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- 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 Holly's story.

- Hey, yo.

My name is Holly Jackson. I'm 24 years old.

I have an eating disorder.

I've never until now really been able to talk to anybody about it.

My household was very unstable growing up.

We had a lot of drugs, a lot of violence.

I developed an eating disorder

because there was no other part of my life I could control,

so I took it out on myself, and I just--just wouldn't eat.

I really, really am in a place where, like, if I don't change it,

I'm scared that I will die because...

I just--I can't keep going down to 80-something pounds.

I'm, like, three steps away from a statistic, to be honest,

and I don't want that to be me.

- STEPHANIE: To overcome her anorexia,

Holly will need help from someone who has been there.

- [ crowd cheering ]

- Nowadays you can see Alexa Bliss

take on some of the world's toughest women in the ring.

But before she was a WWE superstar,

she fought to be seen at all.

- People tend to see you for your issues

and what you're going through, not who you are.

- Hi. - Hey.

- So I know that feeling of walking into a room

and people saw anorexia. They didn't see Alexa.

- Who's a superstar? - I am.

- Believe it. - I am.

- Now who are you gonna do that for?

- A little girl with an eating disorder.

My mom.

My relationship with my mom was very affected

because of the fact that, like, she couldn't protect me.

I had a lot of bitterness and anger towards her

because I felt, as a mother,

it was her job to, like, make sure none of that happened.

I'm gonna be better, do better, and be super.

I want to do better for my mom to see that she can do better.

I don't want to be seen as anorexic.

- That's how people looked at me.

- Everywhere I touch, it's just bone.

Like, I'm always cold.

Headaches all the time.

- I, too, struggled with eating disorders,

um, for a very long period.

My mother had an eating disorder.

My grandmother had an eating disorder.

So I was kind of put in that path as well,

and for me it was--

breaking the cycle was choosing to help myself.

- I'm still in the process, like, of getting out of mine.

- Yeah. - So I went down to, like, 85 pounds, 83.

- That's how I was. - Right now I'm, like, 97.

I used to weigh, like, 117, and...

- Come here.

[ sniffles ]

- I don't know.

People, they think it's easy. "Oh, just eat," you know?

Like, "Just go eat something."

It's like I wish I could eat something.

I wish I could eat a burger when I want without throwing it up.

- It's a process. - You're good one minute,

and the next minute you're all [ bleep ] up.

Like, I don't know how to get out, and that's why I'm here

'cause I don't know how to fix it by myself.

- I see that she wants to get better.

I see the struggles that she's going through

because I've been there.

One more. Let it out. Let it out. Good.

There you go. I see how bad you want to help yourself.

I'm gonna be here every step of the way,

and I can't wait to see what you're gonna look like

and how you're gonna feel. Come over here.

- Thanks. - Of course.

We're gonna get you there, girl.

- Go, go, go, go! - Drive those legs!

Drive those legs! Come on!

Work! Come on! Get it! Get it!

- Hah! Come on.

- Breathe.

The more relaxed you are in there, the more relaxed it shows to me.

- HOLLY: I never had the kind of hope that I had before coming here.

- Good. Drop. Good. Yeah.

Pull! - [ indistinct shouting ]

- Yeah. Nice, Holly, nice!

- Nice. Good job.

- I'm seeing doctors, like nutritionists and therapists.

I mean, I know, these are, like, cramps and not muscles yet,

but, like, it's happening.

I'm super grateful and blessed

to push my body like I never thought I could.

- Break! Uhh!

- All right. - Whoo!

- Holly! - Go, J!

- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,

Holly Jackson!

[ cheers and applause ]

- 10 weeks ago, I did not think that I would be standing right here,

but here I am

and better than ever.

I think that these 10 weeks have been the best 10 weeks of my life

and going home is starting a new chapter.

Now! - You look so good!

You just look so happy, so confident,

and I'm just- -I'm so proud of you.

- Since coming here and being on this journey,

I've gained 15 pounds,

something I didn't really see possible.

So I want to thank you for coming

and sharing your story with the whole world

and helping everyone that you felt was-- Look at me now.

- [ crowd cheering ]

- I feel great. You know, my face is starting to fill out.

I'm not cold all the time. I don't have headaches all the time.

I can eat. I have an appetite.

- Well, we also have your mom here,

and I'd like to invite Mom to come into the ring.

- [ cheering ]

- Me and my mom have been through a lot,

but I think coming here was a great opportunity

for me to grow and for me to understand

why things have happened the way they have.

I love you, Mom.

And now I'm in a place where I just want her to do good,

and I want to inspire her to do better, too.

I think sometimes people are too afraid to ask for help,

but I know the help that I received, that it saved my life.

[ cheers and applause ]

- Holly definitely has come so far.

For someone that's struggling with such a disorder, that's incredible.

- Will you promise me that you will keep this going?

- I swear. There's no other way.

Like, I can't go back. I can't.

- And it doesn't matter promising me, but promise yourself.

- No, I know. I promise both of us. - You know?

Yeah. Good. Good. - I can't go back to that.

- I want you to remember that, too, though, we are here for you.

- Thank you. - Okay?

So you're not alone. - Thank you.

- And I don't want you to forget that.

- I'm just super grateful.

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