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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 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!

♪♪♪

[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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