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  • Upcoming “Total Divas” Episodes To Center On Eva Marie and John Cena-Nikki Bella Relationship

    With Total Divas returning tomorrow night at 10/9 CT on E!, viewers can expect to see Eva Marie’s off-putting behavior and John Cena and Nikki Bella’s relationship take center stage.

    The Nov. 17 episode, titled “Nurse Nikki,” will focus on the three. Courtesy of TVGuide.com, the synopsis reads, “Nikki moves in with John Cena and he shocks her with an unexpected demand; at the same time, Eva Marie considers cheating after she’s asked to announce on live TV.”

    The Nov. 24 episode, as well as tomorrow night’s show, will center around Eva Marie. In a new twist, Natalya suspects that she is attempting to get in touch with Tyson Kidd. The official synopsis for “Seeing Red,” which also features the continuation of the Cena and Bella storyline, is as follows: “Nattie has a feeling that Eva Marie is trying to cozy up to her man; Nikki wonders if she can accept John Cena’s demand; and Brie has issues with Bryan’s increasing fame.”

    As reported earlier, the synopsis for tomorrow night’s “SummerSlam” show reads: “Eva Marie’s rising popularity is seen as a threat by Nikki; Ariane works on anger management; and an accident during a match leaves Nattie worried about returning to the ring for SummerSlam.”

    Brie Bella has her own suspicions of Eva Marie. Speaking to OK! Magazine, she stated the following of her peer’s behavior at SummerSlam for her match against Natalya, “The thing is, you are putting so many different personalities together trying to force friendships and it is like, we are still going for one spot. Especially in the first episode because it is SummerSlam, that is a big night for us and I was lucky enough to have a singles match but how can someone just walk in and try to capitalize off that?! We definitely have our moments where we get along great but you will see a lot more of Eva just kind of being herself and just trying to get ahead without working hard. She has her ways.”

    Eva Marie, who scored her first pinfall victory last Monday on Raw, is currently in Europe promoting Total Divas.

  • WWE Employees Complaining About Eva Marie, Antonio Thomas Speaks Out, Hottest WWE Couple

    – Total Divas star Eva Marie being fast-tracked to the WWE roster in spite of her lack of wrestling experience has some people within the sports-entertainment organization upset.

    Dave Meltzer revealed in this week’s issue of the Wrestling Observer Newseltter that each time Eva Marie competes on television, he’ll hear complaints from her co-workers. According to him, they are baffled with the 29-year-old wrestling on television while experienced developmental workers in Emma and Paige remain stuck in NXT.

    Monday on Raw during a tag team match, Eva Marie secured her first pinfall by rolling up Tamina. She is scheduled to appear on the company’s tour of Europe, as she revealed on Twitter that she will be on hand for Saturday’s show in Munich, Germany.

    – Antonio Thomas, who competed for WWE in 2005 and 2006 as a member of The Heart Throbs, spoke to the The Sports Courier about his time with the organization (the relationship between WWE and Ohio Valley Wrestling while he was employed, working with Jim Cornette and Bill DeMott, his WWE match, the huge turnover of talent in the mid-2000s, etc.), his wrestling school, New England Championship Wrestling, the Boston Red Sox and more.

    – Currently featured on the front page of WWE.com is a poll asking fans on the hottest couple. With over 130,00 votes cast, Lita and Edge are leading at 35%, followed by Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee at 18% and “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth at 15%.

  • Update On Eva Marie’s Heat In WWE, Triple H Being Patient With Rey Mysterio

    – WWE Diva and one of the stars of the Total Divas reality show, Eva Marie, continues to be a heat magnet in WWE these days. One wrestler who works for the company was recently quoted saying, “Eva has a real nice body. That’s all I can say nice about her.”

    More Details On Why Eva Marie Is The Most Hated Diva Backstage In WWE

    – As we previously reported, WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio is likely to remain on the sidelines until 2014 while he waits on his knee to strengthen. Unlike in the past in WCW and WWE, where there was heavy pressure put on him to return from injuries, Triple H is said to be patient with him this time. The WWE COO is reportedly telling Mysterio not to rush things and is putting no added pressure on him to return sooner than he should.

    Rey Mysterio Talks About Pushing His Return Back To 2014

    [Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]

  • Update On Eva Marie’s Backstage Heat In WWE – Why Is She “Passionately Hated” By Her Co-Workers?

    As has been reported, Total Divas star Eva Marie is said to be strongly disliked by some of her co-workers in the sports-entertainment organization, with Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com claiming in August that she was “passionately hated.” In Monday’s edition of Figure Four Daily (available here), Alvarez reveals that this source of hatred was elicited by how she portrayed herself on the scripted E! reality show.

    “Even though Total Divas is a reality show and it’s scripted, and most normal, rational people realize it’s fake, there are people in WWE who watch that show and developed a very strong dislike for Eva Marie…having never met her in their life,” said Alvarez.

    Alvarez adds that her critics in the company came to the conclusion that she was “unlikable” (based on her demeanor on the scripted show), which triggered “a movement to make her look foolish.”

    Two weeks ago, Eva Marie wrestled in matches for Raw and SmackDown despite having only competed once before in her short career. The 29-year-old’s performance drew negative reviews online, as her inexperience was put on display before millions of viewers. Dave Meltzer claimed on Wrestling Observer Radio that organization officials sought this reaction since they wanted to knock her down a few pegs due to their belief that she has an undeserved ego.

    (source: F4WOnline.com)

  • Backstage Heat On “Total Divas” Star Eva Marie, Set Up To Fail By WWE Management On Monday’s Raw

    As seen Monday night on Raw, Eva Marie made her televised wrestling debut as she and fellow Total Divas JoJo and Natalya defeated Alicia Fox, Aksana and Rosa Mendes in a Six-Diva Tag Team Match. The 29-year-old’s performance drew negative reviews online, as her inexperience was put on display before millions of viewers (prior to the match, she had only wrestled before a live crowd once, a non-televised tag team bout at SummerSlam Axxess in August). It has since come out that this reaction was sought within WWE as she was purposely set up to fail by members of management.

    Dave Meltzer claimed on F4WOnline.com’s Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE officials wanted to knock the confident Californian down a few pegs, since they feel she has an undeserved ego and doesn’t realize how much she has to learn as a performer. Therefore, they had her sink on national television in hopes of making her humble.

    This is not the first time in which Eva Marie, who F4WOnline.com reported in August as being “passionately hated” by some of her co-workers, was pranked in an inside manner.

    In a segment filmed backstage at a spring Raw show for the August 4 episode of E! Total Divas, she was led to believe by company personnel that she had committed a wrongful act and that an infuriated Stephanie McMahon wanted to confront her over the matter (on the episode, the meeting was depicted as stemming from Eva Marie lying about her background in order to audition to be Fandango’s dancer, which was a fabricated storyline). During the blurred reality segment, McMahon threatened to fire her if she embarrassed the company again with her conduct. Eva Marie legitimately cried during the meeting, as she was not aware that the situation was orchestrated and that McMahon was fooling around with her through her character persona.

  • Bruno Sammartino Appears On RAW, Total Divas Stars Make In-Ring Debut

    -On Monday’s RAW, WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino was brought on stage during a commercial break. The segment aired on the WWE App, and was then re-played after the commercial. Sammartino came out on and fellow WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler led the crowd in singing “happy birthday” to the legendary performer, who celebrated his 78th birthday this past weekend.

    -Also on Monday’s RAW, WWE Total Divas stars Eva Marie and Jo Jo Offerman made their official WWE television in-ring debut in a six-Diva tag-team match. The match featured Marie and Offerman teaming with Natalya, who defeated their opponents – Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes and Aksana.

    LIVE SmackDown *SPOILERS* On Tuesday + HUGE Hell In A Cell PPV News [>>]

  • Total Divas Stars Want To See AJ Lose At Battleground, Eva Marie Says She Could Be No. 1 Contender

    Tonight at WWE Battleground, the Divas Championship will be on the line as AJ Lee defends the butterfly-emblazoned belt against Brie Bella. Promoting the bout on the WWE App, Natalya and Eva Marie spoke to Tom Phillips, where they announced that they are rooting for their Total Divas co-star in her match against Lee. During the interview, Eva Marie rattles the third-generation wrestler with her proclamation that she could be the No. 1 contender—Eva Marie has competed in one match thus far, a non-televised tag team bout at SummerSlam Axxess in August.

    Natalya said, “I’m actually really excited to see what’s going to happen at Battleground. As much as I wanted to be the No. 1 contender for the Divas Championship, I’m happy that Brie is going to get a chance to make a stand against AJ and really put her in her place for all the things she’s done to us Total Divas. I am looking forward to AJ getting beaten.”

    Eva Marie then remarks, “Now Nattie, I know you want to be No. 1 contender. I know you’re a little hurt that you’re not in Brie’s spot right now, aren’t you? I mean let’s be honest, I think I can be No. 1 contender, but I’ll be rooting for Brie.”

    Natalya snaps back, “Yeah, you really could be No. 1 contender. I’d like to see you do a headlock takeover first.” Eva Marie responds, “Absolutely, no problem. I’m just being honest.”

    Natalya then resumes talking about the match: “What we’re trying to say is that all us Total Divas are excited about seeing AJ Lee without the Divas Championship on Sunday at Battleground. If it’s Brie Bella that does it, then so be it.”

    To watch the video interview, click here.

  • WWE Filming Total Divas Tonight, Cody Rhodes Reveals Special T-Shirt (Photo)

    -WWE “newbie” Diva and Total Divas reality show star Eva Marie recently posted a tweet on her official Twitter account revealing the fact that WWE is filming some footage for the next half of season one of the E! reality show prior to tonight’s WWE Battleground show in Buffalo, New York. Eva wrote:

    All ready for some #TotalDivas @eonline filming before #WWEBattleground

    -Cody Rhodes posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account on Sunday:

    I legit don’t work here, so they can’t be mad. EXCLUSIVE @WWE shirt, diff version for @FirstNiagaraCtr also

    The tweet was accompanied by a link to a photo of a special Rhodes Family t-shirt, which you can see pictured below:

    LIVE WWE BATTLEGROUND RESULTS >>

  • When Did The Bella Twins Turn Babyface? – Details

    After returning to WWE in March, The Bella Twins resumed their manipulative and malicious characters until just recently, as Brie has been portraying a smiling babyface character (with Nikki following her lead) in her battle against Divas Champion AJ Lee—which was then solidified due to her relationship with top babyface wrestler Daniel Bryan being acknowledged. However, on WWE programming, no clear indication was given as to what led to the twin duo’s sudden change of heart after portraying “mean girls” for months.

    According to PWInsider.com, the twin duo technically turned babyface as a result of Lee’s scathing “#PipeBombshell” toward them and their Total Divas co-stars on the Aug. 27 episode of Raw. The WWE creative department’s idea was that since Lee portrays a Total Divas loathing villain, The Bella Twins and the other stars of the E! reality show are therefore de facto babyfaces.

    It would appear that Brie and Nikki, as well as sidekick Eva Marie, didn’t receive a memo on the switch as their characters continued to appear in the same arrogant manner through the Sept. 16 episode of Raw-near the conclusion of the show, Brie was shown embracing Bryan backstage as he went out to the arena to face Roman Reigns. Brie began smiling after scoring the pinfall victory in the 10-Diva Tag Team Match on the Sept. 23 Raw, as she and her Total Divas peers celebrated the win together. Following the match, however, Nikki and Eva Marie labeled themselves as well as Brie as “Mean Girls” on Instagram, but haven’t against since.

    To turn The Bella Twins babyface, Lee said the following: “Do you want to know what I see when I look in that ring? Honestly? Cheap, interchangeable, expendable, useless women. Women who have turned to reality television because they just weren’t gifted enough to be actresses. And they just weren’t talented enough to be champion.

    “I have done more in one year than all of you have done in your entire collected careers…I have shattered glass ceilings and broken down doors. Why? So a bunch of stiff, ungrateful plastic mannequins can waltz on through without even as much as a thank you?…I gave my life to this and you were just handed fifteen minutes of fame…you’re all worthless excuses for women and you will never be able to touch me.”

  • WWE Posts Cryptic Tweet, Eva Marie In Line For A Push, NXT Star Released

    – Total Divas star Eva Marie is getting a lot of praise from WWE officials. Even though she still has a long way to go with her wrestling training, management thinks she comes off as a star.

    – WWE has released former MMA fighter Phil Friedman, who wrestled as James Bronson in NXT. Friedman had been out of action for a while with injuries and is in his late 30’s.

    – WWE tweeted the following message and photo on Wednesday:

    “Broken souls lay beneath his feet. #RestinPieces”

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Celebration Backstage At WWE Taping, Dusty Rhodes Note, WWE Pleased With Young

    -There was reportedly a small celebration backstage at the WWE SmackDown and Main Event television taping on Tuesday night. Both WWE Diva Eva Marie and Renee Young had birthdays this week, so they all celebrated together backstage at the taping on Tuesday night.

    -According to one report, there is said to be a lot of talk internally in WWE regarding how talented new interviewer Renee Young is in her role with the company, specifically after the Total Divas After Party reunion special on E! on Sunday night.

    -In addition to The Miz and a host of other WWE Superstars, Dusty Rhodes is being pushed on the WWE.com website as being injured following a storyline on WWE television. In this case, the official WWE website is reporting that Rhodes suffered a dislocated jaw as a result of the knockout punch he received from Big Show on Monday’s RAW. Obviously, Dusty Rhodes is fine, and his jaw is not dislocated.

    Big Matches Added To WWE Battleground PPV Lineup — Click Here!

    [Partial Credit: PWInsider.com]

  • Who Did AJ Lee Burn The Worst In Raw Tirade?, WWE Overhauls Production Facility, The JBL & Cole Show

    – Monday’s Raw saw AJ Lee unleash a scathing “pipe bomb” towards her fellow Divas as she passionately complained they were handed opportunities she had to sacrifice for. “You’re all worthless excuses for women, and you will never be able to touch me,” said Lee in her promo. “And that’s reality.” The official WWE website has issued a poll asking fans which person did she burn the worst during her tirade—The Bella Twins, The Funkadactyls, Natalya, Eva Marie, JoJo, or Tyson Kidd.

    Though The Bella Twins were not specifically referenced in Lee’s tirade, they are currently leading the poll at 40%. They are trailed by Natalya, and Tyson Kidd, who she labeled as “not much of a man” based on his dealings with Natalya on Sunday’s episode of Total Divas.

    – TVTechnology.com has published an article on WWE recently completing a major upgrade of it technical operations center in Stamford, Connecticut that included “HD ingest and edit rooms, QC and transmission, core router replacement and upgrade, and Audio Post 3, the newest 5.1 surround sound audio suite in the facility.”

    WWE commissioned a company in Mahopac, New York to upgrade the center.

    “WWE brought me in to do my thing, within the budget, not to give them more than they needed, but not undershoot either,” said Francis Manzella of Design Limited. “They gave me complete freedom in the design of the new room. I was told not to duplicate the old room [that Audio 3 replaced] nor the other audio post rooms in the facility.”

    For additional details on the upgrade, click here.

    – John “Bradshaw” Layfield revealed on Twitter that this week’s episode of The JBL & Cole Show was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, the site of last night’s SmackDown taping.

  • Major Potential Spoilers For WWE SummerSlam PPV Main Events On Sunday

    -According to reports, there is talk of an angle being shot during the SummerSlam Axxess match between Maria Menounos & Natalya vs. Brie Bella & Eva Marie that will lead to something in some form or fashion on the main SummerSlam pay-per-view.

    -Sources are reporting that while Randy Orton may not cash in (although he very well could) he is expected to be involved in the finish of the John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan WWE Championship main event at SummerSlam on Sunday.

    -While this comes as no surprise to anyone, there is expected to be some sort of storyline shot in the finish of the Cena-Bryan match, involving Triple H and/or the McMahon’s, that will lead to a major storyline going forward.

    As is the case with all major WWE shows, due to last minute changes by the creative team, all of this is obviously subject to change.

    WWE SummerSlam Spoilers

    [Credit: F4WOnline.com]

  • SummerSlam Main PPV Card To Change?, Lesnar/RAW Update, Menounos Match

    -While nothing is etched in stone at this point, and plans can and probably will change a lot from now until Sunday, there is a good chance that the main pay-per-view card for SummerSlam may be altered a bit right before the show airs this Sunday.

    -Monday’s edition of WWE RAW is at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Originally, WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar was involved in the advertising of the show. As we noted earlier this week, Lesnar has since been pulled from the advertising. Apparently, there is still a slight chance Lesnar will be involved at RAW on Monday, but as we reported, he is not expected to be at the show.

    -WWE SummerSlam Axxess will be at 11:00am and 4:00pm on Saturday, and 11:00am on Sunday. The Sunday Axxess event is where the Maria Menounos and Natalya vs. Brie Bella and Eva Marie match will take place.

    WWE SummerSlam 2013 Results

    [Credit: F4WOnline.com]

  • WWE On Kelly & Michael Show, WWE/Susan G. Komen Note, WWE On Demand Content

    -Maria Menounos mentioned WWE today during her appearance on the Kelly & Michael Show on ABC. Menounos mentioned her match at SummerSlam Axxess alongside Natalya, as they battle the duo of Brie Bella, and her mystery partner, Eva Marie.

    -WWE, as part of their Susan G. Komen breast cancer partnership, will be hosting mammogram units at select locations that will allow women with insurance to get mammograms free of charge.

    -The following content will be available on WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand this week:

    ECW Unreleased Vol. 1 parts three and four
    WCW Saturday Night 7/23/88
    Raw 3/29/99
    Ric Flair vs. Shelton Benjamin 2004
    Barry Horowitz vs. Skip 1995
    S.D. Jones vs. Mike Sharpe 1987
    Undertaker vs. Maven 2002
    Tito Santana vs. Randy Savage from Boston 2/8/86
    WCW Spring Stampede 1999
    Nitro 11/24/97
    Raw 11/24/97
    TNT 1/24/86
    Matt Striker vs. C.M. Punk 1/16/07
    Tommy Dreamer vs .Simon Diamond 5/28/00 ECW
    Tazz vs. Kurt Angle 3/9/00 Smackdown

    WWE SummerSlam Spoilers

  • Lawler Museum Grand Opening, WWE Adds TNA Star To Alumni Page, Menounos, Ziggler

    -The grand opening of the Jerry Lawler Museum at the new location in the Resorts Casino Tunica in Tunica, MS will take place on Saturday, August 24th at 2pm. Lawler will be appearing to sign autographs for two hours in honor of the opening.

    -WWE has added TNA Impact Wrestling ring announcer Christy Hemme to their WWE Alumni page on WWE.com.

    -Yahoo! has an article up covering the return of Maria Menounos to the ring at the SummerSlam Axxess event on Sunday. As noted, Menounos will team with Natalya to take on the duo of Brie Bella and Eva Marie. You can check out the story online at Yahoo.com.

    -Another Dolph Ziggler interview, this time with the folks from 4th and Pain, can be heard below.

    WWE SummerSlam Spoilers

  • Maria Menounos Match Update, Mark Henry Interview, WWE Hell In A Cell Tickets

    -The aforementioned Maria Menounos & Natalya vs. Brie Bella & Eva Marie match at SummerSlam Axxess will take place on Sunday afternoon. No official time for the bout has been given, although it is a lock to be part of Sunday’s Axxess festivities.

    -“The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry was recently interviewed by The Miami Herald as part of his promotional duties for this Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view. You can read that interview online at MiamiHerald.com.

    -Tickets for the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, which is scheduled to take place on October 27th in Miami, Florida, will officially go on sale on August 24th.

    WWE SummerSlam Spoilers

  • Brie Bella’s Mystery Partner For SummerSlam Axxess Revealed, Kaitlyn’s 8th Militia

    -WWE officially announced “Total Divas” star Eva Marie as the “mystery partner” for Brie Bella in her match against Maria Menounos and Natalya at the WWE SummerSlam Axxess event. The announcement was first made on the official Twitter page of the Bella Twins.

    -Speaking of WWE Divas, Kaitlyn received some Twitter-love as the terms “#K8LYN” and “#8thMilitia” trended worldwide at number one and two on Twitter on Wednesday evening.

    WWE SummerSlam Spoilers

  • Behind The Scenes At Eva Marie’s Maxim Photo Shoot, Miz Interview

    – WWE Superstar The Miz was recently interviewed by Australia’s Sunshine Coast Daily and spoke about still getting nervous in front of WWE crowds:

    “As soon as I get out there the nerves go away and everything becomes natural. The energy from the crowd helps so much.”

    – Total Divas star Eva Marie is featured in the September issue of Maxim Magazine, including a full photo spread and an interview.

    Photos of EVA MARIE’s MAXIM Magazine Photo Shoot (Full Set)

    WWE.com has published the following behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot:

  • Backstage Details On Scripted Storylines On Total Divas, How The Cast Is Perceived By WWE

    According to reports, the storyline on episode two of the WWE Total Divas reality show this past Sunday where Eva Marie lied about her background as a dancer in the hopes that she’d be selected as Fandango’s on-air dancer, was almost completely scripted.

    It is widely known that Stephanie McMahon is almost impossible to get a hold of on Monday’s, due to her WWE behind-the-scenes responsibilities. However, Stephanie claimed she would make time if the Total Divas crew came up with a good storyline for the show. This led to her involvement in the aforementioned Eva Marie/Fandango dancing drama, where she scolded Marie for lieing during a sit-down office meeting filmed for the show. According to reports, Eva Marie didn’t know Stephanie was in character during the meeting, which resulted in the real tears we saw on the show.

    It’s interesting to note that while WWE talent are aware that Total Divas is scripted, word from Monday’s RAW this week following the airing of episode two is that Eva Marie is “passionately hated.” Apparently the only person on the Total Divas cast that is viewed as coming off worse than Marie is Ariane, who performs under the ring name “Cameron” as one-half of the Funkadactyls in WWE. One source inside WWE said, “Cameron is an idiot, but everyone in the company already knows that so it’s nothing new.”

    Total Divas *SPOILERS* For This Season + What’s Scripted & What Isn’t?? **CLICK HERE**

    [Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]

  • WWE Simulates John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan, Ticket Information For Hell in a Cell, Total Divas Preview

    – August 18 at SummerSlam, Daniel Bryan will challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship. Through its YouTube account, WWE has posted a WWE ’13 simulation of their upcoming encounter, with the following notice: “Will WWE ’13 correctly predict this year’s SummerSlam?”

    – Tickets for WWE’s fifth-annual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event officially go on-sale Saturday, August 17 via Ticketmaster.com. A pre-sale will take place a few days prior to the official on-sale date. The event takes places Sunday, October 27 in Miami, Florida, at American Airlines Arena.

    – The official WWE website has released this video previewing next Sunday’s episode of Total Divas on E!. Notably, Stephanie McMahon threatens to terminates Eva Marie’s affiliation with WWE for a conduct violation.

    (source: PWInsider.com)

  • Most Popular Lines From Total Divas, Rock/Batista Endorse Camp, Total Divas Themes

    -For those interested, the official theme songs for Total Divas are “Top of the World,” by CFO$, “Charm and Beauty” by CFO$ and La La La (Hot Girls) by Da’Zoo.

    -The official WWE Universe Twitter page played up what has become the most popular lines from the series premiere of “Total Divas” on Sunday night, re-tweeting the following message from Eva Marie:

    #BitchPlease. Soon to be trending worldwide. #TotalDivas @NatalieEvaMarie

    The WWE Universe Twitter page also touted this line from Total Divas:

    #YoureUpInMyKoolAid … Soon to be trending…. #TotalDivas @NaomiWWE @WWECameron

    -WWE Hall Of Famers “The Wild Samoans” have recently uploaded a new commercial to YouTube that features old clips of former WWE Superstars The Rock and Batista endorsing their “Wild Samoan Training Center.” Check out the commercial below:

    For more information on the Wild Samoan Training Center, visit WSWrestlingSchool.com.

    Total Divas *SPOILERS* For This Season + BACKSTAGE News On MAJOR SSlam Changes!

  • WWE Total Divas Results (7/28): Nikki/Cena Marriage Talk, Backstage At WM29

    The following is a report from the series premiere of the new weekly WWE reality series on E!, “Total Divas.”

    Total Divas kicks off with introductions and back-stories on some of the key characters on the show, such as the Bella Twins, the Funkadactyls (who are going by their real names, Ariane and Trinity) and Natalya (going by the name Nattie).

    The show begins in Tampa, Florida. “10 Days Until WrestleMania.”

    Trinity is dating John, known to WWE fans as Jimmy Uso, one half of the tag-team known as The Usos. The two are shown training to prepare for their first WrestleMania as wrestlers.

    Nattie is shown training for WrestleMania with her father, WWE legend Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart in Tampa.

    Now we meet Nkki Bella’s boyfriend, John. As the show notes, you may recognize him, he’s the current WWE Champion — John Cena. Cena and Nikki are shown at Cena’s home. They show a video package on Cena.

    Next up we meet Brie Bella’s boyfriend, Daniel. Again, WWE fans may reocgnize him as Daniel Bryan. Brie notes that while he’s known in WWE as Daniel Bryan, his real name is Bryan Danielson.

    We get to roam around backstage at a WWE event to see how the organization is run behind-the-scenes, as well as what goes into putting on a live event and television show. At the same time, we see Nattie in her hotel room preparing to go to WrestleMania. As we head to commercial break, we find out that Nattie is not going to be on WrestleMania.

    –Commercial–

    We return and we get to meet the newest addition to the WWE Diva roster, Eva Marie and Jo Jo. Nattie runs into the Bella Twins at their hotel. They show the new Divas meeting with Jane. Jane is a WWE Talent Relations official. The show how Nattie is treated backstage, which doesn’t come off well on this show.

    Ariane is shown talking to her boyfriend in the hotel room. It is explained that Nattie basically has to babysit the new girls, the Funkadactyls and their boyfriends at WrestleMania, instead of getting to perform on the show.

    We are backstage at a WWE event again, and ths time we see some heavy-duty drama. It is explained that Brodus Clay blew up at the Funkadactyls and other talent off-camera. Ariane ends up explaining to her boyfriend, Vincent, why she appeared to be noticably upset. Vincent, who is a pretty big guy, but not big enough, became irate. He repeatedly asks Ariane to go get Clay so he can confront him. Eventually, Nattie and Jimmy Uso have to tell Ariane that she needs to calm him down immediately. Someone also notes that Vincent would get his ass kicked.

    –Commercial–

    We return to some more drama, only a very different version. We are back in the hotel room with the new girls and the Bella Twins. The Bella Twins are upset that the new girls, specifically Eva Marie, look similar to them. They inform her that she needs to dye her hair blond.

    We’re two days from WrestleMania now. We see Eva Marie headed to get her hair dyed. As we head to commercial break, she talks about how she doesn’t like the blond hair look.

    –Commercial–

    We’re back to find out that instead of blond hair, Eva Marie decided to dye her hair extremely red. We see her headed to see Jane, and she’s nervous about what she just did. Jane ends up liking the red hair.

    We see John Cena walking the red carpet. Next the Divas are shown walking the red carpet. Nattie is on the red carpet doing interviews and pre-taped intros as it’s WrestleMania weekend kickoff time.

    Back to Diva drama. We see the Bella Twins taking charge against the new Divas as it becomes more and more apparent that they don’t like the new girls.

    As we head to another commercial break, we see the Bella Twins eating at a Cuban restaurant and talking. Nikki mentions how she is nervous about dating John Cena because she wants to get married and she’s afraid Cena won’t because he recently got out of a bad marriage.

    –Commercial–

    We return from commercial and we see the Funkadactyls backstage talking about an accident with Brodus Clay.

    We shoot to Nikki and Cena out together at dinner. Nikki asks Cena about marriage and asks if the two getting married is something he sees in their future. Cena explains how he tried the marriage thing once and she knows how that worked out. Cena tells Nikki she makes him enjoy life. She tells Cena that she wanted to know if it was an option and tells him she loves him.

    We return to the live WrestleMania show and see a countdown to WrestleMania on the titantron inside the arena. They show 30 minutes until the Divas match.

    We see the Bella Twins watching Daniel Bryan and Kane wrestling in the ring later on. Then we find out that the Funkadactyls are having trouble getting ready for their WrestleMania match as we head to another break.

    –Commercial–

    We return and see the Funkadactyls have nothing to wear yet, as their ring outfits are still being made backstage. We see reviews of the Undertaker and CM Punk match as the girls scramble to get dressed.

    As they head to the front to get ready to make their entrance, we hear John Cena’s music playing in the arena. Nattie says how they know something is wrong. We find out that their match has been cut from WrestleMania as we head to our final commercial break of the evening.

    –Commercial–

    As we return for the last segment of the show, they show the Bella Twins talking about getting cut from WrestleMania.

    Trinity is shown and says there is absolutely nothing worse that can happen than getting cut from a WrestleMania match.

    We return backstage at WrestleMania where we see WWE Diva Layla trying to console the Funkadactyls, who were distraught at being cut from the show.

    A video package airs showing highlights of what fans can expect from this season of Total Divas on E! every Sunday night, and that concludes the premiere edition of Total Divas.

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  • Total Divas Trends Number One Worldwide, Jim Ross Recalls Dealing With Divas, Maria

    WWE had several keywords trend worldwide during the series premiere of their new weekly E! reality show, “Total Divas” on Sunday. In fact, for a long period of time, “#TotalDivas” was trending number one overall worldwide. Other top keywords included Nattie, Eva Marie, John Cena, WWE and Nikki.

    Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, who recently tweeted that The Bella Twins prevented her and others from returning to WWE in the past, took a shot at the identical duo in a tweet following “Total Divas” on Sunday. “Awwwww poor Bellas,” she started off. “Kharma is a bitch,” she noted, referencing the scene where the Bella Twins were informed that their match at WrestleMania was cut. Maria concluded, “but I feel bad for the Funkadactyls.”

    Follow Maria on Twitter @MariaLKanellis.

    WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross recalled his past dealings with WWE Divas during his time as Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, prior to the expansion of the Divas division, in a new tweet on Sunday night following the premiere of “Total Divas.” JR wrote, “#TotalDivas reminds me of my days in #wwe talent relations when we went from just few divas 2 locker room full. Challenging times. @eonline.”

    Follow Jim Ross on Twitter @JRsBBQ.

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  • WWE To Sell Wyatt Family Sheep Masks, Orton, Eva Marie Q&A, WWE NXT

    -WWE will soon be releasing Wyatt Family sheep masks for sale on the official WWE Shop website, as well as at WWE live events.

    -WWE NXT will run the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) arena in Tampa, Florida this Thursday.

    -WWE Superstar and the current owner of the WWE Championship Money In The Briefcase, Randy Orton, is on the cover of the newest edition of WWE Magazine.

    -The official WWE website has a new Q&A up with “Total Divas” host Eva Marie. You can check that out online at WWE.com.

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    [Credit: PWInsider.com]