By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
HBO Max subscribers can look forward to watching The Smashing Machine next month. Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that the film will premiere on HBO Max on Friday, January 23. Read the full HBO Max schedule via WBD.com.
Powell’s POV: I’m looking forward to finally checking out the film that landed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a drama. We’ll find out if Rock lands that award before the movie is released on HBO Max, as the Golden Globes will be simulcast on Sunday, January 11, on CBS and Paramount+.
(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time dating back to 1997. He hosts a weekly podcast, Pro Wrestling Boom, and also appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Reach him via email at dotnetjason@gmail.com and on social media via @prowrestlingnet.bsky.social or x.com/prowrestlingnet. For his full bio and information on this website, click here.)
i really liked it. i had zero prior knowledge of Kerr and his MMA days.
I laughed at the early photo they leaked of Rock in the heavy prosthetics. But I was very impressed by the trailer. Even during that brief time, I started to forget that I was watching Rock. I know Kerr’s story, and I was happy to read reviews that made it seem like they did a good job with it.
It leaves a lot out if you don’t know who Kerr is.
If you’re a ‘OMG I LOVE THE ROCK!’ you will probably love jt. If you’re unbiased you will probably think js not bad. Not good but not bad. Kinda eh.