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00:00I'm John Cena and I love cars ever since I got my first ride at 14 I've been
00:11obsessed with everything about them there's no cool way to do this hey guys
00:14I'm in the car I've had the privilege of driving them all from luxury cars to
00:19SUVs to sports cars 30 to 100 miles an hour in a matter of seconds if it's got
00:25four wheels I need to know every single detail about it I feel like when you run
00:31out of the tunnel at WrestleMania that's how excited I the passion I have for
00:36cars is matched by the admiration I have for people with grit drive and
00:40perseverance and to me there's nothing better than connecting with someone to
00:45find out what fuels their drive to succeed so join me as I spend time with
00:50the most successful celebrities on the planet and talk about what drives them
00:54both on the road and in their heart we'll get intimate details and some
00:58stories you've never heard before as well as taking a look at their really really
01:04really cool rides this is what drives you with John Cena
01:12today I'm in Orlando Florida to meet the most decorated women's wrestler in WWE
01:18history Charlotte Flair born Ashley Elizabeth Flair she is wrestling royalty as the
01:25daughter of WWE Hall of Famer and icon Ric Flair she set her sights on the WWE
01:31choosing her ring name Charlotte Flair and has been kicking ass ever since
01:37but in December of 2023 Charlotte injured her ACL so I'm anxious to check in on her recovery I also
01:47want to hear more about the challenges of breaking free of her dad's shadow the heartbreaking
01:52struggles her brother Reed faced and how she views her role in lifting up women athletes I love
01:58any chance I get to hang with Charlotte
02:03like this is your office
02:07I'm good Wow awesome place thank you this is the most exciting room in the house or at least I think it's like it look this is your office
02:19yeah it looks awesome so of all the stuff that's on the walls is there something that means the most I love the picture of my dad and Reed in the limo and then probably my divas championship
02:36when I retired it just because like oh I made it so it's probably the first big thing I did gotcha tell me about the robe I wore this robe at
02:43WrestleMania 34 and actually you did a run-in after this match of the
02:49the
02:51ramp I did so that's not why it's special um but thank you for
02:58but that match was one of my best WrestleMania matches and I only wore it that one time I think
03:05so it's kind of retired to the office
03:08and I was like oh I made it so it's probably the first big thing I did
03:12gotcha tell me about the robe I wore this robe at WrestleMania 34 and actually you did a run in after this match up the ramp
03:16and I only wore it that one time I think hmm so it's kind of retired to the office
03:21WWE is known the world over how does it make you feel when you see something like this
03:26when your face is on the poster for me just being a woman and then the only female on the poster
03:34and like front and center I'm like oh yeah I know you're recovering from an injury
03:38uh right or left leg okay so it's not the accelerator leg so we'll still be able to drive
03:44yes and you're gonna take me to physical therapy physical which I'm actually super excited
03:49let's go please after you very cool office thank you so much how's it been so far physical therapy
03:56at first I was devastated with it being WrestleMania 40 but now that I've needed a challenge like this
04:02in my personal life because I felt kind of not that I want to be injured but you needed a challenge
04:08what do you mean by that I've never been injured other than getting my teeth knocked out multiple times
04:13so this being taken out and having to work around it it's opened my eyes to just how much I maybe took for granted
04:20how lucky and healthy I was for so long how's the journey been so far
04:25hmm like a typical journey that's good well we're gonna talk about that on the ride
04:30what I want to talk about before we go on the ride is the ride it is gorgeous
04:35yep the Range Rover has a rich heritage of British craftsmanship
04:42Queen Elizabeth personally owned seven of them in her time
04:45the designer of the Range Rover may have worked on jet and gas turbine engines
04:50but his car is also eco-conscious
04:52built into the body is the equivalent of nearly 60 pounds of recycled plastic
04:57and yet it was beautiful enough to be displayed in the Louvre in Paris
05:01where it was considered a masterpiece of industrial design
05:05why the Range Rover sport?
05:07so I'll go back to when I was in my teens
05:09yeah let's do it
05:17why the Range Rover sport?
05:18so I'll go back to when I was in my teens
05:21yeah let's do it
05:22I was obsessed with Freddie Prince Jr. and his yellow Defender
05:26yeah!
05:27like
05:28and she's all that
05:29of course
05:30everyone remembers that car
05:31I was like this is my dream car
05:33mom and dad if you don't buy me this Defender
05:36so for my 15th birthday my parents surprised me with a green Land Rover
05:42they had the car waiting with balloons and everything and I was like
05:45this sounds so bratty but I was like it's green
05:50and then for my 16th they didn't get me the Defender
05:53but they found a limited edition Land Rover
05:56that was yellow
05:58with the carbon fiber hood
05:59that's right
06:00and then when I started to make money
06:02when I bought my first one I was like
06:04oh I made it
06:05man I'm doing good enough to do this for myself
06:08yes
06:09cool
06:10I'm a Rover fan myself
06:11so I love this truck
06:13I think they're super capable
06:14I think they're super sexy
06:16yes
06:17this color scheme is awesome
06:18the metallic black is fantastic
06:20I know we got some work to do on your knee
06:22and I want to talk about a bunch of stuff you just shared
06:24so let's get in the car and go for a ride
06:26how long have you been doing this wrestling thing?
06:41I started July 2012 no prior experience
06:45coming from you
06:46yeah that sounds weird
06:48I know
06:49no
06:50no but it's awesome
06:51as a young girl
06:52did you ever think that this would be a path?
06:54no
06:55definitely not
06:56why?
06:57because I just played sports
06:58that's what I was good at
07:02wrestling this wasn't a thing
07:03I was like oh that's where you take your friends and show off
07:06what did you think was going to be your path at 17-18?
07:11I loved volleyball
07:13loved loved loved
07:15and then when I got to college
07:17I kind of got a little lost when I ended up quitting volleyball
07:20man I got lost in college too
07:22oh
07:23such an interesting time
07:25and I was on the five year plan
07:27so
07:29at least you had a plan
07:31I just knew I had to graduate
07:34it was just like that's what you do
07:36you graduate from high school
07:37you graduate from college
07:38and then you get a job
07:39I graduated from NC State
07:41moved back to Charlotte
07:42and just found my way into personal training
07:44because that's what I knew
07:46how did even getting involved in sports entertainment come about?
07:50so
07:51it's happy and sad
07:54my brother Reed
07:56all he ever wanted to do was be my dad
07:59from the moment he could walk
08:03he was going to be a wrestler
08:05after college
08:06Reed was in and out of rehabs
08:09kicked out of school
08:11living with me
08:12not living with me
08:14ultimately
08:15when the four horsemen were inducted into the hall of fame
08:19in 2012
08:21one of the WWE producers
08:23was at dinner with my dad
08:25and I think they were trying to get like
08:26Reed
08:27thinking about his future
08:29so the producer said to me
08:30hey why aren't you doing this?
08:32why aren't you doing this to me?
08:33what do you mean?
08:34why aren't you doing this?
08:35like the business
08:36oh he said to you
08:37like your brother's so into this
08:39why aren't you into this?
08:40yes
08:41I was like dad I want to do this
08:42I want to do this
08:43I want to do this
08:44can you help me?
08:45did you relatively easily get the opportunity for a tryout?
08:48Hunter called me
08:49because he'd known me for a long time
08:51I think he was a little
08:53apprehensive?
08:55yeah and just concerned about why
08:58he even said to me
08:59you know just because we're going to give you a job
09:01doesn't mean we're going to give Reed a job
09:03I thought if I got in
09:05could I get Reed in
09:07and if Reed got in
09:09could I help him stay the course?
09:11like would he stay sober?
09:13could he fulfill his dreams?
09:15because I didn't have any dreams
09:16like I was like oh I just play sports
09:18but Reed died the year I started
09:26here I am like doing all these things
09:29and he's not here
09:30and if he hadn't had a dream
09:32I don't know like wrestling gave me life
09:35it gave me purpose
09:36it gave me confidence
09:37like I can literally walk out in front of 105,000 people
09:41and be like I'm that girl
09:43but like wrestling gave me that
09:45it got me on the right path
09:47it gave me structure
09:48and it allowed me to fulfill
09:50my brother's dream
09:52you said it was easy to get hired in the WWM
10:01but you also got hired as the daughter of Ric Flair
10:04one of the most known names in our avenue around the world
10:09that comes with such a heavy weight
10:15it was never about making him proud
10:17he is just who he is
10:19I'm proud to be his daughter
10:22but even though he got me in
10:23like he didn't talk to me about wrestling
10:26later down the road
10:27they had him be my manager
10:28for like a year
10:29so that meant he went everywhere I went
10:31so he sitting at the monitor at live events
10:34and everyone's asking him questions about their match
10:36and like I never went to my dad
10:38I just couldn't
10:39you guys never talked about the business
10:41mm-mm
10:42when he saw me and Natty's match
10:44in my first big match
10:45when I won the NXT Women's Championship
10:47that match actually I think made my dad take me serious
10:51and had that match not happened
10:53showing them what we can do
10:54I don't think I'd be here today
10:56after that match
10:57he notices finally that
10:59holy smokes
11:00my daughter is good at this
11:02that wasn't like a priority in my life
11:05that wasn't a thing
11:06it was just like constantly trying to earn the respect of my peers
11:09I wanted my peers to like me
11:22describe to me the women's evolution within the WWE
11:26I think women in sports overall
11:29has made an impact over the last what 10-15 years proving that they can draw revenue sell out arenas
11:36so as the world started to change
11:39and with the women's USA soccer team
11:42and Ronda Rousey
11:43I feel as if our company somewhat had to listen to that
11:47and when I started at the time Total Divas had just launched
11:52which started bringing in outside eyeballs
11:57people who wouldn't tune into wrestling
12:00maybe would because of Total Divas
12:02yeah
12:03so when they decided
12:04okay
12:05what if we give them 5 minutes, 10 minutes
12:09bring up new girls
12:11well I happened to be in that new girl group
12:14there was three of us
12:15after 10 years
12:16I main evented Raw
12:18and then went on to main event Hell in a Cell
12:21then went on to main event Wrestlemania 35
12:24which in our industry as you know
12:27women main eventing Wrestlemania is
12:29like you would have never thought of that
12:30even probably the year prior to that
12:32for the first time in the history of our broadcast
12:34women will be the final most suspenseful most important act
12:38yep
12:39we've had so many firsts now
12:42that it's now common to see certain shows
12:46where the women are the main focal point of the main storyline
12:49how does that make you feel?
12:51well I say that like nonchalantly
12:54but I still fight for that
12:55because it's not a given
12:56unfortunately like the women's division
12:58just isn't as big
13:00or doesn't have as much depth as the men's division
13:04what's left for you to do?
13:06well selfishly I am so close to 16
13:11what is 16?
13:12my dad is known as a 16 time world heavyweight champion
13:17yep
13:18and I guess selfishly for me
13:20I'm so close
13:21how many are you?
13:22I'm at 14
13:23you're 14?
13:24yeah
13:25I think you're not the only one
13:26that wants to see an accomplishment like that
13:28with your name on it
13:29why do you say selfishly?
13:30there's so many layers to it
13:32like to know what my dad means to the industry
13:36and then to even be talked about in that category
13:41was just like mind boggling
13:43and then to be talked about with the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, my dad
13:49but being a female
13:51like there's no greater honor in our business
13:55like you're being talked about with the greats
13:57but as a woman
13:58I want the world to see what I've accomplished here for women
14:02like I never said this to my dad
14:04but like that box with you guys and with the action figures
14:07I'm like I'm in there not him
14:09the kids don't come to see me at shows because of him
14:12they come to see me because of me
14:14like some of them don't even know who he is
14:16what I'm hearing is possibly the reason for the selfish comment
14:21is 16 means to you that we've earned the right to be you
14:26and not someone's daughter
14:27kind of
14:28I know that a number would change that
14:30but it's still like surreal to me
14:33I don't take it for granted
14:44so now we're like parked right in front of physical therapy
14:47and I'm not gonna go in yet
14:49because the show is called What Drives You
14:52you are so driven
14:54you are so accomplished
14:56you are so beautiful and smart
14:58what drives you?
14:59thanks John
15:00um
15:02my little brother's dream opened so many doors
15:07when I spent so long trying to save his life
15:10he ultimately saved mine
15:12and now it's that like inner fire for what I do
15:17like I really do love like being in that ring
15:20thank you for sharing all that stuff
15:23uh let's go in and do some knee stuff
15:24okay
15:29why do you go to physical therapy in heels?
15:32I really just wanted to look cute when you opened the door
15:35that warms my heart
15:37thank you
15:38thank you
15:44Cara you know John
15:46yeah John
15:47we've met
15:48quite a long time
15:49thanks so much for your time
15:50yeah sure
15:51welcome
15:52what did you do if you don't mind sharing?
15:54full ACL
15:55bruising on my MCL
15:57and they only shaved down my meniscus
15:59gotcha
16:00seven weeks today
16:01extensive procedure
16:02let's go
16:03here we go
16:07you okay?
16:08mm-hmm
16:09so seven weeks post surgery
16:10mm-hmm
16:11how do you feel the patient is doing?
16:12she's killing it
16:13well I don't want to get in the way of the work
16:14let's get to work
16:15okay let's hop up on the table over here
16:20so I know that you say the injury has been a challenge
16:23hopefully people can see you go through this
16:25and know the sacrifice because we deal with this all the time
16:29mm-hmm
16:30I thought it was all just fake
16:32this is a very very real situation
16:35this is my money maker
16:38and when I first got hurt
16:40the only thing that kept going through my mind was like
16:42what if I can't be the Charlotte that they're used to
16:44when I go back
16:46all I can think about is I have to be what they are used to when I go back
16:51do you?
16:53I want to be better
16:54okay
16:55and it happened at tribute to the troops
16:58and that was
17:00I mean live
17:01and I just couldn't stop
17:07did you finish the performance?
17:08yep
17:09what the
17:10you have 300 soldiers behind you watching you
17:14yeah
17:15can't be a baby and not finish my match
17:18I just got goosebumps, wow
17:21I'm gonna have you go on the bike
17:29okay
17:30just short, quick, five or six minutes
17:32okay
17:33and then we'll come back here and start work
17:35awesome
17:36let's go bike
17:40what do you do to warm up usually?
17:42uh, I don't know
17:43little bit of bike
17:44little bit of this, little bit of that
17:45so the first two weeks I couldn't even bend my knee to do it
17:51but now it's going
17:54man you had some great moments in this building, right?
17:57yeah
17:58you kind of brought the WWE into this building
18:01I remember being in there when we had promo class in there before it was the arena
18:06the first promo I ever cut was some promo about being the top of the mountain
18:12the irony
18:15I remember like it was yesterday
18:25okay
18:26so we're using a balance board to show that she's not compensating too much
18:30because if she was putting more weight on her non-surgical side the board would tip
18:39see your lower back flexibility?
18:41there's nothing down there, it's all gelatin
18:43show off
18:44you see his chest is up?
18:46yeah
18:47some more ailments
18:48mine's bigger, that's why
18:50have you
18:55have you always had that range of motion there?
18:57is that because you're such a good snatch?
18:59well, thank you
19:00I shave
19:06okay
19:07I love this place for so many reasons
19:10and I know you have history here
19:12what I love most is how you set it up
19:14because you come into this room to graduate to that room
19:18mm-hmm
19:19to graduate to the next room
19:21mm-hmm
19:30and now
19:31now it's
19:32there's this
19:40seeing this, how does this make you feel?
19:43I'm so proud to be a success story
19:46from here
19:47mm-hmm
19:48in an ideal scenario
19:49what's the timeline
19:50to get you back in here?
19:52I think just mentally
19:53I want to have it in my mind
19:54that like
19:55I am prepared
19:56to be where I'm at physically
19:58at six months
19:59I want to come back conditioned
20:01that was a major mistake
20:02I made in 2008
20:03I came back when I was
20:04when I was fine
20:05but I wasn't conditioned
20:06how long did it take you to?
20:08not long
20:09that's what I was gonna say
20:10it's just that one match
20:11but I was lucky
20:12I was lucky
20:13uh
20:14I love being in here
20:16but I know you also need to be in there
20:18you've done so well with your rehab
20:20and man
20:21I loved our conversation
20:22I can't wait until the next time
20:24thank you so much for today
20:25thank you
20:26f*** yeah
20:40Charlotte Flair is tough
20:45both physically and mentally
20:47I really admire her
20:49outside of being an icon in the WWE
20:52what I really like
20:53is she's actually very humble
20:55down to earth
20:57the Range Rover is a car
20:58she's loved since she was a kid
21:00and it's fun to see her
21:01continue to drive one
21:02it makes sense
21:04they're both exceptionally strong
21:06and I wish her continued success
21:08on the road to recovery
21:19and with that
21:20welcome to a place that drives me
21:21my garage
21:22this is a replica of a 1966 Jaguar XJ 13
21:29the story behind the car is amazing
21:31they built one
21:32and they built it to test it
21:33so they brought it out of storage and crashed it
21:35and it was ruined
21:37and Jaguar had to spend a ton of money
21:40to make a second XJ 13
21:43that car currently sits in the British Motoring Museum
21:46the design of this car is captivating
21:48it's undeniably Jaguar
21:50it's specially E-Type
21:51and when you open the door
21:53to get in
21:54you realize
21:55there's no steering wheel
21:56that's because
21:57it was converted to right-hand drive
21:59which I absolutely love
22:00I look ridiculous driving this car
22:02because my head sticks out of this thing
22:04see what I mean?
22:07we're gonna try to get this thing opened up
22:11it does not want to behave
22:14and I like it
22:16now I know why they crashed the original
22:18she's a tough son of a bitch to wrangle
22:20you're kinda on the high rough seas in the dinghy
22:23this is dangerous fun
22:26and as you can see my head sticks out of the top
22:30but sometimes you gotta ask yourself
22:33is the juice worth the squeeze?
22:35in this case I'd say yes
22:37because look at it
22:38it's beautiful
22:39I like the fact that you gotta hurt it
22:41and you gotta listen to the music of the engine
22:44because it is a fun drive
22:46when you get in the symphony to play together
22:50so until next time
22:52this is John Cena
22:53reminding you
22:55to never stop asking yourself
22:57what drives you?
23:27you
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