- 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 Shavonne's story.
- My name is Shavonne Johnson. I'm 27 years old.
Since I was born, I've always been a daddy's girl.
He was the man, you know?
But he passed away last year.
It was traumatic, losing him. He died in my arms.
And I just feel like he was taken from my life too soon
and it just wasn't fair,
um, 'cause we were always so close, you know?
I was always there for him. He was there for me.
Now I'm struggling with dealing with the pain.
My mother pointed out to me
that I've been doing a lot of emotional eating.
I'm the heaviest weight I've ever been.
- STEPHANIE: Shavonne is stuck in her grief
and needs help fighting her way back to a meaningful life.
- Brie mood!
- WWE champion Brie Bella is ready to help her
take on that very personal battle.
- Oh, my God!
- Hello.
- So nice to meet you. - You, too.
- All right. I'm gonna get you working out.
I'm gonna pick your brain. - Okay.
- It's so important for women to support each other
because when a woman truly supports another woman,
the other woman's confidence goes up.
- [sighs] I'm so--I'm struggling right now with emotional eating
due to the loss of my father last year.
- I'm so sorry.
- So I've always been like a huge foodie and, like, love food,
um, but I feel like my relationship with food had changed...
- Yeah. - ...since his passing.
The amount of eating has changed. - Mm-hmm.
- So... - How was it like for you growing up?
Like, how was your childhood? How was...
- Growing up, it was-- it was bittersweet.
Um, you know, I dealt with some bullying.
Um, I dealt with... - Really?
- Yeah. It was because I had darker skin
than... - What?
- Yeah. I know.
It's amazing. Colorism in our own community
is--is--it's horrible, and it hurt.
It really, really hurt.
- So you feel like that's where a lot of stuff started emotionally for you?
- Oh, definitely.
- I know what it's like to hurt.
I know what it's like to feel really insecure.
I remember in high school people--
'cause I went to high school where it was mainly Caucasians.
- Mm-hmm. - I'm half Mexican.
They'd always be, like, "Border Patrol! Border Patrol!"
And it would always make me wish I was different than what I was.
- Wow. - So it was really hard on me.
Kids' words hurt. - They do.
- So many people fail in the beginning
because they don't think they have enough strength inside to fight.
We all have enough strength inside. We all have enough bravery and courage.
It's hard, but we do. We have to push through.
Here. What do you have?
- Courage and strength.
- Okay, I want to hear it louder!
- I have courage, and I have strength.
- Yes, you do. - Whoo!
- You've got this. - And I have burn. Whoo.
- I can tell you want to give up right now, but you're not going to.
- No. - I just hope,
when she's going through really hard times,
she speaks to her dad or she thinks of me
and is like, "You know what? Brie's right.
Like, I just got to fight through the pain.
I got to fight like a girl
because when I do, I'm gonna be feeling really damn good."
- Break! You're losing control.
Keep your effort but still focus in on the rope.
- I'm super proud of myself today.
Got up. Did some cardio this morning.
At 7:30, went to strength training. That kicked my butt.
It's amazing to see muscles in different places
that I've never seen muscles. - Good!
- I just want to come out on top of this thing.
- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, Shavonne Johnson!
[cheers and applause]
- Whoo!
♪ Till I get to where I need... ♪
- Before starting this journey, I felt down and out,
and now I feel so empowered.
I get my little flex on, and I just feel unstoppable now.
- You look amazing.
- Oh, my God. - Whoo-hoo!
- Wow!
I can't even believe this right now.
You're a whole new woman,
and I am just so proud of you.
- Thank you.
- How do you feel? - I feel amazing.
As you know, I came from a very dark place,
with losing my father and being at the heaviest weight I've ever been.
So having to come and just kind of change all that mindset,
it was super difficult,
but I remember you telling me that I was stronger than what I thought,
and those words were just ringing in my ears
as I was every day dragging myself up to just hit the cardio
and get her done.
- And you did. [cheers and applause]
I know your mom is here.
Say, look at Mom. - Thank you.
Aah! Ha ha! - [laughs]
Oh, my God! - Are you just so proud of your daughter?
- I am most definitely. I am so proud of you.
You look beautiful.
There's just a glow.
That confidence is just there. It's back.
- Oh. - It's the old Shavonne that I remember.
- Group hug. - Okay, group hug.
I'm so proud to see Shavonne transform so quickly.
I knew she had it in her.
She just needed a little fire under her bum to get going,
and look at-- Like, it's--it's incredible to see.
- What did it feel like to see your mom's face?
- It was great seeing her and being able to share this with her.
This has meant a lot to me. - Tell me about it.
- You know, my father passed in our home,
so I was in the same house that he had passed in,
and it just really was eating at me.
Being able to be out of that element for 10 weeks
and just focus on me from mentally, physically, all of it,
it changed my life.
- Thank you so much
for showing the world what we're all capable of
if we believe in ourselves. - Yeah.
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