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  • -My first guest is a 17-time WWE champion

  • and one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

  • Now his life is the subject of a new NBC comedy series

  • called "Young Rock,"

  • which premieres February 16th at 8:00 p.m.

  • Here's the one and only Dwayne Johnson.

  • Ha ha! It's the stud right there.

  • That's what I'm talking about. -My man.

  • -That is what I'm talking about. -Good to see you, brother.

  • -It is great to see you, man. You look great.

  • You dedicate 100% to every single thing you do,

  • and that's what I love about you,

  • but you've always done that since I've known you.

  • Your new tequila, Teremana.

  • By the way, it is unbelievably delicious.

  • That is a fantastic tequila. -Thank you, man.

  • -It is unbelievable.

  • I remember when you first launched it,

  • I go, "Dude, let's try this stuff."

  • It's my favorite. It's unbelievable.

  • -Yeah. I sent you some. -Dude, it's empty. It's done.

  • It's an empty box. It's great.

  • But you broke records in its first year of business.

  • -It was -- It was -- It was incredible.

  • We wound up becoming -- We wound up breaking --

  • We wound up being the first --

  • the biggest launch in the history of all spirits,

  • and that's all spirits across the board.

  • That's vodka, that's whiskey, it's rum, it's -- it's gin.

  • It was absolutely incredible. -Yes!

  • -And to give you a little bit of context,

  • we wound up selling in less than a year

  • over 300,000 nine-liter cases.

  • And when George Clooney sold his tequila line,

  • they were selling about 160,000.

  • And we sold 300,000 in less than a year.

  • I mean, it's just -- it's really crazy.

  • But I got to tell you something, you know.

  • As you said, you do everything like you do anything,

  • and that's with 100% commitment.

  • I wanted to make good-quality tequila

  • for people and bring people together.

  • I wanted to make the tequila for the people.

  • -Good for you. I love it.

  • I want to talk about the show about your life.

  • Let's talk about "Young Rock."

  • It premieres next Tuesday here on NBC.

  • Was it you who realized that your life could be a show?

  • Or did someone else bring the idea to you

  • and you go, "Eh, could be"?

  • -You -- You know, there's guys who I work very closely with

  • who you've met in the past, as we're all buddies.

  • And it --

  • I would travel with these guys all across the country.

  • And everywhere we would go --

  • and this is back when I was wrestling.

  • And I would wrestle in a different town every night.

  • We would all travel together.

  • And every time we would land,

  • every major city across the country

  • I would say, "Yeah, you know, see that gas station over there?

  • Well, you know, that's where I bought

  • my first car from a crackhead."

  • "What?" "Yep."

  • And then the next town we would go to, like,

  • "Yeah, you see that Motel 6?

  • Well, here's what happened there."

  • So all these stories -- Finally, you know --

  • we started thinking, "Well, I wonder...

  • creating a show that has the lens of comedy

  • but to be able to share the life lessons I've learned."

  • -You have three different actors playing you

  • at the age of 10, 15, and 18.

  • You also appear as yourself in the year 2032

  • running for president.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • Don't ever change, dude.

  • Please promise me. Just don't ever change.

  • It is so fun.

  • It is so fun to watch everything you do, man. I love it.

  • How did you decide that you would tell the story that way?

  • -You know, it was --

  • Our show creator, Nahnatchka Khan,

  • who's just such a brilliant woman.

  • We were trying to figure out a way --

  • Well, first of all, we wanted to figure out

  • three points of my life that were defining times.

  • When I was 10 years old, living here in Hawaii...

  • when I was 15 years old, after multiple arrests

  • and doing a lot of things I shouldn't have been doing...

  • and then when I was 18 years old,

  • when I started to get my life a little bit back on track,

  • going to the University of Miami.

  • Then she had said,

  • "Well, ultimately the audience is going to want to see you.

  • What's the creative way that we can infuse you into the show?"

  • So we sat for a few weeks.

  • And it was her. She came up with the idea.

  • She said, "Well, what if we set it in 2032

  • and you're running for president?"

  • And I said, "I don't know. It feels a little political."

  • She goes, "Well, there might be a few people who might want

  • to see you run for president, so think about it."

  • So I went home. I talked to Lauren.

  • As you and I do, we go home, we talk to our wives.

  • -That's it.

  • -Lauren said, "I think you should do it. I think it's great."

  • -That's the final stamp you need.

  • Also, the actors who portray your parents

  • on the show are great.

  • And you know I love your mom, and I was gonna ask you --

  • -She loves you, by the way.

  • -Did your mom weigh in on casting for who should play her?

  • -She wanted to know -- I told her.

  • I said, "Listen. You're in good hands.

  • I'm gonna cast someone who I think you're really

  • gonna be really happy with."

  • And I said, "Mom, but just keep in mind, we have to -- let's --

  • We have to be authentic with our casting.

  • I want to make sure that there's a woman

  • who is of Polynesian descent, maybe Samoan descent."

  • She said, "Absolutely. I know exactly who you should cast."

  • I said, "Who?" She goes, "J.Lo."

  • Well...hold on.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -Dude, my mom did the same -- I did a movie

  • where, in a flashback, my mom was Sharon Stone in a movie.

  • And my mom told everyone that -- She's like,

  • "Finally, someone did it right!

  • They cast Sharon Stone..."

  • [ Laughter ]

  • It's like -- Unbelievable.

  • It was so -- It's just the best.

  • I just saw a video.

  • You know, I love watching your Instagrams.

  • And there was a video that you posted that was beautiful.

  • And it was you and your mom

  • sitting at the headstone of your grandparents in Hawaii

  • and singing this beautiful song.

  • But your mom played great ukulele.

  • And I go, "Wait. What?!"

  • I did not know that she could play --

  • Your mom plays the ukulele?

  • -Oh, yes. She is -- She --

  • Hey.

  • Get my mom really quickly and tell her to bring the ukulele.

  • It's right there on the inside of the door.

  • -What? Does she -- -Mom!

  • No. Get the ukulele. -Okay. Got it.

  • -Is your mom there?

  • -She's right here. Here. Come here.

  • Okay. Good. Put that down.

  • -Yeah. -Okay. Come here. Come here.

  • I want you to say hello to somebody you know.

  • -Who? Ohh! -It's Jimmy Fallon.

  • -Hi! Oh, my gosh! Mom, you're gorgeous!

  • So good -- Good to see you.

  • -Do you remember me? -Are you kidd--

  • From our bit. New Year's. Happy New Year.

  • I remember our bit.

  • -I know. I know. Do you remember what you did?

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -Dude, I remember laying --

  • I remember laying on the ground pretending I was passed out.

  • -I know. -We were holding empty --

  • -That was awesome.

  • -We were holding empty bottles of champagne.

  • Oh, you were so funny. -We had the best time.

  • -That was the best.

  • -Lauren's mom and I, we had the best time that night.

  • -Dude. And she constantly -- -We didn't expect you.

  • We didn't know you were going to be there with your wife.

  • -She called me. "Jimmy's here, and we're doing this!"

  • I was like, "Okay, Ma. Tell him I said hello.

  • But come on. Don't bother him. Don't bother Jimmy."

  • -We had so much fun. -I said, "Okay, I won't."

  • -No, no.

  • Honestly, seriously, Dwayne, your mom was fantastic.

  • She was so -- -We had a good time.

  • -We had the best time. But I just want --

  • I was just talking about you playing the ukulele.

  • Did not know that you played the ukulele.

  • Obviously, how would I guess this?

  • -He was asking -- When we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa --

  • -Oh, did you see that? -It was the most beautiful --

  • -I told him that -- -Every time we come to Hawaii,

  • we go up to visit my parents, yeah.

  • -It was beautiful. -She has -- Let's --

  • -I have mu ukulele. -I know.

  • -Let's sing him a song real quick. Go ahead.

  • -Okay, okay, okay. I got a song.

  • ♪♪

  • -Oh. Sure. Okay. -Okay.

  • ♪♪

  • Savalivali means go for a walk

  • Tautalatala means too much talk

  • Alofa ia te oe means I love you

  • Take it easy, faifai lemu

  • [ Laughter ]

  • -Oh, my goodness! Come on! Are you joking me?!

  • -We have one more. -No, we don't have one more!

  • what do you mean, we have one more?

  • What is this? What's happening?

  • ♪♪

  • -♪ We love you, Jimmy, oh, yes, we do

  • -Okay. I'll go with it.

  • We love you, Jimmy, and that is true

  • When we're away from you

  • We're blue

  • Oh, Jimmy, we love you

  • -Oh, my! I love you! -Good job, Mom. Good job.

  • -I'm sending love right back to you.

  • Mom just crushed, by the way!

  • You just stole the interview. You're unbelievable.

  • You are a superstar. -I love when she goes --

  • I love when she goes, "We got one more!"

  • I'm like, "What? We do?" "We love you, Jimmy!"

  • -That was unbelievable. -Good to see you, Jimmy.

  • -You're gorgeous. It's great to see you.

  • And, yeah, happy new year again. Let's do it again.

  • Guys, come on back.

  • We have more "Tonight Show" when we come back.

  • Come on. We're going to talk "Young Rock."

  • -Say hi to your lovely wife. -I will.

  • -Leave, Ma! -Okay.

  • -[ Laughter ] -Mwah!

-My first guest is a 17-time WWE champion

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