.
- Dwayne had presented his final trade offer
to the prime minister,
and we were awaiting her decision,
like two baby birds waiting for their mother
to regurgitate a coffee deal into their mouths.
- Randall, you're making me nervous.
- Come on. - Yeah. [sighs]
- [slurps] [sighs]
This coffee is amazing.
I heard it was good, but damn.
Fingers crossed she ends up biting on your trade deal,
because I haven't even had time to look at the files
that Taft gave me.
I forgot my glasses.
- Good morning, Dwayne. - Morning, Bibi.
- Mm-hmm.
[sighs]
So what do we do if your plan doesn't work?
- Well, whatever she chooses, I'll live with it.
I stepped into the arena, and I gave it everything I had.
- I wish I had your level of zen.
- Honestly, Randall, this situation is nothing
compared to some of the other things
I've been through.
Like back in 2000, when I hosted
"Saturday Night Live" for the first time.
Doing comedy on live TV
in front of millions of people...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
[spitting] Bah!
Now that will test your zen.
Post-show, I was excited
to hear what Vince and the boys thought.
They had joined me for a gag during my monologue,
and then they watched the rest of the show backstage.
- They finally smell what The Rock is cooking.
- I improv'd that. - Improv'd?
Look at Big Head with the lingo.
[laughter]
- Oh, uh, are the grapes for everyone?
Yeah, go for it, Mick.
It was all great, Dwayne.
Millions of non-wrestling fans just watched
an hour and a half long advertisement for the WWF.
[chuckles] What could be better?
- I know. And that's amazing.
I just meant, was I any good?
Isn't that what I just said?
Neediness is so unattractive.
- What they mean to say is, we love you very much,
and we think you're handsome.
- Thank you, man. - [laughs]
- Come on, dude. You were great.
Thanks, brother.
"SNL" was an amazing experience,
and I was still buzzing the next day.
And then after the show, we all went to this bar,
and Paul Simon and Paul Shaffer showed up.
- So much talent in such small bodies.
Was Garfunkel there?
I didn't see Garfunkel, no.
I hope he's OK.
- Hey, and I got Chris Kattan's number.
- Oh, send him a message and tell him we're big fans.
- Why don't you do it? - Me?
- Yeah. - I'll do it.
- Yeah. - OK, who is Chris Catman?
Oh, Mom, you know.
He's the one who does all the characters.
- You were so funny on the show, babe.
Oh, thank you.
It felt so good to be on that stage,
holding my own with these comedy legends.
- [laughs] - You know, I think
I can really do this acting thing.
- Hey, I'm all in on you doing a Mr. Peepers movie.
Uh, no.
Those apples were too tough on my teeth.
[both laugh] But something like that.
My phone's been going nuts
with people calling to congratulate me,
and not just from friends, either.
I've got, like, 25 voice mails from random numbers.
- Well, why don't you let me help you?
I'll listen to them and follow up.
- Really? - I'm an amazing partner.
What can I say? [chuckles]
Plus, you have so much on your plate
with WrestleMania coming up.
Thanks, babe.
How is this my life--
hosting "SNL," headlining WrestleMania?
- Not to mention buying our first house.
The offer got accepted?
- Mm-hmm. Closing in a couple days.
- [laughing] - Oh, that's amazing.
Oh, honey?
Chris Kattan seems upset
that Mom didn't know who he was.
I thought he was the fat one.
[laughs]
Couple of weeks later, I got the house.
Oh, my gosh, honey!
You like it?
- It's beautiful. - [chuckles]
Sunken living room.
Kind of reminds me of our old place back in Hawaii.
Yeah, I thought so too.
Oh, you did good, Dewey.
I'm glad you like it.
These are for you.
- You want me to find a place for you to hang your keys?
You need a hook by the front door.
- No. It's yours. - What's mine?
- He's giving you a set of keys, babe.
- I'm giving you theset of keys.
OK. Now I don't follow.
I think he's doing comedy.
[chuckles] No.
I'm giving you the keys because this is your house.
You're joking.
No, I am not.
- You bought us a house? - I promised you I would.
I don't know what to say.
- [both laugh] - Oh, what?
There's more.
There is not more.
[horn honks]
Oh, that's nice.
You hired Bruno to be your valet.
- No, Dad, he's parking your truck.
- My truck? - The truck is yours too.
The house, the truck, all of it.
It's all yours.
Oh, Dewey.
Let me tell you,
that was a moment I'll never forget.
Oh, son, thank you!
[sighs]
Hey, Bruno, how you getting home?
[laughs]
.
- I always told my parents I'd buy them
their very first house, and man,
I was so happy to make good on that promise.
- I'm having a hard time believing all this, son.
I'm gonna need to see some paperwork.
- My whole life, you've been moving
from place to place, doing everything you could
to provide for the family.
It's about time you had somewhere
where you can feel settled.
- But Dewey, this is--
- Mom, this is a dream come true for me.
Everything I've gone through, from getting injured at Miami,
getting cut from the CFL,
almost getting run out of the WWF,
what kept me going was the promise
of buying you a house.
When I make it to the NFL,
we're never gonna have to worry about money again.
The first thing I'm gonna do when I get drafted to the NFL
is buy you a house.
That TV's just the beginning.
In a couple years, it's gonna be
a three-bedroom ranch house in that box.
- You know, I actually remember the first time
I heard you mention that.
It almost broke my heart.
I deposited that money three days ago.
I don't understand why it's not in our account yet.
- I'm sure you're fine. - You're sure it's fine?
Well, come and have a look in my refrigerator,
and you tell me it's fine.
I need that money for groceries.
[knock at door]
Can you just hold on for one second, please?
I'll be right back.
OK.
Hi, is this the bank?
I'm sorry. Who's this?
- I'm her son. I need to be quick.
She's just answering the door.
- Young man, are you in trouble?
Say "Chesapeake" if you can't talk right now.
I'm fine.
Listen, I would like to get a loan.
I want to buy my mom a house.
Oh, I see.
- I'll pay you back as soon as I can.
I just want it to be a surprise,
so please don't tell her.
OK, gotta go. Bye.
Don't forget.
[soft music]
- This is why you get into banking.
I didn't know you heard that.
- And never for a second did I ever think
it wasn't gonna happen.
My belt! My tag team belt!
Babe, he's got Peter's belt and my tag team belt.
- [laughs] - Come on, Mom.
You gotta see the rest of the house.
There's some nice surprises.
- What are these sparkling purses
that look like animals and fruit?
Judith Leibers?
You got Judith Leiber purses?
- Yougot Judith Leiber purses.
- [laughs] - Ooh.
Rocky, don't touch those!
Oh, come to Mama, my pretties.
[squeals]
We've come a long way, haven't we?
- You mean from when Dewey used to rock
that turtleneck and fanny pack?
[laughter]
- I think she was talking about the time
you dyed your hair blonde.
- Oh. - Ah.
Well, it was platinum.
- Your head looked like dirty snow.
- [laughter] - It was platinum.
- No, I'm talking about low points,
like when I got to Tennessee and realized
Rocky hadn't found us anywhere to live.
You know what's funny?
My lowest point was also in a car with Dad.
- Y'all just gonna gang up on me now?
- No, you actually helped me out, Pops.
It was after I got cut from the CFL
and you took me back to Tampa.
Only had 7 bucks to my name.
- Nothing was worse than the way we left Hawaii.
My grandmother was right.
Leaving Hawaii was our low point.
I don't understand.
How did we not make more of a profit off that last show?
The Peter tribute was a packed house.
- The arena and wrestlers we booked were not cheap.
- Well, the good news is, the show was a success.
Plenty for us to build off of.
- You'll remember that a year before,
my grandmother beat the FBI's extortion case
that was against her.
I love the jury.
I am a lady innocent, and they saw that.
Oh, and FBI, kill yourselves.
[reporters clamoring]
- We'll find something on her, and she'll go down.
- And it appeared they had found something.
- Mom, did you hear what I said?
- Hmm? - We gotta figure out
the next steps for our promotion.
We need to start turning a profit.
Lia?
- Let's talk about this another time.
- Never satisfied at being defeated,
the FBI did some digging around
and discovered that my grandmother
was an illegal U.S. citizen.
They were like a dog with a bone.
She'd beaten those extortion charges,
but she was less confident this time around,
not that she'd ever let them know that.
[dramatic rock music]
♪
My mom and dad had no idea
what my grandmother was dealing with,
so they kept their focus on making
the wrestling promotion profitable.
- This is what we should be doing, Rocky,
an annual event.
- How is WrestleMania an annual event?
They've only done it twice.
- When you put Roman numerals after something,
you don't stop at two.
There's a psychology behind it.
- Since what do you know about psychology, Mom?
- Honey, that's what being a mom is--
manipulating your family... with love.
We should make the Peter Maivia tribute our annual thing.
I love it.
And it's the type of thing that'll get your mom excited.
I hope so.
She hasn't been liking anything
we've been pitching her recently.
[knock at door]
Hi, Rocky.
Kit, hey.
[chuckles] Now is not the best time.
We're having a little creative meeting in here.
- Juices are flowing. - I get it.
You know, I was in the room
when the Croissan'wich was invented.
Don't want to interrupt the flow.
Just want to bring to your attention
that the rent is a few weeks late.
♪
[laughs]
Funny enough, that is exactly what this meeting is about.
Oh. Oh, good.
'Cause it's been late a few times, so--
- The check is practically in the mail.
- Oh, well, you don't have to mail it.
I've got a slot in my door.
- You got it. [chuckles]
- Well, I just-- - God bless.
.
- With the family's financial well-being on the line,
my parents went all out for their big pitch.
It'll be like WrestleMania
but with a real reason behind it.
- An annual tribute to the High Chief.
- But my grandmother had the FBI on her mind.
- And then those champions come together to fight
for the ultimate champion.
- [echoing] It's gonna be amazing, Mom.
We can get all the boys involved,
and they'd love to do that for Dad.
[voices echoing indistinctly]
[laughter]
[high-pitched ringing]
[normally] Mom?
What do you think?
- I have a concern you should know about.
How did I get so lucky to have such a brilliant family?
[both laugh]
- Oh, Dewey, go easy on the calamari, huh?
- I'm trying to get some leg ones
before Grandma gets them all.
I love the idea.
And High Chief is never shy about being celebrated.
Oh, I'm so glad.
I can make some calls to the mainland,
see who's around.
- My grandmother didn't have the heart to tell us
about her issues with the FBI.
She knew none of my parents' plans would ever happen,
but she wanted us to have this night
to dream about what could be.
And man, we left on a high.
So I'll talk to the guys.
You get started working on the story lines.
Lia could coordinate the venues--
- And I'll finish this leftover calamari.
- Son, you gotta chill on the squid.
Wait, that's squid?
- I'm gonna put on a pot of coffee and get started.
What's this?
Oh, my God.
Rocky.
Eviction notice.
We had 24 hours to get our stuff and go.
Let me talk to the landlord.
Kit!
Hey, Rocky.
- Kit, you said we can have an extension.
What's going on?
- I said that so you wouldn't be disappointed.
I'm terrible with confrontation.
- So that's it? We're evicted?
Well, you see...
yes.
[somber music]
♪
- No, I can't argue with that, Mom.
That eviction was our low point.
- Maybe yours, but you only got evicted from your house.
They evicted me from the whole damn country.
- A few years later, I found a little loophole
and found out my grandmother had actually been
a U.S. citizen all along.
Now, how that slipped by the FBI and her own family
is a story for another time.
Getting evicted out of our apartment in Hawaii
just sticks with me, man.
It might have been the lowest moment
I ever experienced as a kid.
- Well, it's crazy how your family went
from being on top to hitting rock bottom
in basically a year.
- That's why you never take anything for granted, right?
Going through the lows as a kid in Hawaii
made being able to share the highs
with my family so special.
Why don't we connect, then?
OK.
- I'll let him know. - Who was that?
- I've been returning the calls you got after "SNL,"
and you got some major talent agencies
trying to represent you.
- For wrestling? - For acting.
Like, real Hollywood agents.
Whoa.
Uh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. We should do that.
- I thought you said you wanted to get more into acting,
- didn't you? - Yeah. No, I do.
It's just happening so fast.
How about we just focus on WrestleMania,
and then we can cross those bridges afterward?
- OK. - Yeah?
- Yeah, let's do that. - We should go.
- Yeah. - We're already late
for my parents' housewarming party.
[doorbell rings]
Oh, there you are.
Everyone's here already.
Oh, I'm sorry, Mom. Mwah.
- It was Dany's fault. - [laughs]
Don't lie to your mother.
- Hey, if you're gonna be my manager,
you gotta cover for me.
- I wouldn't have believed it, anyway.
- [chuckles] - Mwah.
Hey, who do we have here?
[all shouting]
- I dig the new digs, brother, yeah.
- How you doing, Dany? - Hi.
- Now, did you get a fixed mortgage,
or did you get the adjustable rate type?
- Oh, I forgot to tell you, Dewey.
Macho's gotten real boring lately.
[laughter]
Lovely house, bubba.
I find four bathrooms.
Ah, you missed one, Sheik.
- Oh? Sheik will find fifth bathroom.
- Hey, Dewey, congratulations on "Saturday Night Live."
- You absolutely crushed it. - Oh, thank you.
- That was good, brother. - Thank you. Thank you, Bruno.
- Well, I couldn't stay up that late.
Do you know I haven't been able to shake this jet lag
since I got back from Toronto?
- Wait, Toronto is in the same time zone as this.
Mm.
Well, I guess I've just been tired.
[laughter]
So what's the story, Dewey?
You getting all Hollywood on us, or what?
- No, I'm just gonna concentrate
on WrestleMania next week, and that's it.
Smart guy.
See, that's why you're Vince's golden boy.
- Everyone who goes Hollywood always comes crawling back.
That is why I turned down "Dynasty" show
with jabroni Joan Collins.
- "Dynasty" didn't ask you to be on the show, Sheik.
Don't lie. [laughter]
"Dynasty" wanted Sheik.
I have paper trail.
- I'm looking for a bunch of meatheads with zero style.
[all cheering]
- I didn't expect to see this guy.
- Haven't heard from Rocky in 15 years,
and the second he gets a new home,
he won't stop calling.
- I'm just making up for lost time.
[laughter]
Hey, Sheik, you wanna give Hulk the tour?
- No, Sheik does not want to give Hulk a tour.
You find your own secret bathroom.
- Oh, I'll find the secret bathroom, brother.
- No, you won't, you Barbie bimbo beach doll.
[laughter]
- Hey, stop running in the house!
- How you doing, brother? How you feeling after "SNL"?
- It was a rush, right? - Unreal.
Is it true that you and I are the only wrestlers
to host the show?
- Yes, sir-- pretty exclusive club.
- [laughs] - Hey.
What y'all doing in here?
- Just got the Mount Rushmore of wrestling in your kitchen.
- [laughter] - I know, right?
Look at us. [laughs]
Three kings.
We did it.
All right, I'll see y'all out there.
[laughs]
So what's next for The Rock?
I'm sure everyone wants a piece of you.
- Hey, I'm trying to figure it all out, you know?
Vince has a great plan for me this year,
and the fans and the ratings have all been incredible.
- But? - [sighs]
But I'm definitely curious
about where this acting thing could go.
I just don't know if it makes sense right now,
you know what I mean?
In a lot of ways, I feel like I'm at the mountaintop.
Why do more?
Who knows if I can even juggle both?
Been there, brother.
Why keep climbing if you're already at the summit?
Exactly.
- Any time I feel like I've reached my ceiling,
I just think, what if that ceiling is just a floor
to something else?
Back when I was at the top of WWF,
I decided to try and push through that ceiling.
[chuckles] Maybe a little too far
with "Suburban Commando" and "Mr. Nanny"
and, whew, "No Holds Barred."
But I crushed it in "Gremlins 2."
- Oh, yeah. - But hey, that's just me.
Well, I hear you, Hulk.
But honestly...
[laughter and chatter]
I'd be happy if everything stayed just like this.
I got news for you, brother.
Whether you pursue acting or not,
your life ain't staying like this.
What?
- We don't work at State Farm, man.
Nothing stays the same for long in this business.
We're all just one match away from an injury,
one match away from the fans falling in love
with the new guy.
Ten years ago, you think I ever thought I'd be a heel
with jet-black beard hair?
Hell no.
- So you're saying I should test my ceiling?
- Only you'll know the answer to that.
When the time comes, you'll know.
- You know, "Mr. Nanny" wasn't that bad.
It was bad.
[both laugh]
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Hogan's words rang true--
nothing stays the same,
and when that time is right, seize the opportunity.
.
- So Hogan's words gave me a lot to think about.
Gentlemen.
[refined music]
So I've slept on it--
well, didn't actually sleep.
I had a coffee before bed,
hoping it would inspire me to an answer.
And eight hours of non-sleep later,
here we are.
My father is no longer with us,
but I found myself asking him what it is I should do.
- And what did he say? - Nothing. He's dead.
- He can't talk. - Yeah, right.
- But I do know what he would have said.
"Angela, you already know what to do.
Just trust yourself to do it."
So, Mr. Johnson,
I agree to the terms of your coffee trade deal.
As you said, it feels like the right opportunity
at the right time for Gjelgjuighm.
Thank you, Prime Minister.
Of course.
- Whoo-hoo!
Yes! [laughs]
- Now let's focus on what's important.
What were you saying about Hulk Hogan?
- Hogan told me--
and it was as true back then as it is today--
that you need to test your ceilings
and see how far you can go.
I was certainly thinking about that back in 2000
at WrestleMania as I prepared
to step into the arena I knew so well.
Hey, boss, I don't mean
to interrupt your pre-game routine,
but Dany gave me strict orders to give this to you.
- What is it? - It's from "SNL."
They know I ate all the grapes.
- We're ten minutes from going up.
How important could it be?
- I don't know. Open it up and see.
God, it's killing me.
[laughs]
- "Hey, babe. This came for you.
I think you should check it out."
"The Mummy Returns."
"The Mummy Returns"?
Where'd the mummy go?
Where's he returning from?
- It looks like they want me to play a role in this--
the Scorpion King.
Badass.
Hulk was right.
In that moment, I just felt it.
I knew it was time to test that ceiling,
step into a new arena.
And seizing that opportunity would take my career
to a whole new level.
[all shouting]
Haku machente!
[exciting music]
- Well, I want to hear more about "The Mummy."
- I also want to hear more about "The Mummy."
- Ah. Well, those are long stories.
I'll tell you what, you come to the U.S.,
I'm gonna break open the tequila,
and I got a lot of "Mummy" stories.
- Hey. - The tequila.
- Tequila. [laughter]
Well, that is a deal.
- It's a deal. - Dwayne Johnson. Mm.
It really has been a pleasure meeting your candy ass.
[laughs]
Well, the pleasure's been all mine, jabroni.
[laughter]
Disrespectful. I can't go out like that.
The pleasure was all mine, Prime Minister...Jabroni.
- Yeah! - Hey. Come on, now.
[laughter]
Yeah!
Yes.
- Yes. - All right.
- I'm gonna write the whole article
on the plane ride home.
I might be the first writer
to make the cover of "Vanity Fair."
- Oh, Randall, no, buddy. It's not gonna work like that.
Now that I gave Taft the win,
anything that happened between me and the prime minister
can never go public.
- There is no story. - But I took so many notes.
I know. I know. I'm sorry.
But it's in the best interests of our country.
Plus, they're gonna be happy
to see you back on "Chatterbox."
- No, I had a fourth Bloody Mary last night
and left an ugly voice mail for Bibi.
A lot of things I can't take back.
- I need to stop at a gift shop on my way to the airport,
pick up a little something for Cheese.
- Bye, best friend. - Bye.
- She didn't get an international data plan,
so she hasn't listened to it yet.
You know, you were right.
About?
- Well, about that kid in the parking lot
who said America didn't need me.
- Must be hard knowing America doesn't need you.
- That bothered me. - I know you 98%.
Yes, you do.
Being the man in the arena,
living through all these ups and downs,
it doesn't mean it doesn't still sting when you lose.
And I just want to say thank you
for encouraging me to get back up.
It was my pleasure. Happy to.
- You know, Randall, this entire experience
has really got me thinking that maybe politics wasn't
the wrong arena for me after all.
Maybe this is just another false ceiling.
I think I could do it.
- What, run for president again?
No.
Start my own country.
Think that's a good idea.