- 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.
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL
- 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."
- 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
WRESTLE MANIA and is ready to help Emily take on
the obstacles in her way. WWE HEADQUARTERS
DAY 1 TRAINING BEGINS - Oh, my God!
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.
But don't let it ruin your future. - That's right.
- Five more abs. - Okay.
- 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.
TEN WEEK JOURNEY
- 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.
REVEAL DAY
WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER
- Ladies and gentlemen,
Emily Mitchell! EMILY'S BEST FRIEND
- 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, 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.
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 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.
- I love you. - I love you, too.
- Group hug.
- 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.
SEND OFF
- 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.
- Well, I wish for you that you continue to develop this strength.
You keep training, 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.