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[Dogbone]

New movie about NCAA Champion Mark Kerr, played by the Rock, comes out in theatres this weekend.   

Looks decent and has some good early reviews.   

Also, I went back and looked at the bracket from 1992 when Kerr beat Couture.  What a list of names in every bracket.  Shout out to NWOF for putting out all of the old brackets and sucking me into a rabbit hole. https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/brackets?page=2

Movie Preview: 

 

[HungusMungus]

I highly recommend the 2002 HBO documentary; I can't imagine this film being better than the original. 

 

[JeanGuy]

Didn't Kerr and Angle have a pretty good rivalry as well?

[Hammerlock3]

anyone else have trouble watching the rock? if he was a great actor I wouldn't let his fraudulent pubic persona bug me, but he's a middling actor....

[Antitroll2828]

24 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

anyone else have trouble watching the rock? if he was a great actor I wouldn't let his fraudulent pubic persona bug me, but he's a middling actor....

I’ve had trouble watching the rock in anything since I came across that weird and downright disgusting Saturday night live skit from years back 

[Truzzcat]

1 hour ago, Dogbone said:

New movie about NCAA Champion Mark Kerr, played by the Rock, comes out in theatres this weekend.   

Looks decent and has some good early reviews.   

Also, I went back and looked at the bracket from 1992 when Kerr beat Couture.  What a list of names in every bracket.  Shout out to NWOF for putting out all of the old brackets and sucking me into a rabbit hole. https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/brackets?page=2

Movie Preview: 

 

As a self proclaimed film snob I will say the studio A24 rarely puts out bad movies so I am very excited.

[The Kid]

The documentary was wild.

[MPhillips]

23 minutes ago, Antitroll2828 said:

I’ve had trouble watching the rock in anything since I came across that weird and downright disgusting Saturday night live skit from years back 

 

[Rassling2]

Ok this sounds good. 

[Antitroll2828]

27 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

 

That’s the one

[Voice of the Quakers]

2 hours ago, HungusMungus said:

I highly recommend the 2002 HBO documentary; I can't imagine this film being better than the original. 

 

Best part of these two films...

Bas Rutten is featured as one of Mark's trainers in the documentary.

20+ years later, the role of Bas Rutten in the scripted film is played by...Bas Rutten. It looks like he hasn't aged a day.

[Animal197]

Mark Kerr was just on episode 2384 of the Rogan Podcast. He brought up a few things from his wrestling days. I did not know about him being coached by Chris Campbell prior to listening to the episode.

Edited 3 hours ago by Animal197

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

4 minutes ago, Animal197 said:

Mark Kerr was just on episode 2384 of the Rogan Podcast. He brought up a few things from his wrestling days. I did not know about him being coached by Chris Campbell prior to listening to the episode.

Chris was an attorney for the Carrier Corp. and an assistant for a pretty good Syracuse team at the time.  The team included Kerr, Tom Ryan, highly ranked Richie Santana, Nick Garone, and others.

[NCRasslin]

Would love to see a team return there but unfortunately don't see it happening.