Your speech at the rally in Tennessee went over great.
People are loving that you're addressing the feud with Dr. Julian head on.
Good. I'm glad to hear it.
Sandy: The polls are still showing a tight race, though.
It's gonna go down to the wire.
Casey: We're making one final push through the rust belts.
Several stops a day, right up until November 4th.
I love it. And I'm up for all of it.
I'll see you guys in 8 hours.
What?
Where are you going?
I'm gonna meet an old friend for lunch.
But it's two days before the election.
Adult Dwayne: I know. It's exciting, right?
We're almost at the finish line.
Casey: Can't you reschedule?
No, you don't want that. Trust me.
Nothing but good will come out of this lunch.
Randall, let's roll.
Really? Adult Dwayne: Yeah.
Okay.
I'll, uh, bring you back my leftover lasagne.
Come on, guys.
Well, what if it's not an Italian restaurant, randah?
So, who is this friend?
Oh, somebody who's very important to me.
We made a promise to each other, a long time ago,
that no matter what we had going on in our lives,
we were gonna meet up this same time,
every single year.
We were gonna have lunch, and we were just gonna check in with each other.
Just had so much on my mind lately.
So, um, do you wanna, like,
pre-chat about the things you're gonna chat about,
to see if maybe I can fix it?
No, I don't think so.
Oh, okay.
Hey, come on.
You and I chat all the time.
Yeah. No, yeah.
We have a lot of chances to chat, me and you.
Yeah, yeah. We've been chatting for weeks.
Of course, yeah. Adult Dwayne: Hey, look, man. I'm sorry.
Butwhen I make somebody a promise, I do my best to keep it.
It's part of my code, and I try to live by it.
It's a lesson I learned from my dad.
Back in Nashville,
after a rough patch, we were all under the same roof again.
Travelling the circuit with my dad,
I saw the grind he put himself through.
And let me tell you, it puts a presidential campaign to shame.
The older he got, the more everything hurt.
And the older! Got, the less he could hide it from me.
I knew my dad was struggling to rebuild his relationships and his career.
But now, I saw he was also struggling physically.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be just like him.
Adult Dwayne: Lthought he was a super hero.
But as I grew up,
I realized my old man was human, just like the rest of us.
It was hard seeing him like that.
Man: What they're giving,
'cause I'm workin' for a livin'
adult Dwayne: So I did what a broke kid could do to help.
Man: Whoa, whoa taking what they're giving
whoa, whoa workin' for a livin'
we're still a little short this month.
I'm a little short on ice in this drink.
Hey, Dewey, go grab me a few cubes?
Ata: Rocky, I'm serious.
My temp job doesn't pay till next month.
No sweat. I got the lawler match on Saturday.
And I'll ask for a few extra shows just to be safe.
But you can barely walk.
What if you skip Saturday, and we take it easy?
You know, go and get some pancakes or something.
Because if I don't show up, Jerry doesn't pay me and we can't make rent.
I don't understand why you don't get paid more than these other guys.
You were a wwf champ.
I'm working my way back up the ladder, son.
It'll all work itself out.
We're out of ice.
See? Worked itself out.
Hey, rock. New promoter was asking about you.
Really? Who?
This guy, Jarvis.
He's new, but he's got a lot of money
for some big time shows.
Said he wants you to headline.
I can put you in touch ifyou're interested.
Oh, thank you, Jerry.
I was about due for some good news.
Yeah, you deserve it, champ.
Ho, ho, okay, gentlemen.
It is time for me to announce some good news.
Oh, Jerry, you ain't gotta tell everybody.
I just heard from Mr. Vince McMahon,
that this big boy right here
is getting called up to the wwf!
Congrats, kid.
Man: Way to go, crusher.
Thank you. Hey, thanks, boys.
But, hey, it's not crusher anymore.
From now on...
It's bam bam Bigelow.
Announcer: Bamlbam!
Okay!
That's nice.
You got it, bam bam. Now, since this is his last match with us,
he's gonna headline.
And he's made a special request
to face the soulman. You good, rock?
You know it.
Randall: It must have been hard for your dad to see young guys
like bam bam rise to the top while he stayed behind.
No, my dad was always very happy to see somebody make it.
As a matter of fact, he did all he could to help get the guys over.
Another part of his code? Absolutely.
We've got a very special guest today,
the superstar Randy "macho man" savage.
Randy: Great to be here, king.
Tell everybody what brings you to Memphis.
As you know, Jerry lawler,
this is where it all began, for the macho man.
And I love coming home.
Ooh, yeah!
Jerry: They love it.
Randy: And...
Tomorrow I have the privilege of opening
a brand new sears location, right here in downtown Memphis.
Stop by and say hello.
That goes for you, too, Jerry lawler.
I'm more of a woolworth's man.
You're insane!
Jerry: Now entering the ring,
being accompanied by his manager, downtown Bruno,
weighing 390 pounds, here is
bam bam Bigelow!
And his opponent,
former wwf tag team champion,
weighing 243 pounds,
"soulman" rocky Johnson.
Randy: Ooh, yeah! The soulman.
That there is a contract to wrestle in the wwf.
The only way to win is to sign on that dotted line.
It's mine.
Jerry: They're circling each other.
Who's gonna strike first?
Adult Dwayne: Now, my dad knew he wasn't going to win that contract.
But that didn't mean he wasn't gonna put on a show.
Jerry: Ooh, rocky gets him on the floor. He gets him on the floor!
Oh, the turnaround!
Randy: He's on his feet.
Jerry: And rocky's got the big fellow
in a sleeper hold, macho.
Randy: Bam bam better get to the rope,
or it could be lights out. Yeah!
Come on!
Randy: So close! Bruno: Come on!
Come on!
Randy: H€soufl
he's out cold!
Jerry: And the soulman has the contract.
Rocky's won a coveted spot on wwf! He did it!
Ho... hold on, macho!
Look at that contract. It's signed in red ink.
That's not a binding color for a contract.
It's gotta be black or blue. Everybody knows that, yeah!
Somebody must have switched the pen!
It's downtown Bruno! He's got the official pen!
Randy: Bam bam's back on his feet, this match ain't over!
Rocky has no idea!
Jerry: Oh, no! Bruno's distracting the ref!
Randy: Ref, do your job!
Jerry: He didn't see it. He didn't see it.
The big man's going to the top rope.
Randy: Oh! Flying head butt!
Ooh, yeah!
Here you go. Sign it. Sign it.
Bruno:&gnm baby.
And bam bam Bigelow has entered the wwf.
Adult Dwayne: That contract was a gimmick.
But the pain on my dad's face was real.
Randy: Nice work today, brother.
You made bam bam look like a million bucks.
You know, it's easy to act like I'm in pain
when I'm in tons of pain.
Randy and I loved our time in Hawaii,
when you were running the circuit there.
The things you were doing, all the storylines.
It was so innovative!
Thank you, Elizabeth. Too bad it couldn't last.
Oh, shoot. I'm sorry if that's a sore subject.
No, no. It's fine.
I never mean to bring up wrestling,
but it always seems to worm its way into a conversation.
Well, honestly,
what chance do we have, being around these two?
Helanded on my damn knee! (Bothchucklb
I mean, that's bad, but, uh, check this out.
Shopping for gloves must be hard.
I only missed a couple of matches,
but, uh, Vince said he'll take care of me.
The wwf pays you even when you don't wrestle?
Yeah, you betcha.
Hey, uh, you're paying for this next round, too, right?
Actually, next round is on sears.
You know, I got that big store opening tomorrow
so I can't go too crazy tonight.
I got you. I'm good, son.
Hey, you wanna be useful? Come help me carry these drinks.
So, ata, how you guys doing?
I didn't wanna ask rocky, 'cause, you know, he'll always spin it.
We're all right.
Somehow the bills always get paid.
Rocky's working nonstop, but he never complains.
Hey, if you didn't order fernet, I got you one anyway.
Randy: All right.
Rocky: Hey.
To sears. Oh, sears.
Best place on earth.
That was so much fun.
We have to do it again.
Oh, yes. And just us, next time.
Perfect. I need a night off
from thinking about wrestlers and wrestling.
We'll leave all that at home.
We'll be like, 500 pounds lighter.
And after that, I never watched
another thing bea Arthur did.
Makes sense. Makes sense.
Uh, can I ask you a question?
Anything, kid.
Could you talk to my dad?
Try and convince him to apologize to Vince,
so he can get back in the wwf?
I bet he'll listen to you.
He'll never do it, little brother.
You know your dad and his code.
Honestly, even if he did apologize,
I don't think it would matter. That chapter is closed.
He's given everything to wrestling.
And now that he's getting older, that's it?
I get it. It's a tough business.
You want stability, you work at state farm.
Look, have a little faith in your old man. He's a fighter.
He'll always end up on his...
That is what happens
when you wear sunglasses at night. Ooh, yeah!
Adult Dwayne: Talking to macho man had me questioning
the cost of my dad's code.
Young Dwayne: Jeff jarrett knows that's his bad shoulder.
It's like mama said, sometimes it be's that way.
Hell.
My dad brings it every night, and he has nothing to show for it.
I'm gonna be the one that makes sure
my dad doesn't retire broke and crippled.
Ibetyourdaddy don't regret a second of it.
And neither do I,
'cause the wrestling business is the greatest in the world, Dewey.
Do you know that
I can walk into a restaurant, and the entire place will start booing me?
Last week, I had a little kid, maybe nine years old, came up to me.
He hated me so much, he spit in my face.
You know how beautiful that is? To move somebody in that way?
And that... That is wrestling, baby.
And that's my cue.
Who let this slime on?
Randall: So, that's when you decided you wanted to take a different path,
and you found football. That's right.
And when I started playing football, I realized that
well, I'm pretty good at this game.
And it became an opportunity for me to make money,
possibly make a lot of money,
and most importantly, take care of my family.
Man, imagine how much better you would have been at wrestling
if you didn't waste all that time on football.
Imagine how much better you'd be atjournalism,
had you not wasted all that time being an actor.
Touche. Touche.
But I'm a good interviewer, right?
Nobody's perfect. Yeah.
Abel: Without further ado, I'd like to ask
Randy "macho man" savage to do the honors.
Yeah! When I was a macho boy,
I thought that stores only specialized in one thing.
If you needed hardware, you went to the hardware store.
You needed books, you went to the book store.
Then, I found sears,
anditchanged my life! Yeah!
That's very nice.
I freaking love sears, yeah!
Let's cut that ribbon.
All right.
Let the savage savings begin!
Yeah!
Ooh, yeah!
Welcome to sears.
Hey, uh, congratulations. You're in sears.
Enjoy your sears experience.
Savings big as the macho man.
Does Randy savage work here?
No. No, he does not.
Randy: Hey, come down with that pillow!
Rocky Johnson, we finally meet.
John Jarvis, promoter.
Jerry lawler might have mentioned me.
Jerry did say something about a new guy doing big things out here.
That would be me. Wondering ifyou're free to headline for me
this weekend at the jonesborough coliseum?
Ah, I don't know. I got a couple of things penchedin.
Pays 200. Great thing about pencils?
They got erasers.
I gotta treat my headliners right.
Yes, indeed. I'm gonna need half the money up front.
No problem. Here's my card.
Iwlbeintouch with the details.
He thinks we can see what he's showing us?
Just smile and wave.
Hey, look at that!
Honky tonk man: Well, that's great!
To a night with no wrestling talk.
Amen!
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Oh, uh, Randy and I just saw this movie called the highlander.
These guys, called highlanders,
get powers when they kill other highlanders.
Uh-huh. By the end,
there's this one highlander who kills off all the other highlanders,
and takes all their powers.
I do know this movie. My nephew, Sam, is actually in it.
No way! I think there was a scene
in Madison square garden, where Sam wrestles as the Tonga kid.
And I'm talking about wrestling again.
Okay, there has to be consequences when we do that.
How about
anytime we mention it, we take a drink?
Mention what? Wrestling!
Drink. Okay. It's like that.
200 bucks? It's almost double what I was getting with lawler!
I get in good with this Jarvis guy, boy.
Ah, hold on.
Just passed a sign that said "population 514."
Here? Duck.
Under 1,000 is a duck town.
They're not friendly to black people.
But we can't both duck.
Why don't I drive? I'm half Samoan.
You think it makes a difference that you're half Samoan?
You think this place is pro Samoan?
Ghost car.
So my friend was dating a guy
who wanted her to dress up like George Washington.
Like on the fourth of July?
Like in the bedroom!
Powdered wig, stockings,
black shoes with the big buckle, the whole thing.
Imagine if Randy came home and you were dressed as sexy George Washington!
He might like it if I played his ring walk music.
The graduation song!
Oh, we're talking about wrestling again!
I'm just gonna leave the bottle.
Whoa. This place is sold out?
I told you it was gonna be big.
Hey. Check it out.
This must be what Sylvester Stallone feels like all the time.
Ha! There's my headliner! It's gonna be big tonight.
Hey, Jarvis. Yeah, I saw that marquee.
Hey, hold out your hand.
Uh-oh.
Bam. I have the money up front, right?
Deal's a deal.
Come on, let me show you the green room.
This is your private dressing room.
Private. Nice.
It's got its own bathroom, too.
A man needs solitude on the throne.
Rip Elvis Presley.
We're just gonna cut a little promo first, if that's all right?
Yeah, sure, of course. Hey, Craig.
I like giving the audience the feeling
they're getting a sneak peek behind the scenes.
I like that.
My wife was working on a similar idea
out in Hawaii, a few years ago.
So, yeah.
Here's what I'm thinking.
You'll be over there...
Eating your chicken and watermelon.
John: And you're pumped for the match. You're feeling cocky, like,
you know, talking street to your opponent.
Stop. Stop.
No. I won't do that racist garbage.
Racist? This isn't racist.
Other guys got no problem with it.
Adult Dwayne: That wasn't the first time that my dad
had been asked to work a gimmick like that.
And that kind of
overt racism may seem shocking these days,
but there were certain parts of pro-wrestling, back then in the early '80s,
where that wasn't uncommon.
Hmm. I believe it.
I was always really proud of my dad,
because regardless of how badly he needed that money,
and we needed that money, man...
He just wouldn't do it.
Call that part of his code.
Hey, man. I don't care what other guys do.
Not me.
It's part of the deal, rocky.
Not gonna happen. Come on, Dwayne.
I'm keeping this. Racist tax.
I don't know how you stayed so calm.
We should've beat his ass.
Son, there's gonna always be folks like that.
Always.
And they're gonna ask you to do things you don't wanna do.
Don't matter how big you think you are,
or what line of work you're in. It's gonna happen.
Just promise me one thing.
Don't let anyone change who you are.
You hear me?
You make your own code, and don't let anyone force you to break it.
Deal?
Deal.
Well, I guess we got a free night now.
Oh, these are delicious!
Fluffy as hell!
How about we hit the gym early tomorrow? Put these carbs to work.
Ifwe're doing that, I'm getting some whipped cream.
Get it, dad! I'm getting it, son!
Mmm.
Ooh, yeah!
I'll take it!
Ah, good choice. Lane 3 is wide open. Michelle will help you.
Hey, Randy. Ah.
Boss man! Didn't expect to see you back tonight.
Uh, you know, I thought I would come in,
uh, soak up some of that new store energy. Ooh, yeah.
I wanna be clear.
I can't pay you for the time you spend helping customers.
This is not work for the macho man, no.
This is an absolute pleasure, yeah.
To be honest,
it's against company policy to act as an employee
without attending the trainee program.
Hmm.
In lieu of payment,
why don't you take one of these party cans of slim Jims?
Token of our appreciation.
Hmm.
Smoked beef snack. Mmm, spicy.
You know, I never did have a slim Jim before, but, hey,
they sell 'em at sears.
I know I'm gonna love 'em. Ooh, yeah!
Get in here!
I haven't laughed like this in a long time.
No? From my recollection, we had a lot of laughs together, back in Hawaii.
Oh, god. I miss those days.
Our friends, my family.
I feel so isolated here.
You know, you can always come and stay with me and Randy in Florida,
if you wanna get away for a bit.
Thanks, but Dewey and rocky,
I can't just leave them. They need me.
Just make sure you're getting what you need, too.
Well, I need more nights like this once in awhile.
Reminds me of the good times.
The wrestling business is up and down.
I know we'll get back up again.
I'll drink to that.
Well, good, because technically, we have to
since I brought up wrestling again.
Cheers.
Oh, no, Mr. Johnson, your money's no good here.
I'm a huge fan.
The food's on the house.
Well, thank you, my friend.
You know what?
Why don't you take that for yourself, then?
What? No, I...
I insist.
Just keep on cheering for me, all right?
Absolutely.
Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
Gotta launder that racist money. Make it clean again.
Adult Dwayne: Even though he wasn't a superhero anymore,
my dad could still be my hero.
Hmm. You know, I have to admit,
I had doubts about your father's code.
But now, I am fully on board.
Well, I can tell you 1000 stories that'll make you change your mind back.
Adult Dwayne: All right, well,
sorry, my friend, this is where I leave you.
What? It's a private lunch.
Well, I won't say anything. I'll just sit in the corner.
No, not this time.
But I'm your friend, too. Come on. Sorry, I...
You are my friend. I am, right?
I'm gonna eat lunch.
Okay, let's go.
No, no, no. Pntgonnaeatmnch yeah.
You know what? I...
No, no, no. No, yeah.
Adult Dwayne: So, I was up 10 points in the polls,
and this kid who I went to school with, Julian,
starts spreading all these lies about me.
And now, the whole thing is a coin toss.
It could go either way.
All this hard work I've put in, this entire campaign,
and now I'm back to square one.
What do I do, forest?
Dwayne,
the point of this yearly lunch
is to always be 100% honest with each other, right?
Always, yes.
Like I was honest with you last year, when I told you
I didn't like the smell of your Cologne.
And I changed it.
I listened to you.
And I changed it.
Backtothe matter at hand.
I don't think that being back at square one
is actually what's bothering you.
It's like this beautiful barbaresco.
Its grapes are grown in northern Italy.
Alongside its brother, barolo.
Same region.
Different varietal.
Look, I guess, forest. I'm a Tequila man, you know that.
You can't be fully you,
ifyou're dealing with unfinished business.
You have to address this Julian problem
at the heart of the problem.
What do you mean?
I'm gonna help you.
I got numbers, baby.
I got numbers.