- Being a WWE superstar is a mindset.
- It's about confidence.
- Focus. - Inner strength.
- But to find that, we've all had to overcome personal setbacks.
- Now each of us is being paired with a young woman...
- Who'll take 10 weeks out of her life...
- To transform herself inside and out...
- With the help of WWE.
- These women aren't training to become wrestlers.
- They're here to push themselves...
- Refocus their energy...
- And discover the inner confidence they need...
- To begin a new chapter in their lives.
- I'm Stephanie McMahon,
chief brand officer of WWE.
I have selected 10 special women to go on this journey.
This is Emily's story.
- My name's Emily Cassidy Mitchell. I'm 31 years old.
I really didn't have much of a childhood.
My dad left when my mom was pregnant with me.
I had to grow up really fast
'cause my mom would usually go out partying or drinking.
It was really sucky for a long time there,
and I've definitely repeated some history.
I drank for, like, two years straight.
I never ever had discipline my whole life.
I've been chasing, like, dreams for a long time,
but I quit everything.
I'd be like, "This isn't real life. It's unattainable."
- STEPHANIE: Emily grew up without order or routine,
so it's no surprise she has trouble making a plan and sticking to it.
WWE legend Charlotte Flair has fought through her own family tragedies
and is ready to help Emily take on
the obstacles in her way.
- Oh, my God!
[giggles] You're so pretty!
- I go after what I want.
The ones that go after the things they're scared of,
their biggest fears,
are the ones that make things happen.
What are you most struggling with, do you think?
- My ability to have discipline.
- Discipline? - Yeah, like I didn't grow up
with any discipline from anyone,
so I kind of had to grow up on my own,
so I tend to not finish things.
I like to start things and not finish them.
- Is it just like self-sabotage? - Yes. Self-sabotage.
- I can relate to that, the start-stop, start-stop, start-stop.
I feel like I did that my entire 20s.
Like, "I'm gonna be a personal trainer.
I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna do that. I'm gonna graduate."
So we're all afraid to fail. - Yep.
- But if you keep jumping to the next thing and the next thing
and the next thing and the next thing...
- I'll never finish anything.
- What--Do you not think that's...
Well, it's kind of like what you just did.
- I didn't think about that.
- You have two choices-- get back up and continue
and get to the finish line
or just sit there thinking that you only had a minute and a half left to go.
- Wow. - A minute and a half left to go.
- Okay. Okay.
Okay.
- One minute. - Okay. I get it.
I need that.
I need that push.
When she did that, it really made me take what just happened
and put it into play within what I do in everyday life.
My dad gave up on life.
That's why I want to be different.
He passed away in 2008.
He overdosed.
- So I'm gonna go here just because...
I feel like I think about this every day?
Like, if my brother was still alive, 'cause he died from an overdose?
- I didn't know that. Wow.
- You know it's not your fault.
You know that, right?
- With the addictions that he had and the depression that he had,
I feel like there's more I could do to get him help
and to be there for him more often than just to let him be.
- Easier said than done.
- Oh, yeah, very much so. - Trust me.
Every day, I'm like, "Oh...
had I just encouraged him more."
- Just something. - Yeah.
But someone has to want it for themselves.
- Yeah.
- Guilt is a very strong emotion,
probably, I think, one of the strongest to deal with.
You can't carry that with you forever.
- Yeah.
- You love your dad. You're proud of him.
He had a disease. - Mm-hmm.
- But don't let it ruin your future. - That's right.
- Five more abs. - Okay.
[sighs]
- If she wakes up every morning, feels good about herself,
works out, does something that makes her feel good,
that will play a part in every aspect of her life,
and I hope that I can just at least start that, you know,
one routine a day that helps her get on that path.
- Go! Go get 'em, go get 'em, go get 'em.
- My heart is pounding every day.
- Move! Move! Go! Go!
- But I'm real excited about the fact that I've been losing weight
and gaining confidence.
Giving up is not an option. I'm not gonna repeat history.
- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
Emily Mitchell!
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[cheers and applause]
- When I saw Emily walk out of the curtain,
honestly, I was blown away.
Oh, it's so good to see you!
From the girl I saw on that StairMaster
who said, you know, "I can't finish something"
and then-- - Yes.
- ...looking at you now, like, it's amazing.
I mean, you look like a whole new woman.
- I feel like a whole new woman.
- I mean, you seem so at peace with yourself.
- I am. Thanks to this journey, I have found my inner superstar.
[applause]
By working hard and never quitting, not even when I wanted to,
I found out that I know who I am.
No matter what I go through, I'm just going to get stronger.
I'm not gonna quit because failure's not something that is a part of me.
- And I have your best friend here. - You make me cry.
You look beautiful. - Thank you.
- I cannot believe, like, the girl that walked out from there,
completely different from the girl I knew.
- Yeah. - You held your head up high.
I'm very proud of you. [applause]
- I love you. - I love you, too.
- Oh, group hug. - [giggling]
- Knowing how far that Emily has come made me so proud.
I cannot emphasize this enough,
but it is so important for women to support each other
because...when one woman succeeds, we all succeed.
- So tell me, what was, um, a turning point?
- So confidence was the main key.
- Yeah.
- I really feared whether I could pursue my dreams of performing
and being at my peak of physical ability.
Now, because of this journey, I know what I could do.
- Good. Good for you. - I feel pretty strong.
- And you're gonna be even stronger tomorrow.
- That's right. [laughs]
- Well, I wish for you that you continue to develop this strength.
You keep training. - Mm-hmm.
- Right? Because that's gonna keep you going.
I think you need that. - Yes. I love it.
- And I wish that you get everything that you ever wanted.
- Thank you.
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