-That's a star right there. Come on. That's a stud.
Welcome back to the show. -What's up, guys?
Good to see you. [ Cheers and applause ]
Good to be back.
-Thank you for doing the show. I appreciate it.
And thanks for going down to FAO Schwarz.
Did that feel great or what?
-That was -- It was so much fun.
And I always like to say, like, stuff like that is --
is, like -- it's the best part of fame
because you get to go and you get to have fun.
And then at the end, it's like, "Alright.
Everyone get your toys 'cause it's on Dwayne-a Claus.
Let's go to the register."
[ Cheers and applause ] -It was un--
But, I mean, I will also say it's fun
to be standing behind you and next to you
and watch everyone's face because it's honestly a feeling
that I hope that you -- you do appreciate.
But I'm watching these kids. Their faces just melt.
They're just like, "Oh, my God." Like, you're a superhero.
You're larger than life.
It's the coolest thing that you do that
and always give back and always do something for the people.
-It's awesome. It's awesome. -It felt great.
-Never gets old, and I never stop being grateful for it.
And it's awesome. -Yeah.
-Yes. Very cool. -What is Acorn, by the way?
-So, Acorn is a financial tech company.
So, I bought everyone's gifts today
with my new Acorn Mighty Oak card.
It's a financial tech company
that I invested in a couple years ago.
And after the investment, we started thinking about ways --
well, what can we do for the people
and for the consumers that we could maybe create a debit card?
Because usually debit cards are created for spending.
In this case of the highest APYs out there.
3% for checking. 5% for emergency fund.
And I wish back in my seven-bucks days
when I had seven bucks that I had a card like this.
So I'm excited about it.
It drops tonight for all of you guys.
Oh, and one more thing. I think this is really cool.
It's a fun part of what we like to do, is --
So, since I started with seven bucks,
we're gonna -- You look at it like it's the --
It's like seven Golden Tickets.
So everybody who signs up for an Acorns Mighty Oak debit card,
seven of you --
maybe one of you guys, maybe more --
will win $50,000.
Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
-You know how to do it. -It's awesome, man. Awesome.
-That's the best, right? -Yes, it's the best.
-I know in light of the recent wildfires in Maui,
you and Oprah started the People's Fund of Maui.
-Yes. -And how has the fund been able
to help those affected by the fire?
-The -- Well, the fund has been really incredible.
And I thank you guys for your love and your prayers.
As we all know, the devastating fires of Maui,
they were the worst fires that hit U.S. soil in 100 years.
And so it was heartbreaking, devastating
for the people of Maui. These are my people.
My Polynesian people. Our American people.
So we wound up starting the fund,
standing it up on its feet.
And we have a lot of corporate support, too, as well.
I just want to take a moment just to shout out
the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
Shout out. PayPal stepped up in a big way.
Our friends at Ancestry. All of you guys.
So I just want to say thank you. I got to tell you.
The most gratifying thing about this is stepping in,
in this moment, and now for months,
we've been able to help out over 8,000 survivors.
So it's really, really beautiful.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-It's interesting. You got to step up
when we're hurting, you know, and you're there.
-Yeah. When we're hurting, we got to step up.
We got to help each other. -I saw you made news.
I don't know if you heard about this.
But you mentioned on a podcast
that you were approached by a party
to maybe run for president, run for office.
How does that feel, by the way, when that happens?
-It's crazy. And it's wild.
This run-for-president talk
has kind of been in the ether for the past couple of years.
And it just -- it never stops being surreal.
It was incredible. They came from DC. We sat down.
It's -- The poll was something like almost 50% of Americans
would support me running for president.
It was just crazy. -Whoo!
-And, by the way -- Thank you. "Whoo."
But it's like -- Dude, we've talked about this.
It's like not too long ago --
You know, years ago,
I was wrestling in flea markets for 40 bucks per match,
hoping that, hey, I just want a free corn dog
at the end of the night. -Exactly.
-And now here we are, years later,
I'm sitting with you, and this talk has come up,
and it's real, and I'm so grateful.
So if you are of the almost 50%, I thank you.
Tequila on me, by the way. I appreciate it.
-Would this be something that you would ever consider?
-I think down the road, for sure.
I've said this before. I've -- I'm a proud girl dad.
I have a 22-year-old.
I have a 7 and I have a 5.
So they're all age ranges.
And my 22-year-old, I like to say we grew up together.
And at that time, I was wrestling full-time,
230 dates, 200 wrestling matches a year.
So I was always gone.
And I know what that's like to have an occupation
that takes me away from being a daddy.
And this time around, with my 7- and my 5-year-old,
I want to be a daddy.
And that's the most important thing to me, so...
-Gonna be around, be there.
-Gotta be there. I want to be around.
Yeah. I want to be around now. Yes.
-You're a good follow on socials.
I follow you all the time, and you post videos sometimes
and sometimes photos of your daughters.
Either they're doing your nails or something like that.
And you're like, "Yeah, sure. Whatever you want to do for Daddy."
And I just want to show a couple because it made me laugh.
This one, they're giving you --
They want to give you a manicure.
-Well, it started out as a manicure.
-Yeah. They want to do your nails.
And you go, "Sure. You guys can do my nails."
And here's you at the end. They painted your head.
[ Laughter ]
-It went beyond my nails to my head like that.
And, by the way... -Wow!
-...that goes all the way on the back 360 degrees.
-That got out of control real fast.
-I got a big-ass head, so that was a lot.
By the way, I didn't know this,
but you ladies out there may know this --
But that's all lipstick.
[ Women groan ]
See that reaction? It does not come off easy.
-It took you. It took you weeks?
-Days, dude. Yes.
I got Zoom calls, business to do,
and it's like -- I got red patches.
-We actually have a video of a work Zoom.
You had to do a work Zoom. Here's a video of...
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-So, I had to do a Zoom...
[ Laughter ]
Oh, my God.
-That's the best. -Right there, man.
-Come on. -That's the best. It's the best.
-I have to ask about your mom. You know I love your mom.
-She loves you. -How's she doing?
-She's doing great. -We have the best memories.
One of my favorite New Year's Eve's ever --
spent with your mom. Love that.
-Give some context to the crowd, by the way, what happened here.
It was amazing. -It was -- It was early.
I want to say it's 5:30 in L.A. time. 6:00.
I'm out to dinner with my wife.
And we see these two beautiful women across from us,
and they're waving and they say hi, and I go, "Hi."
You know, and we're hanging out, and it's New Year's Eve.
And so -- -And they're still staring.
Like, it's getting creepy. -It was not getting creepy.
But she comes over and she goes,
"I just want to say I'm a big fan.
I want to take a picture, but I'm not gonna -- My son will kill me."
I go, "I don't care about your son. Take a picture."
She goes, "No, no. I don't want to do it. Never mind.
I just want to come over and tell you I'm a fan."
And I go, "Who's..."
She goes, "My son is Dwayne Johnson."
[ Laughter ]
I go, "Get over here! We're taking this picture!
Not only are we taking this picture,
let's pretend that we were out all night."
-Yes. -And so I got balloons,
I got a hat, and I got a bottle of champagne.
I laid on the ground -- or I unbuttoned my tie,
and I'm like...
I go, "Send this to Dwayne.
Send this to Dwayne at 12:10 or midnight or something
and go, "We're partying with Jimmy Fallon. It's awesome."
So --
-And I was gonna say. Let me say, though --
Because he's never gonna say this.
I want you guys and everyone around the world
now watching -- I want you --
Here's an example of the kind of guy he is.
So, this is a restaurant. It's all out in the open.
It's a busy restaurant. It's New Year's Eve.
And everyone is in there
'cause they're waiting for 12:00 to roll around.
And he finds out that she's my mom in front of everybody.
Because you were -- He gets down near the piano,
lays down on the ground, balloons,
bottle of champagne out. He's out.
My mom's taking a picture of this.
So, dude, I just -- It gives you an example
of what a good guy this guy is. I really appreciate it.
-5:30, 6:00 at night. -Yes.
-We didn't even start dinner yet. It was great.
And she was so fun. And then you came on the show.
You were nice enough to come on during COVID,
and we couldn't book guests, and so you Zoomed in.
And your mom was -- You go -- You were in Hawaii.
You go, "And my mom's walking..."
I go, "Wait! Your mom's there? I got to say hi."
And she grabbed the ukulele and sang the most beautiful song.
And everyone was crying.
Everyone was like -- That was the sweetest thing.
-I tell everyone, "Not only am I Zooming,
but I'm doing 'The Tonight Show' live. Okay, guys?"
And then all of a sudden my mom decides,
"Oh, hey, dude, can I have the thing?"
And she's on camera. And Jimmy's like, "Is that your mom?!"
I'm like, "No, dude, it's not." "That's your mom!"
Oh, no. -Yeah, it is!
-And then she breaks out the ukulele.
She starts playing.
-But she just celebrated -- Was she -- 75th?
-75. -75th birthday. Hi.
Happy birthday. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Yeah. Thank you. Thank you so much.
-How did you celebrate? -It was awesome.
So, we celebrated --
You know, I always say, if you've got a good mom,
then you got a good shot at being a decent human being.
I don't know what happened to me, but, still, nonetheless.
I got a great mom. 75 years old.
We brought in --
I'm half Black and half Samoan,
and on my Samoan side is my mom,
and she just loves her culture and our culture
of Polynesian Samoan culture.
So we brought in our Polynesian dancers, singers,
and it was really an incredible day.
Oh, and, by the way, she has this crazy first name.
And I called up -- We always like to do, you know,
bring in the big name balloons.
And so we had a great time telling the balloon guys like,
"Hey, this is her first name." And it's like...
...Feagaimaleata.
-Yeah, they're set for business for the whole year
for just doing one balloon for your mom.
-It was really Amazing, yeah. -It was really beautiful.
And I love that. And then, unfortunately,
someone rearranged the balloons while you were sleeping.
-Here's the thing, guys.
You know, when you have a lot of balloons out there --
And you guys know, like, the big ones,
and they say everybody's name and they're, like, this big.
They spell out the name, and you want it to be
nice and wholesome and things like that.
-Absolutely. -There's a dirty fairy
that runs around our house
who just rearranges the letters to make certain...
-Now, why would anyone ever do something --
This is not -- At your mom's party.
-I don't know why, but this is what happened.
-No. This is terrible. No, you can't...
[ Laughter ]
[ Cymbal crash ]
What is wrong with people?! -I don't know!
-Whoever did that, you're not invited back to the party.
You're not coming back to 76.
More with Dwayne Johnson when we come back.
-It was a great party. -Yeah, it was a blast.
Whoever did that, no!