Dwayne Johnson (left) and Mark Kerr Todd Owyoung/NBC Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Watching The Smashing Machine was impactful in a variety of ways for Mark Kerr, the UFC Hall of Famer whom Dwayne Johnson portrays in the new A24 movie. Kerr hadn't seen the finished film about his life until watching with the audience at this summer's Venice Film Festival, where it received a rapturous response.