- 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 Melanie's story.
- Hello.
I'm Melanie Gonzales. I'm 23 years old, from Austin, Texas.
Growing up, I was the kind of girl that was outspoken at home
yet super quiet and reserved out and about.
I know my own motivation, my own confidence has held me back
in a lot of things.
I'm so negative on my own self, and I don't know why,
and I want to change that.
I am my biggest enemy,
and that is my biggest goal that I want to tackle and get over.
- SAMANTHA: Melanie needs to recognize her own self-worth,
and, while Nikki Bella of the Bella Twins
is one of the most loved WWE superstars,
she struggled for years to love herself.
- Hmm. Well! - Welcome.
Come here. Give me a hug.
- My biggest enemy is me, and I know it,
but I don't know how to tell myself to keep going.
Um, when I was on swim team and soccer,
it was for the team.
Out of high school, I didn't have a team anymore.
- Yeah. - I didn't have anything to do anymore,
no one to go for, just myself.
- Yeah. - And that wasn't enough.
- You know, we come out here like these superheroes,
and we're strong,
but there are so many times that I have lacked confidence
and I had to, like, dig way in
on how can I find this confidence that I need.
So much of what she says was me when I was young.
I would just be so hard on myself.
I finally realized that I will never feel truly happy
until I actually love myself first.
You know, hearing you talk,
I feel like you feel like you don't deserve anything.
And I want to, like, not only work you on the outside
but on the inside.
You deserve the world.
Someone told me one time when I totally dissed myself,
they said, "Please don't talk to my friend like that."
Think of that every time you diss yourself.
Do you say that to your best friend?
Would you want your best friend to say that to you?
I feel what makes me very productive and gets me going
is always when I do my workouts.
You just get a natural drive from that.
So let's start to do more.
I know you're shaky, and I can see you breaking a sweat,
but that's good. It's healthy.
I want Melanie to just look in the mirror and go, "I deserve this.
I love me, and I am the best version of me after this journey."
- [ shouting ] - Go, go, go!
- Go, go, go, go, go! - [ shouting ]
- I am feeling great.
I, like, peeked over at the mirror as I was walking by
and was like, I'm in workout gear, and I'm digging myself today.
- Sink those hips.
Come on and drive!
- It's crazy to think that I can do this.
I never felt I deserved this.
Here I am doing it.
- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
Melanie Gonzales!
[ cheers and applause ]
- Oh, my God! I can't believe it!
Oh, my gosh.
Melanie. You guys, honestly?
[ cheering ]
1, you look so incredible.
But beside the outer part,
your confidence, walking down that ramp.
She felt invisible, and do you feel invisible today?
- No, I feel beautiful. - You don't look invisible, girl.
- When I first came out here, I hated myself.
Honestly hated everything about myself.
I got tired of watching my life pass by and me being depressed.
I'm only 23, and I don't want to live.
And I can't do that anymore. I want to live.
I want it. - Right?
[ cheering ]
- Ohh.
- Oh, well, you know, we actually have a surprise for you.
So, uh, I believe we have your boyfriend Jonathan in the house.
What? Jonathan, get up here.
AUDIENCE [ chanting ] : Jonny, Jonny, Jonny...
- Jon. - Yeah.
- Jonny, Jonny.
- Oh, my gosh.
I love love! Young love, too.
Oh, you guys, can--can I join?
- [ giggles ] - Yeah.
AUDIENCE: Whoa!
- Ohh!
Can you just tell me what you're thinking and feeling right now?
- Um, I'm just really proud. - Oh.
- Proud and not surprised because I always knew you could do it.
But--[ sighs ]--I'm just proud that you actually did it
and I'm here being able to stand next to you
and see you shine.
[ cheers and applause ]
- Happy hands.
- Melanie's gonna succeed for life.
There's no looking back for Melanie. There's no taking steps back.
She's just gonna be sprinting forward, and I'm so happy to watch it all.
- You just--You look so gorgeous.
- Thank you so much. - So how are you feeling?
- I'm feeling amazing, so wonderful, so different,
and being able to just work on myself is just amazing.
I want to be beautiful. - You are beautiful.
- Thank you.
- And what makes you beautiful is what's on the inside.
It's easy to slip back into old patterns.
Don't let it happen. - Yes, ma'am.
- Don't let it happen.
Take care of you.
- Thank you, ma'am. - Okay.
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