Dwayne Johnson has been undergoing intense training for his role as two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. In his latest training session, The Rock injured himself as he showed fans the elbow injury and asked them for any anti-inflammatory advice. Fans wished for his speedy recovery in the comments. He also received healing advice from none other than UFC legend Conor McGregor.
McGregor suggested his sports recovery line of products, TIDL Sport, to Johnson. Hopefully, the pain relief product could help Johnson with the inflammation in his elbow. The Black Adam star earlier received support from other UFC veterans to play the role in the film.
Conor McGregor Suggests Dwayne Johnson A Pain Relief Product For His Elbow Injury
Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to share photos and videos of his latest injury while training for The Smashing Machine. While showing his painful injury on the platform, The Rock kept his smile intact. The 52-year-old actor suffered several injuries in his career, but the role as UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr had been particularly difficult for the Jumanji actor.
In his funny post about the injury, Johnson shared that he suffered no extensive tissue damage to his elbow. He added that the ruptured bursa sac would eventually heal before adding that he had suffered worse injuries. He joked that the pain and the tequila would guide him through the rest of the training. He wrote on Instagram:
Elbow got kissed by the boo boo monster 👹 💪🏾
No extensive tissue damage.
Ruptured bursa sac that will eventually heal.
I’ve had much worse, and as always let pain – and tequila – be the guide 😈
Back to work.
#thesmashingmachine
#bennysafdie
(thank you all for the love and healing/medicine recommendations ❤️🩹 Im good 👍🏾)
Several fans and UFC veterans wished him a speedy recovery in the comments. Conor McGregor suggested that Johnson use his sports recovery products from TIDL Sport, which the UFC champion has been using for pain relief for years. McGregor launched the innovative sports recovery line in 2021, which helps in post-training relief and recovery.
The Rock earlier posted another video about an injury to the elbow on June 12. He shared that the advanced medicine had already done the job as he felt much better after the injury. He was already back to training after that injury as he revealed in the video, “Let’s get to the gym. Here we go.”
Dwayne Johnson Takes On The Most Challenging Role Of His Career In The Film
The Smashing Machine is written and directed by Uncut Gems fame Benny Safdie in a solo venture for A24. Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions acquired the rights for Safdie’s script in 2019, and the two have been collaborating on the project ever since. Safdie’s Out for the Count banner will also be producing the film alongside Seven Bucks.
Johnson transforms into two-time UFC champion Mark Kerr for the film. Kerr was popular among the fans during the no-holds-barred era of UFC, and he won several titles besides the UFC championship. Kerr was the winner of the World Vale Tudo Championship, Pride FC Heavyweight Championship, 1992 NCAA National Wrestling Championship, and 1994 National Freestyle Championship.
The film is not just the story of Mark Kerr inside the ring, but it will also narrate his struggle with addiction, love, and friendship in the year 2000 (via Deadline). Kerr was also the subject of an HBO documentary of the same name in 2003.
The Smashing Machine is expected to make a theatrical release in 2025.
