You’ll Never Guess How Dwayne Johnson Injured His Elbow Filming 'The Smashing Machine'

For years, the People’s Elbow (or the Corporate Elbow, depending on his face/heel status) was The Rock’s signature move. It was a move that created some of the most electrifying moments in sports entertainment and led his elbow to legendary status However, while filming his upcoming 2025 movie "The Smashing Machine," Dwayne Johnson injured that legendary elbow, and not by laying down the smackdown in the ring.

Ahead of the upcoming A24 movie’s release, the wrestler-turned-actor, along with director Benny Safdie and co-star Emily Blunt, sat down for an interview with CinemaBlend. We needed to know everything about putting on a ton of muscle and filming the movie on set. That included injuring his famous elbow after breaking through some doors in one intense scene he confirmed was shot completely practically.