Hello, I'm Randall park.
For the past few months,
I've sat down with candidate, Dwayne Johnson
during his historic run for president.
We started out as interviewer-interviewee.
But then during the course of his campaign...
We became best friends.
Now, during my acting days,
I learned to not pay attention to critics.
But if I did,
there was one consistent knock on our interviews.
We didn't go deep enough.
So, for the final two weeks leading up to the election,
Dwayne has agreed to give me unprecedented behind the scenes access,
24/7.
Welcome to nature's iron paradise, aka the Johnson family ranch.
Where we'll be spending a...
Uh... oh! A peaceful weekend
before the final push on the campaign trail.
Hey, Randall, it's good to see you, man.
Hey, Dwayne, it's so good to be here.
Adult Dwayne: It's good to have you here with us, buddy.
As we bring this thing home
remember, nothing is off limits. So...
You can ask me anything.
If you had to get rid of one breed of dog which one would it be?
Oh, uh, sorry, that was a write-in question
from one of our viewers.
We'll get to those later.
Uh, we were just discussing our election night event...
Oh, right. Uh, so, I know you don't like
to count your chickens, Dwayne,
but all the polls show that on November 4th, you will be our president elect.
Yeah, knock on wood, right?
Ooh! A fish! Oh! A fish!
A fish. Oh, oh, my gosh!
Look. There we go!
Hey, caught one. I did.
Oh, wow!
That's beautiful. She is beautiful.
You wanna touch her! I'm deathly afraid.
You are? Yeah.
Okay, she won't hurt ya! Uh...
Try it.
Ah! Oh, gosh! Okay!
Yeah, let's... let's... Oh, we're gonna put her back.
Okay. All right.
Great.
Okay.
It's a good looking fish.
Oh! Can you hold this for a sec? Oh, yeah, yeah, sure.
Desperado
why don't you come to your senses?
Mmm.
You've been out ridin' fences
for so long now
love you guys.
Icaughtone. I also caught one. Look.
Look at that, yeah, that's the lure.
The lure? The lure? Yeah.
It look... it looks like a fish.
Yeah, that's the whole point of it.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
So, Dwayne, question.
Mmm-hmm? Why desperado?
Uh, it's a group text with my daughters, I...
Send them a voice memo every week,
and I sing them desperado.
It's a little thing we do.
Oh, it's a good dad move.
I decided long time ago,
that I was gonna make my daughters a priority.
You know...
Family comes first.
Mmm, now is that something you learned from your own father?
Yeah.
But not in the way you would think.
Adult Dwayne: Lloved my dad.
We had a complicated relationship.
Man: With the tag team belts on the line,
these guys are leaving nothing on the table.
Nice kick-out, dad.
Good sell by of a.
Captain Lou sweats so much for a man who's just walking around.
Man: Rocky's in trouble
and he's gotta a find a way
to tag in Tony atlas.
Man: I'll tell you the Samoans are in control.
Man: Look at the power of the sou/man.
Man: Can he get to the corner for a tag?
Man 2: Wait, that's not Tony atlas.
Who is that?
Man: Oh, my god! That's rocky's son, Dewey Johnson.
Man 2: Wow! What a son.
Man: Looks like the strongest and best boy in the world to me, Mitch.
Dewey is a house of fun... Ata: Oh, my god!
Oh, my god! Did you see that?
We won.
Man: We've got new champions!
Ata: Oh, yes, baby. Oh, yes! Man: The soul patrol
are the new tag team champions
of the world wrestling federation.
Man: Unbelievable.
Agent fong, FBI. Sorry to bother you, ma'am.
I'm here for Lia maivia.
Adult Dwayne: As you may remember
from our previous conversations, Randall,
the FBI got my grandmother on tape,
threatening rival promoter, Greg yao.
Ran dall's voice: Bang! Bang!
Gives me goosebumps.
FBI. Leave me alone!
I'm here to celebrate my son-in-law's victory.
Mrs. Maivia, you can't be here.
You're under house arrest in an extortion case.
This is a house!
It has to be your house.
Ugh! Fine. I have to go to the store anyway.
Again, You can't leave your house.
But I need groceries,
eggs, bread, milk... That's not how...
You know what? I have to go to the store anyway.
Just write down what you need.
Sorry, I don't write down things for strangers.
Adult Dwayne: My grandmother was going through
a really intense time. But man...
I was just so pumped about my dad winning the bet.
He promised to take us out to celebrate when he got home,
and he did.
When I was a little boy, my dad was always a hero to me,
and now he was the champ.
The other person in your party has already arrived.
Other person?
Heh-heh! Tony.
Glad you made it.
I wouldn't miss it, brother.
Hey, you brought your belt.
Oh, yeah!
Let me hold that.
Uh, but my dad said, I could hold it.
Sorry, son, co-champ trumps son-of-champ...
It's...
Rocky: I don't make the rules.
Here we go!
Now, you see this right here...
This is my son.
Sorry, I'm late. My sandal broke.
Mrs. Maivia, please. Ugh!
Fine.
Bring me back a steak.
Okay, so dad...
I was thinking we can go over my thoughts on the match.
What is that, huh? Is that math?
Rocky: No math at the table.
I already know what you're gonna order Tony.
Both: Tilapia.
What's tilapia?
Oh, it's just a delicious fish I eat every chance I get.
Hey, when we go back on the road,
I'm gonna make you try tuna.
Back on the road? Yeah.
Vince is sending us back out again in a couple of weeks.
Sorry, baby. That's the life.
Adult Dwayne: Lhadn't expected I'd have to compete
for my dad's attention.
And I wasjealous.
Having to prove it. And it's a bony fish.
But once you get past that...
And I'm like... am I crazy?
All of these are just apples.
Because once you try a pedicure
there is no going back... Once I came to,
I thought I was on another planet.
Of course, iwasn't. I had just passed out in the Grand Canyon.
After about six weeks ireahzed
this ain't a kitten.
This is a full-grown Guinea pig.
So, what grade are you in now little man?
I'm in the shut up grade.
Ata: Wha...
Lia: Dewey! Dewey, no!
Nice technique, son.
Lia: Dewey, your muscles are too strong.
Woman: Excuse me.
I don't mean to disturb your dinner.
I just wanted to say, "congrats, champs."
Both: Thank you. I appreciate that.
Want me to sign that for you?
Oh, this is for Mr. Atlas.
I have been a huge fan of your body-building career.
You are a three time body-building champion.
Well, thank you very much.
Adult Dwayne: Turns out, I wasn't the only one who was jealous.
My dad had everything he wanted
but all he could see was what he didn't have.
Tomahawk chop. Right here.
Thank you.
Hey, you wanna get fish at a steak place, that's your problem.
You didn't tell her about tilapia?
So, did jealousy steal rocky's joy right away?
Or was he able to enjoy his time on top?
No, he definitely enjoyed his time on top.
I mean, he was so incredibly proud
of what he and Tony atlas accomplished.
They were the first black tag team champions in wwe history.
How cool is that? That is very cool.
I am so sorry but I just have to say
that dough looks beautiful.
Ah! It's my famous cheat-day biscuits.
From my cookbook.
Can you cook what the rock is cooking?
Stanley tucci award winning.
Randall: That is quite an honor. Adult Dwayne: It is an honor.
You know, I love that cookbook. What I do is,
I add butter to all the recipes.
Wow, so your blood is just like mayonnaise?
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Anyway, did you feel that your dad having a bigger platform
made him less available to you?
No, not in Hawaii.
I mean, my dad was at the peak of his career.
We thought that that life was gonna last forever
and of course, it didn't.
So, couple of years later,
he wasn't working for the wwe anymore.
And we couldn't pay the rent and we were evicted
out of our little apartment in Hawaii.
Man: It's a brand new day
adult Dwayne: After we got kicked off the island,
but before we went to live in Pennsylvania,
my dad found work in Nashville.
And my mom and I were gonna move there to join him.
Ata: Dewey is landing on the 10:00 am flight tomorrow.
You take him to the apartment,
get him enrolled in school,
I'm gonna get the car shipped to la
and then drive it Nashville.
My baby driving my baby.
How's packing going?
It's emotional, rocky.
We have a whole life here, I just...
Don't know what happened.
Hey, this is just a bump in the road.
I don't need the wwf to be on top.
People are loving me in the Memphis territory.
Oh, hey. I gotta jet.
Jerry lawler needs me to cut a few promos.
I love you.
I'll think about it.
I'll talk to you soon.
Oh, and if you see Linda ronstadt...
Tell her to grow her hair back out, I know.
Oh, no, Dewey.
Are you really gonna wear those pants?
Adult Dwayne: My god, I loved those pants.
If I have to leave Hawaii, at least I can leave in style.
I know you're not thrilled with moving.
I really think Nashville's gonna be great.
Your dad said he's got a nice apartment for us.
I've heard there's a lot of beautiful parks
if you wanna play frisbee.
Frisbee? Nah, I can't sweat in these pants.
Hey, don't talk like that around the food.
Adult Dwayne: Lhated that we were evicted off the island,
but at least in Nashville, I was gonna get a chance
to spend some one-on-one time with my dad.
I'm rocky Johnson's son.
Hey, Bob Owens.
Your dad asked me to pick you up.
Hey? You hungry?
So...
I'm what we call in the business a carpenter.
I go in, build the baby faces up,
get in a few punches, and then I lose with gusto.
I am undefeated at losing.
I like your positivity, Bob.
But my question is...
Where is my dad?
So, my dad's staying here?
He said to drop you off at room 117.
I remember it cause, uh...
That was my ex-girlfriend's weight.
Oh, hey.
Here you go, little present.
Tell your friends.
Hey, young Dewey, long time no see.
Bruno?
Wait, who is this man in the motel room?
That's my buddy. Downtown Bruno.
He was an old family friend
and I met him when I was a kid in Hawaii.
But at that time, he was working as a heel manager
for Jerry "the king" lawler.
Damn.
You grew up fast. How old are you now?
Just turned 15.
Everyone always ends up taller than Bruno.
Get your butt in here, man.
You had no idea where your dad was?
Uh... it was a different time.
Nowadays, we know exactly
where our kids are, every second of the day.
But back then, no one knew where anyone was. And we were all good with it.
Yeah, that's true. I once got lost in Mexico
for ten days and my parents thought I was in my bedroom.
See? Simpler times.
Mmm-hmm. I was four years old.
Yeah. And where was rocky?
Rocky's gonna meet us in a bit. Okay.
You hungry?
Man: Oh, I'm...
I'm kind of a big deal around here.
I'm on Jerry lawler's wrestling show,
airs on the TV every Saturday...
Hey, downtown Bruno...
Up yours.
Let me tell you something,
you wouldn't know what to do up there, brother.
I'm kind of like the Tom Cruise of Memphis.
We must have seen different Tom Cruise movies, man.
Could be, baby. Could be.
I'll tell you one thing. It's a risky business out there.
There he is. Mmm.
Dad. Hi. Get in here.
Oh, you looking good, son.
Hey, nice pants.
Adult Dwayne: Loved those pants.
Oh, excellent pants, brother.
Hey, Bruno?
Youshomd, uh_ oh, yeah, yeah.
All right, gotta hustle.
Bruno is a heel, so... can't be seen in public, together.
Sure.
Hey, sorry, I couldn't pick you up at the airport.
I was in tupelo wrestling at the fairgrounds.
Boy, I was over big.
Bruno been treating you okay? Yeah, it's all good.
I left my stuff at his place, you know,
we can swing by and get it... Oh, no, no, no, no need.
No need. No.
Actually, you're gonna be staying there for a bit
while I'm on the road. What?
Mom, said you got us an apartment?
Well, here's the thing...
I didn't do that.
But I will. I've just been
so busy with all these shows.
You know, demand for the soulman is high.
And I love to give the people what they want.
For sure, but...
I'm supposed to call mom later,
what am I gonna tell her?
The truth.
You landed safely,
we're together,
and we can't wait to see her in a couple of weeks.
Oh, son, ain't no need to worry her.
I got everything under control. Okay?
Okay. Yeah.
That's my boy.
Adult Dwayne: Turns out that spending time with me
wasn't my dad's first priority.
So, what exactly was rocky's plan?
Well, same as always...
Just make it to the next match and somehow he could spin it enough
where it would all just kind of work itself out.
That must have been hard, all that instability.
Yeah, I mean, in retrospect it was.
Can you not breathe on the radishes like that?
All right, if you want dirty-ass radishes.
I don't want filthy radishes. Fine, all right, fine.
I just don't want you breathing on them.
They are your radishes.
Look it was... it was really hard growing up.
But you know, as a kid I didn't know anything different.
Me and my mom followed my dad all around the world
while he chased that dollar.
And iwound up doing the exact same thing.
Mmm. When I went up to Canada and played in cfl.
Calgary stampeders. Stampeders.
Uh, sorry, I forgot. I forgot.
Adult Dwayne: After not hearing my name called in 1995 NFL draft,
I was signed by the calgary stampeders.
The stamps, man,
they were the best in the cfl
and they had already won three straight titles.
And up there they call it the grey cup.
My plan was to destroy it in Canada
and then get signed by an NFL team.
And you know, I came into calgary
the only way I knew how...
With that Miami swagger.
As one of the newest members of the stampeders,
is there anything you'd like to say to the fans?
We're going undefeated, baby.
18 and 0.
Eighteen... and 0.
Man: Rent collection is on Thursday.
You will be sharing this place with three of your teammates.
Where's the furniture?
At the store. But if you are on a budget
and you're looking for a deal...
This sex motel throws out their mattresses once a quarter.
I guess I'll take the least yellow one.
Excellent choice.
This is how we do it
Young Dwayne: How did that not help?
Rocky: Wait, you said, "18 and 0" in the interview?
Ooh, now that's my boy.
Come in strong and announce yourself.
Oh, I'll let 'em know, dad.
Talk big. Play big.
Hi, honey.
I don't wanna interrupt your barking with your father
but did you get those American cheese slices lpacked?
I mean, they cost a fortune up there.
I did, mom. Thank you. They taste delicious.
Are they covering the oj. Simpson case up there?
He's a football player and he is innocent.
The fbis, they don't know what they're doing.
Adult Dwayne: And on my first day at training camp
llearned that the cfl had a different energy
from what I was used to at Miami.
Hey, what's up fellas?
You got some nerve, rook.
"18 and 0."
Disgusting.
Hey, I put the league on notice.
Look, we're not just football players here, Dwayne...
We got long standing ties with the community.
Most of the guys even have second jobs.
I hate taking this energy into the station.
Hey.
You okay to get your mail here?
Makes my job easier.
And then he hung up his mail bag
and started putting on pads.
Okay, that's definitely weird.
But it's a different culture out there.
I mean, look at Rick moranis.
He's Canadian? He's so Canadian.
Wait, wait, wait. You had a girlfriend?
Yeah.
Dany and I had been dating a while.
We met at the u in the wait room.
She was on the crew team.
She was the most driven person I had ever met.
She always knew what she wanted to be.
A boss. Hmm.
Same, girl. Right?
Well, how come you never mentioned her before?
Well, you never asked.
I didn't wanna get too personal.
It's why we're here, brother. To get personal.
How were things in the bedroom?
That's too far. Yeah, I felt that.
Mmm-hmm. Anyway...
Dany was a badass.
And you know who else is Canadian?
John candy. King Ralph?
No, that's John Goodman.
Oh. I gotta run.
Remember, everyone in that building can see your talent.
So go shine.
It's time to ball out.
Adult Dwayne: But bailing out was a lot easier said than done.
The cfl was a different game
and it had different rules.
Johnson, you're offside.
I'm not. You are!
Young Dwayne: I am? Adult Dwayne: / was offside.
I was always offside.
The d line lined up a yard off the ball.
Yeah, great job, guys.
Johnson, get off the field.
I am. You're not.
I'm not? The field was wider.
Why didn't you say something?
You just left me out here? Coach?
Twelve men on the field. That's a penalty.
It's not. It's not?
They had 12 players instead
of 11 on each side of the ball.
Why? Well, that's just the cfl way.
And all I knew, I was catching on a lot slower than I thought I would.
What the hell is this? Canada!
Son, you didn't make the team.
But we see your potential.
So, we're putting you on the practice squad.
You don't play in the games,
but you keep practicing with the team.
And if you do well,
you can get back on to the main squad.
Okay.
Then that's what I'll do.
Now, practice squad does mean you'll be making less money.
That's fine. Totally fine.
How much less?
League minimum for first team guys
is 55k a year.
Practice squad guys get 350 a week.
Dollars? Loonies.
Practice squad?
Yeah.
So, what do you wanna do?
I wanna stay here...
Ball out on the practice squad,
make the team, kick ass and get to the NFL.
Okay. Then that's what you'll do.
That was it? That was it.
So, you didn't try to spin it, or work the gimmick?
I can see why you would think that.
Growing up, it was always, "look for the next place,
the nextjob," and if that didn't work out, then we would spin it.
We'd survive and we'd go on.
I met dany when I was 18 years old.
And at that time I had no real stability in my life.
But she made me realize that maybe there's a different way.
Nospm.
No gimmicks. Wow!
I feel like I'm witnessing your transition
from boy to man.
It was my motown Philly.
It was your end of the road.
Both: Hey! Boyz ll men, baby.
We belong together
and you know that I'm right
why do you love me
and leave me and never
say goodbye
that's good. I think it's good.
Yeah. That was great. Okay. Yeah, thanks.
Look, obviously that was many, many years ago
but it's one of the reasons why I still value stability these days.
As a leader, as a partner,
and as a parent,
which is why I still sing desperado
into my phone every week and I send it to my daughter.
It's a little thing but it let's them know
that I'm always thinking about them.
We give what we didn't get.
That's right. Just like when your parents see this
they are gonna be horrified that you were lost in Mexico.
Oh, no, they never watch anything I'm in.
Anyway, thank you for being so open, Dwayne.
I look forward to the next few weeks
and us really getting to know the man who is
going to be in the white house.
We'll see. Knock on wood.