the bigger star, but The Von Erichs, even if only huge in Texas in the 80s and other places the TV went, still are far better known than Mark Kerr..

— As far as major matches, I really didn’t hear much about anything as a must see past Bandido vs. Hechicero Friday night at Arena Mexico. There was nothing big from Japan.  Dax Harwood vs. Kevin Knight from Collision was strong. Ultimo Guerrero vs. Mistico from last night’s MLW was strong  as well. Jiri Prochaka vs. Khalil Rountree from last night’s UFC show was fantastic as a fight.

— Tony Khan said that Bandido will be wrestling Tuesday night after Friday’s Arena Mexico show.  I’m actually not certain if that was an injury or just a storyline during the match.  Bandido did leave the building in a sling and said his shoulder popped out but he put  it back in.  The doctor came out during the match, but  it also played into the match story. Â

— AEW on Tuesday for a special night of Dynamite will be another two-and-a-half hour show.  I guess the idea is that after NXT is over, that they’ll have 30 minutes.  We’ll see if that works.  Announced is Brody King & Bandido vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita with the new stip being if King & Bandido win, then the one who wins the fall will face Okada for the Unified title, but if Okada &  Takeshita win, they get a tag team title match.  Also Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy, Hurt Syndicate vs. Ricochet & Gates of Agony in a street fight, Kyle Fletcher vs. Kyle OReilly for the TNT title and Adam Page and Samoa Joe face to face.  It goes head-up with NXT which has a men and women’s Survivor Series match with teams TNA vs. NXT, the women’s match with Jordynne Grace as referee, plus Ethan Page vs. Mustafa  Ali for the North American title and Hardys vs. DarkState, with the TNA vs. NXT tag titles at stake must be a winner. 4 1/2 hours of likely very good wrestling. NXT is on its regular night so they’ll almost surely have the higher rating.

Collision, taped Wednesday in Jacksonville, has Josh Alexander vs. Kota Ibushi, Toni Storm & Harley Cameron & Kris Statlander vs. Thekla &  Skye  Blue & Julia Hart, Megan Bayne & FTR vs. Kris Statlander & Jet Speed, Eddie Kingston vs. Mortos and The Acclaimed vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith.

— As far as Google searches for the weekend, the  only combat sports stuff related to last night’s UFC 320 show.  In all, it did 1,180,000 searches. Arthur Jones had 50,000 with people wanting to know the cause of death. It hasn’t been revealed.

— On Friday’s PFL show there was a lot of controversy regarding the Usman Nurmagomedev vs. Paul Hughes main event. Most felt it could have gone either way and should have been 48-47 in either direction. Judge Hadi Mohamed Ali had the first four rounds for Nurmagomedov and 94-46. Judge Brian Miner has been criticized like crazy with people saying his 50-45 scorecard was ridiculous. Judge Daryl Ransom had rounds one, three and four for Nurmagomedov winning 48-47.  MMA Decisions only had nine reporters scores, of which four were for Hughes, but all nine it had 48-47 either direction.

— The only controversial call in UFC was in the Jakub Wiklacz vs. Patchy Mix prelim fight. Judge Michael Bell had Wiklacz winning rounds one and two and a 29-28 score. Judge Ben Cartlidge had Mix winning two and three and a 29-28. Judge Derek Clearly had Wiklac z winning one and two and 29-28.  Media scores were 71 percent for Mix.

— MLW from last night in Long Beach,CA:  Mads Krule Krugger kept the MLW title over Mr.. Thomas, Matthew Justice, CW Anderson, Brock Anderson and Chris Adonis, Volador Jr.  vs. Star Jr. in the Opera Cup, Satoshi Kojima b Bishop Dyer in the Opera Cup  (Volador Jr. vs. Kojima is next  round), Austin Aries b Paul London in the Opera Cup, Matt  Riddle b Alex Hammersone, Shoko Nakaima b Himawari to keep the women’s featherweight title, Mistico b Ultimo Guerrero in the Opera Cup to met up Mistico vs. Aries.

— Priscilla Kelly and Killer Kross will be wrestling in MLW very soon.

— Mercedes Mone was announced for a show on 10/10 in Greve, Denmark.

— The LFG show comes down to the finals tonight with Penina Tuliaepa vs. Dani Sekslesky and Drake Morreux vs. Harlem Lewis.  The show airs tonight at 10 p.m   Great Moments at 9 p.m. is about SummerSlam in the 2000s and 9:30 p.m. will be a show on The Undertaker.

— Black Gordman, on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot, turned 89 today, making him one of the oldest living wrestlers. Terri Runnels turned 59 and Michael Paris, who is Joaqun Wilde of the LWO, turned 39. Â

— Brian Pillman died 28 years ago today. That seems so much less time than that to me. Antonio Pena died 20 years ago today.  Lorraine Johnson, a member of the generally considered best women’s tag team around late 50s and early 60s with Penny Banner, died five years ago today at the age of 90. She’s also the mother of Baby Doll (thanks to Tony Richards)

— Mistico vs. Mortos is 10/26 at the Fox Theater in San Bernardino,CA.

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The Smashing Machine brought in $6 million over its opening weekend.

The Mark Kerr biopic cost $50 million to make and finished third for the weekend behind Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her “Life of a Showgirl†record), which brought in over $33 million, and One Battle After Another, which brought in $11 million.

According to an article from Variety, The Smashing Machine’s opening weekend did the lowest of any in Rock’s acting career.

“Elsewhere at the box office, audiences couldnâ€t smell what The Rock was cooking,” wrote Variety’s Rebecca Rubin.

“This weekendâ€s other newcomer, Dwayne Johnsonâ€s R-rated sports drama ‘The Smashing Machine,’ cratered in third place with $6 million from 3,345 venues. Those ticket sales were below projections of$8 million to $15 million and marked a career low for Johnson, below his 2010 thriller ‘Faster’ ($8.5 million, not adjusted for inflation).”

The film is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 74 percent approval rating based on 223 critic reviews and a 78 percent audience score based on more than 250 fan reviews.

The Rockâ€s performance as Kerr has been well-reviewed. The movie follows Kerrâ€s journey in the early days of mixed martial arts. Our own Josh Nason covered the film on a recent episode of JNPO, which also features an interview with Bas Rutten. The episode is available here.

“The Smashing Machine†cratered with $6 million over the weekend. Those ticket sales were below projections of $8 million to $15 million. This marks the lowest debut of Johnsonâ€s career, below his 2010 thriller “Faster†($8.5 million, not adjusted for inflation). Ignominious… pic.twitter.com/BjeQmZUl68

— Variety (@Variety) October 5, 2025

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The Smashing Machine premiere saw a shared moment between The Rock and former WWE star Baron Corbin.

The Rock is making a buzz in the Hollywood scene recently due to his newest film, The Smashing Machine.The A24 film is a sports drama that follows the life of mixed martial artist and former UFC Champion, Mark Kerr. The film is arguably a major change from Dwayne Johnson’s usual action films, and the change of genre has definitely benefited him.

The Smashing Machine is set to be released on October 3, and The Rock decided to celebrate the premiere with a former WWE star. In a recent Instagram post, former superstar Baron Corbin shared that the movie viewing the previous night was incredible, praising the main cast, like Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, along with A24, for “crushing it.”

The former Baron Corbin added that he has always been a fan of the documentary surrounding Mark Kerr, and The Smashing Machine did the former UFC Champion’s story justice. He then advised fans to watch the film, then watch the original documentary.

Iâ€ve been a huge fan of the original @markkerrtsm documentary, and this film did his story justice in the best way possible. Markâ€s journey is unbelievable, and heâ€s an amazing human being. If you havenâ€t yet, do yourself a favor: go see this movie, then go back and watch the original documentary.”

The Rock Invited Former WWE Star To The Smashing Machine Premiere

Continuing with his post, the now Bishop Dyer thanked A24 and The Rock for inviting him to the premiere, noting that he enjoyed every bit of his experience.

Big thanks to A24 and The Rock for having me out — I truly enjoyed every second of this experience. You canâ€t beat great people, a great film, and great food all in one night. Huge shoutout to my guy @chefjohncreger and @lotusroomnyc for filling our bellies (or as Mark Kerr would say, our tummies) before the premiere.“

In other news: The Rock Mentions Brock Lesnar While Making a Very Honest Confession.

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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 Machine.Rutten, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, appears in the movie inspired by Mark Kerrâ€s life. He spoke about working with Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson on the film, and said although they just met, it felt like he was around the real-life Kerr again.

“I just met him on the film for the first time. Weâ€ve been in contact quite a bit online, always interacting, [but the film set is] where I met him the first time,†Rutten said. “He grabbed me and he gave me a big kiss on my head and I go, ‘Okay.†And then I realized, ‘Oh, that was Kerr.†Kerr was always doing that to me.

“Him coming in with all the fight scenes, whatever it was, he was just glued to me, and he says, ‘I want you to do everything. All the directions, I want come from you because you were there. You were actually doing it.†That was the same with Benny Safdie, the director. He also said, ‘Read the script. The script is just to give you a guideline. You say whatever you want to say because itâ€s you. Just be Bas again from 25 years ago.â€

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Bas Rutten says The Rock made working on The Smashing Machine very easy

Rutten joked that it took “an extra few cups of coffee†to do that because he was younger at the time the film takes place. He explained that working on set went really well, even saying it was pretty easy since Johnson nailed the role.

“People go like “Easy?†Yeah, but the only reason it was easy [was] because DJ was Kerr from the moment he walked in and started speaking. The way he walked, the way heâ€s fighting, if you see him fight in the ring in the movie, pull up a fight from Kerr and [look at] the way he stands. He always had this weird stance, more straight. I always told [Kerr to] stand more over, but he would always stand like this [straight up]. The way he moves his mouth, the way he speaks and cries in the movie, even the movements of the mouth when he cries, it was Kerr.â€

Rutten said this made the set very relaxed and calm, and he just got to teach Johnson just like he taught Kerr, his student, 25 years ago. Rutten didnâ€t agree that Johnson went as far as method acting, but said when he was on the set, he was Mark Kerr.

The 2015 UFC Hall of Famer said Johnson is a busy guy and has the spotlight on him constantly. He noted that itâ€s probably hard to commit to method acting like that, let alone pump his own gas or go to the grocery store without being recognized. After seeing the film on an IMAX screen, Rutten picked up on more traits that highlighted just how much effort Johnson put in to accurately portray Kerr in the film.

“The shoulders that he developed, the ‘Kerr shoulders,â€â€ Rutten noted. “That took a lot of work. I didnâ€t [initially] talk to him about it. It was the first thing I said, though [when I noticed]. When I saw him, I go, ‘Did you work to get the Kerr shoulders?†I know that his coach was there and he said, ‘Yeah, we worked really hard on that.†I can only imagine. So having a guy walk in that like that, walking up straight the way he normally walks, the way he fights, walks when he fights, heâ€s Kerr. He did his homework, 100% in every little detail.â€

Bas Rutten shares what he hopes viewers take from The Smashing Machine

Rutten said The Smashing Machineshows people that everything is not all “nice and dandy†in the spotlight. You never know what people on TV are going through, and the film shows what really goes on behind the scenes. Rutten highlighted how like Johnson as Kerr, Emily Blunt nailed the part of his ex-wife, Dawn Staples.

“When I saw her, boom, thatâ€s Dawn. It was the first time on the set, we made a picture for a release of the thing. I met her first in regular clothing, but then suddenly I heard something behind me,†he said. “She was standing there in a dress like Dawn, and her hair like Dawn. I said to a friend, ‘Iâ€m getting goosebumps.†Itâ€s amazing. The whole aura, everything, [Emily] was her.â€

He pointed out that the movie shows that a toxic relationship or home life can also impact your professional life. Rutten considers himself lucky to have a wife who understands what kind of balance and dedication heâ€s looking for. Some people might believe fighters will settle things in the ring and at home by fighting more, but most times, Rutten noted, they want the opposite.

“We donâ€t. We want peace and quiet. The more quiet your mind is, the better you fight. If you can come completely relaxed, mindful to a fight, thatâ€s the only thing you need, pretty much,†Rutten said. “Now we find out thatâ€s not always the case. There could be some struggles. When I read the script the first time, I was like, ‘Oh boy.†I knew [Mark and Dawn] had some trouble at home, but I didnâ€t know that. You will see it. Thereâ€s some scenes when Emily had like a smirk on her face before a big fight starts. I go, ‘Whoa.†Itâ€s like thatâ€s completely psychopathic. Itâ€s impressive.â€

The Smashing Machineopens in theatres worldwide on October 3.

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There is a lot of awards buzz surrounding The Rock‘s upcoming movie, The Smashing Machine. However, the WWE Superstar isnâ€t thinking about what the film will do at the box office.

Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson recently sat down with The Guardian to discuss the upcoming release of The Smashing Machine. While discussing the potential box office of this movie, The Rock revealed why he hasnâ€t thought about that once.

“You know, Iâ€ll share this with you. This is the first time in my career that Iâ€ve not thought about box office once. And I like that. I appreciate it,†The Rock said. “With the other films, the big ones, the four-quadrant movies, itâ€s pressurised.

“Sure, I love making the Jumanjis and Moanas. But thereâ€s something so freeing about this process. We want this movie to open well and hope a lot of people like it. But for that not to be the thing … What a difference.

“Itâ€s a scary time because so much effort and money goes into the opening weekend here in the States. Then itâ€s: ‘How will it hold up? What will it do internationally? Maybe we should change that scene because itâ€d play better in Asia …†I make all these big movies, and some have been really good and some not so good at all. But this was one for us.â€

The Smashing Machine opens in theaters on October 3.

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What do you make of The Rockâ€s comments? Are you going to check out The Smashing Machine when it hits theaters later this week? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comment section below.

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