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JNPO: ‘The Smashing Machine’ review & a talk with Bas Rutten

Posted on by Josh Nason

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First announced two years ago, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s biopic on MMA legend Mark Kerr — The Smashing Machine — finally hits theaters this Friday.

After seeing a screening of the movie last week, Josh Nason gives you his full spoiler-free thoughts on the performances by Johnson, Emily Blunt and Ryan Bader. He also talks about whether this is a potential Oscar winner and movie critic culture he observed while in the theatre.

Then, Josh talks with one of the stars of the film: the one and only Bas Rutten. The former UFC and Pancrase champion turned broadcaster talks about his involvement in the film, whether it was difficult to go back to that time in his life, and his interactions with Johnson and Blunt.

Once you watch the movie, let Josh know what you think on X or BlueSky.

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JNPO Classic: Godspeed & party on with Bas Rutten

Posted on by Josh Nason

The July 14, 2011, edition of the WGAM MMA Show was a fun one, thanks to a great talk with former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten.

Yours truly and co-host/producer PJ Huot began the show by talking about the strange circumstances around the UFC 133 main event and how Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis changed to Evans vs. Lyoto Machida and then Evans vs. Tito Ortiz. That led to a discussion about whether guys like Evans should wait for title shots or stay competing until they get the call.

We went over the top stories from the first half of 2011 which we thought was the UFC buying Strikeforce.

We then did a fun 15-minute interview with Bas Rutten who was on to promote Inside MMA on HDNet (now AXStv) getting on cable systems in New Hampshire. He talked about Ortiz getting the opportunity against Evans, why he moved from Thai boxing to MMA, why he decided to leave active competition, his run on the FX series Lights Out, and more.

Enjoy the latest edition of JNPO Classic now:

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WOL 11/20: Interviews with Bas Rutten and Steve Sims, Charlotte situation, more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive returns today with tons to talk about including interviews with both EL GUAPO BAS RUTTEN and EL GUAPO STEVE SIMS — separately, unfortunately, plus Charlotte Flair, WWE’s statement they issues yesterday and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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