The Rock injured while shooting ‘The Smashing Machine’ scene: ‘I got banged up pretty good today’

From striking to grappling and now injury, The Rock is going through everything MMA has to offer while filming “The Smashing Machine.”

Dwayne Johnson is getting the full MMA experience during the filming of his upcoming movie, “The Smashing Machine,” as he became injured when filming a scene.

Johnson, aka The Rock, stars as former two-time UFC heavyweight tournament champion [autotag]Mark Kerr[/autotag] in the film and has been on the training mats for months in preparation for the role.

Like a vast majority of MMA fighters who experience setbacks or even fight cancellations due to injuries, Johnson now has that first-hand experience as well, as he showed off huge swelling in his right elbow. According to Johnson, the injury occurred during the filming of a scene.

“Any time your film is called ‘The Smashing Machine,’ well, you’re going to get smashed up,” Johnson said in a video on Instagram. “… Looks like I have a cantaloupe right there on the bottom of my elbow. I got banged up pretty good today in our scenes.

“There might be some soft tissue damage in there. That’s a lot of fluid, we’ll see. I got to get it out of there first before I get any kind of MRI. But yeah, the pain feels pretty good. But all good. It is what it is, until it isn’t.”

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Johnson, 52, is no stranger to injuries, as he has dealt with a host of ailments throughout his football days and his lengthy professional wrestling career. In fact, many were skeptical if he would be able to compete to the fullest of his abilities during his recent return to the ring in the lead-up to and at WrestleMania XL in Philadelphia. Luckily, Johnson made it through his matches unscathed but found the injury bug on set for his upcoming film.

The issue doesn’t appear to be a major setback, as Johnson delivered the news in jovial spirit and poured himself a glass of the tequila brand he owns, Teremana, to wash away his worries.

“Cheers to f*cking melons at the bottom of your arm.”

The Rock is almost unrecognizable as ex-UFC fighter Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine’ first look

Dwayne Johnson, with a thick head of hair and without his tattoos, looks so much like Mark Kerr in “The Smashing Machine.”

If you didn’t know Dwayne Johnson was starring as [autotag]Mark Kerr[/autotag] in a biopic about the former two-time UFC heavyweight tournament champion, you’d probably have no idea it was him in the first look at “The Smashing Machine.”

On Tuesday, A24 posted a teaser image from writer/director Benny Safdie’s feature film in which The Rock, as Kerr, is sitting on a stool in the ring while his cornermen work on him. Also in the image, his wife, played by Emily Blunt, looks on from ringside. The Rock, with a thick head of hair and without his tattoos, is nearly unrecognizable and looks so much like Kerr, you’ll have to do a double take.

Kerr, who won back-to-back one-night UFC heavyweight tournaments in July and October of 1997, afterward went on to have a successful run in Pride FC that spanned the late 1990s to early 2000s. According to Deadline, “The Smashing Machine” will focus on the year 2000 and how Kerr’s life and rise as a mixed martial artist was derailed by addiction.

The Rock spent months training for the role and recently shared images of himself and Kerr in the gym together.

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“The Smashing Machine” is still in search of a buyer to distribute the film. It was set to be screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in France.

Video: The Rock posts MMA training footage in preparation for role in ‘The Smashing Machine’

Watch “The Rock” train in MMA, as he prepares for role playing Mark Kerr in ‘The Smashing Machine.’

[autotag]Dwayne Johnson[/autotag] strapped on the boxing gloves and got to work as he prepares for an upcoming movie role.

The WWE star and actor has taken up MMA training as he prepares to play former UFC tournament champion [autotag]Mark Kerr[/autotag] in a movie called “The Smashing Machine,” which will highlight Kerr’s life and career of Kerr.

“The Rock,” a longtime MMA fan who said he once contemplated the sport,  is seen working pads, as well as some ground game. He was humbled by the experience, according to his post.

“Day 1. MMA training camp. Preparing for “Smashing Machine”

I’m learning daily and it’s been a very humbling, intense and motivating journey into this world of combat and becoming,
Mark Kerr – the two-time @UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion, World Vale Tudo Champion.

I’m a hard worker, but I realized that I’d have to work harder with this role than anything I’ve ever worked for in my life.

This physicality is just one part of the larger journey, that is truly a team effort.

Growing and grateful.”

Below, you can watch Johnson’s MMA training:

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