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- Being a WWE superstar
is a mindset.

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- It's about confidence.

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- Focus.
- Inner strength.

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- But to find that, we've all had to
overcome personal setbacks.

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- Now each of us is being paired
with a young woman...

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- Who'll take 10 weeks out of her life...

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- To transform herself
inside and out...

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- With the help of WWE.

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- These women aren't training
to become wrestlers.

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- They're here to push themselves...

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- Refocus their energy...

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- And discover the inner confidence
they need...

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- To begin a new chapter in their lives.

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- I'm Stephanie McMahon,

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chief brand officer of WWE.

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I have selected 10 special women
to go on this journey.

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This is Samantha's story.

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- Sit.

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My name is Samantha Henson.

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When I was in middle school,

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that's when I started to develop
feelings for girls.

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It's been tough.

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So I definitely want to be able
to have the self-confidence

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to stand up to my dad,
to accept who I am.

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My mom did, and it did take her a while,

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but she eventually accepted it.

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I did grow up closer
with that side of my family

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'cause my dad's side of the family's
been a lot more conservative.

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- STEPHANIE: Samantha needs
to build her confidence

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so she can finally tell her dad
who she really is.

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Coming out is not unfamiliar territory
with WWE.

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One of our own superstars Sonya Deville
came out a few years ago.

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- ANNOUNCER: Oh, my God!

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- STEPHANIE: Though she is
an out and proud champion today,

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like Samantha, she spent years

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denying who she really is.

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- Hey, there.
- Hi.

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Nice to meet you.
- How you doing?

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- I doubted myself all the time.

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I was like, I would have these feelings,
and I would think that I knew who I was,

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and then I would doubt myself

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and think, Oh, no, that can't--
I can't be gay.

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And it wasn't until I came out publicly,

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and when I said the words "I'm gay"

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is when I started to be gay,
if that makes sense.

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It's like I needed to hear myself say it
to believe it.

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- I have never come out
to my family before.

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Uh, I have to half of my family.
Half of my family knows, and they--

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- No way.
- They know about me

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and my girlfriend and everything,

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and then the other half just thinks
she's my best friend.

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- What is your biggest fear
with coming out?

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- Well, I don't want them
to feel weird about me

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or make her feel uncomfortable, either.

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I feel like it'll be a big reality check
as well

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if, like, "Hi, the person that you say
you love the past--all these years of...

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I'm the same person,
but I'm...also a lesbian.

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- At the end of this journey,
you're gonna be ready,

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and you're gonna be ready
to walk up to your dad

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and be like, "I'm gay."

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As her mentor, I hope that she finds
that inner confidence that I know she has.

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It's almost like I can see it in her.
It's just got to get broken out.

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At the end of this,
you're gonna stand on your own two feet,

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and you're gonna fear nothing and nobody.

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- Yes.
- You know why?

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- 'Cause I'm a bad bitch like you.
- 'Cause you're a bad bitch!

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That's right.
You're not done. Let's go.

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All the way down.

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Let's go. Down and up.

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Use your hips to thrust. Let's go!

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Push through!

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Come on!

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That's it, baby!

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How do you feel?
- I'm gonna throw up.

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- Take a breather. Catch your breath.

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Stay upright.
You don't want to bend over.

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Yeah, put your hands over your head.

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[ exhales ]

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- [ indistinct shouting ]

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- You got it. You got it. You got it.

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- It's been tough to go through this.

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- Doing great. Doing great.
Doing great!

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- It's motivated me
to want to fight for myself.

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- Turn now.

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- I feel like I spent a lot of this year

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being angry
about things that I couldn't change,

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and it's motivated me
to want to fight for myself.

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Definitely I need this
to be a better version of myself,

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both mentally and physically.

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- That's it, yo! Come back to--

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- I definitely have the little kid in me
feel alive again.

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- Fantastic.

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- ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,

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Samantha Henson!

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[ cheers and applause ]

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- Wow!

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Watching Sam go from nervous, shy,

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and then to see her today walk
down that ramp like a WWE superstar,

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it was remarkable.

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You look great, man.

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- It's such a relief because,

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if I'm able to do this whole entrance
and everything,

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I definitely can face my family
and be my real authentic self.

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- Unreal, man.

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You look incredible, dude.

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You have, like,
this air of confidence about you.

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You've really come into your own.

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- I feel amazing. This journey
has definitely not been easy

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because it's brought me
out of so many different comfort zones.

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- Any time that you prove to yourself

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that you can do something
that's really hard...

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You have so much to be proud of
right now.

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...you get this, like, confidence.

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So I think she just had to prove
to herself what she was capable of.

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I brought a few people you might know.

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Come in the ring right now.
That would be great.

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- I used to think I was okay
with hiding parts of myself

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because I felt like my family didn't
really deserve to get to know the real me.

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Hi, Mom.

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- Oh, my God, you're so pretty.

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- Thank you.

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It has been
such a learning experience.

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It really did change my life.

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- Incredible. So good.

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- Right?
- Honestly. Yeah.

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- My journey is not over
when I leave here.

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I definitely need to go home

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and have a few sit-down conversations
with some of my family.

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- I think now you have the confidence
and the power inside you

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to say "Listen, this is who I am.

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Love or hate me, this is who I am."

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And that was the goal from day 1,

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so you did it, girl.

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- Thank you.

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- And you're definitely a badass bitch.

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- Thank you.

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- I think she's a woman of consistency.

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And, you know, she's got--
her mom loves her to death.

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She has her girlfriend
that loves her to death.

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And I think they're gonna stay
on top of her, too.

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I think she's gonna do great.

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- My dad called me the other day,

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like, he just asked for updates
and all that.

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I was like, I don't want to keep him
in the dark anymore.

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I was like, "I'll send you a speech,"

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and after I sent it,
I was sobbing 'cause I was--

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I just felt a--like, a relief of emotions.
- Mm.

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And how did he respond?

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- He said, "What a book"

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and put some emojis,

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and I was like...
- What kind of emojis?

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- Um, a winky face
and then a kissing face,

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and it was like, "I love you,"
and I was like, "I will take it."

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Hardcore dad emojis, but I'll take it.

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- Yeah. Hardcore dad emojis are good.

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- I'm so relieved
that I don't have to hide

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behind so many different masks
anymore.

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- Never hide from yourself again.

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- Yes.

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And I get to be my real self.

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♪♪♪