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- Being a WWE superstar
is a mindset.

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- It's about confidence.

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- Focus.
- Inner strength.

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- But to find that, we've all had to
overcome personal setbacks.

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- Now each of us is being paired
with a young woman...

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- Who'll take 10 weeks out of her life...

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- To transform herself
inside and out...

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- With the help of WWE.

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- These women aren't training
to become wrestlers.

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- They're here to push themselves...

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- Refocus their energy...

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- And discover the inner confidence
they need...

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- To begin a new chapter in their lives.

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- I'm Stephanie McMahon,

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chief brand officer of WWE.

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I have selected 10 special women
to go on this journey.

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This is Melanie's story.

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- Hello.

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I'm Melanie Gonzales.
I'm 23 years old, from Austin, Texas.

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Growing up, I was the kind of girl
that was outspoken at home

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yet super quiet and reserved
out and about.

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I know my own motivation,
my own confidence has held me back

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in a lot of things.

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I'm so negative on my own self,
and I don't know why,

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and I want to change that.

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I am my biggest enemy,

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and that is my biggest goal
that I want to tackle and get over.

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- SAMANTHA: Melanie needs
to recognize her own self-worth,

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and, while Nikki Bella
of the Bella Twins

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is one of the most loved
WWE superstars,

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she struggled for years to love herself.

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- Hmm. Well!
- Welcome.

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Come here. Give me a hug.

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- My biggest enemy is me,
and I know it,

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but I don't know
how to tell myself to keep going.

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Um, when I was on swim team
and soccer,

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it was for the team.

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Out of high school,
I didn't have a team anymore.

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- Yeah.
- I didn't have anything to do anymore,

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no one to go for, just myself.

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- Yeah.
- And that wasn't enough.

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- You know, we come out here
like these superheroes,

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and we're strong,

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but there are so many times
that I have lacked confidence

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and I had to, like, dig way in

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on how can I find
this confidence that I need.

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So much of what she says
was me when I was young.

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I would just be so hard on myself.

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I finally realized
that I will never feel truly happy

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until I actually love myself first.

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You know, hearing you talk,

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I feel like you feel
like you don't deserve anything.

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And I want to, like,
not only work you on the outside

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but on the inside.

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You deserve the world.

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Someone told me one time
when I totally dissed myself,

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they said, "Please don't talk
to my friend like that."

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Think of that
every time you diss yourself.

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Do you say that to your best friend?

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Would you want your best friend
to say that to you?

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I feel what makes me very productive
and gets me going

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is always when I do my workouts.

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You just get a natural drive from that.

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So let's start to do more.

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I know you're shaky,
and I can see you breaking a sweat,

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but that's good. It's healthy.

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I want Melanie to just look in the mirror
and go, "I deserve this.

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I love me, and I am the best
version of me after this journey."

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- [ shouting ]
- Go, go, go!

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- Go, go, go, go, go!
- [ shouting ]

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- I am feeling great.

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I, like, peeked over at the mirror
as I was walking by

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and was like, I'm in workout gear,
and I'm digging myself today.

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- Sink those hips.

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Come on and drive!

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- It's crazy to think that I can do this.

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I never felt I deserved this.

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Here I am doing it.

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- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,

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Melanie Gonzales!

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[ cheers and applause ]

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- Oh, my God! I can't believe it!

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Oh, my gosh.

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Melanie. You guys, honestly?

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[ cheering ]

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1, you look so incredible.

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But beside the outer part,

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your confidence,
walking down that ramp.

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She felt invisible,
and do you feel invisible today?

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- No, I feel beautiful.
- You don't look invisible, girl.

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- When I first came out here,
I hated myself.

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Honestly hated everything about myself.

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I got tired of watching my life pass by
and me being depressed.

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I'm only 23, and I don't want to live.

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And I can't do that anymore.
I want to live.

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I want it.
- Right?

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[ cheering ]

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- Ohh.

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- Oh, well, you know,
we actually have a surprise for you.

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So, uh, I believe we have
your boyfriend Jonathan in the house.

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What? Jonathan, get up here.

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AUDIENCE [ chanting ] :
Jonny, Jonny, Jonny...

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- Jon.
- Yeah.

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- Jonny, Jonny.

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- Oh, my gosh.

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I love love! Young love, too.

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Oh, you guys, can--can I join?

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- [ giggles ]
- Yeah.

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AUDIENCE: Whoa!

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- Ohh!

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Can you just tell me what you're
thinking and feeling right now?

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- Um, I'm just really proud.
- Oh.

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- Proud and not surprised
because I always knew you could do it.

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But--[ sighs ]--I'm just proud
that you actually did it

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and I'm here being able
to stand next to you

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and see you shine.

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[ cheers and applause ]

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- Happy hands.

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- Melanie's gonna succeed for life.

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There's no looking back for Melanie.
There's no taking steps back.

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She's just gonna be sprinting forward,
and I'm so happy to watch it all.

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- You just--You look so gorgeous.

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- Thank you so much.
- So how are you feeling?

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- I'm feeling amazing,
so wonderful, so different,

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and being able to just work on myself
is just amazing.

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I want to be beautiful.
- You are beautiful.

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- Thank you.

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- And what makes you beautiful
is what's on the inside.

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It's easy to slip back into old patterns.

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Don't let it happen.
- Yes, ma'am.

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- Don't let it happen.

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Take care of you.

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- Thank you, ma'am.
- Okay.

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♪♪♪