I watched about a half of “The Smashing Machine” last night. I really liked what I saw. There were many great small details that sucked me in! Kerr’s voice inflection, Paul Varelens’ fighting stance, Mark Coleman’s EZ chair, even Sakuraba’s orange shorts.
Some scenes/conversations were taken directly from the OG Smashing Machine documentary that I saw once like 20 years ago. Or news stories or just general perception of MMA around '98-2000.
It really took me back!
I’m excited to finish it up soon. And it would be interesting to hear the opinion of someone who didn’t know anything about Kerr or 2000’s MMA gossip or the Smashing Machine documentary.