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The post Kurt Angle gives major props to Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson for The Smashing Machine<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Though he doesn\u2019t appear in Benny Safdie\u2019s new A24 film, few people are as important to the story of The Smashing Machine<\/i><\/a> as Kurt Angle<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the most prolific mat athletes of all time, Angle is one of the few men alive who can say they actually shared the stage with both Mark Kerr, the film\u2019s inspiration, and Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, who played him in the film\u2019s titular role.<\/p>\n Taking to social media to give his review of the time, Angle couldn\u2019t hide his joy, calling the film \u201cOscar caliber<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJust watched The Smashing Machine. What a fantastic film that I believe will be considered a classic. Mark Kerr was \u201cThe Guy\u201d I had to beat to qualify for the Olympic Games, which pushed me to transform into a version of myself I never thought I could be. Your story, beyond wrestling, is truly inspirational, my friend,\u201d Kurt Angle wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Dwayne Johnson to take on such a role and elevate it to another level in his career makes me consider him one of the greatest performers today. Watching Dwayne transform into Mark Kerr through this film was like deja vu\u2026..no words, just applause. This movie deserves an Oscar, and I believe it will receive the recognition it merits. Well done, my brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n The kind of supreme athlete who really deserves an Oscar-caliber biopic of his own, if anyone knows how it feels to see wrestling, MMA, and combat sports portrayed on film, it\u2019s Angle. He also knows all too well what it\u2019s like to be around \u201cThe Rock,\u201d as they\u2019ve shared the ring 63 times<\/a> according to Cagematch and interacted hundreds, if not thousands, of times during their shared years on the road together in WWE. If Angle believed Johnson in the role of Kerr, then the performance really might be of award-winning caliber<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related: Dwayne Johnson\u2019s massive Smashing Machine pay cut revealed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n