– WWE Tough Enough competitor Chelsea suffered an ankle injury earlier this week and visited with doctors on Saturday. WWE posted the following photo of her getting checked out.
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– Stephanie McMahon, Renee Young, Big E., Xavier Woods and Natalya hosted an anti-bullying rally at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stamford, Connecticut this week. Below are some photos from the event.
Michelle has two other daughters: AkiAnne Rose, born May 2010, and Ryumi Grace, born October 2012.
– Here is the synopsis for Total Divas airing on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9/8 CT on E!: “Paige ditches Alicia for a new man; Nattie infuriates her husband with her unwillingness to say “no”; and Nikki confronts Bryan about not liking her.”
– WWE.com has released this photo gallery of Roman Reigns and The Bella Twins joining celebrities and athletes on the red carpet of the 2015 ESPYS in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday. Stephanie McMahon and The Miz also walked the red carpet, but are not featured.
– NXT host Greg Hamilton had some time off this weekend to attend a wedding. As a result, the NXT ring announcing at live events was handled by Zahra Schreiber and Dasha Fuentes.
– WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya dedicated her battle royal victory at the WWE live event in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday to her husband Tyson Kidd, who was at home celebrating a birthday. Nattie posted the following:
– WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya will be taking part in a Twitter Q&A tonight at 8:30pm EST. on the official WWE Twitter page. You can submit questions for her at @WWE.
– The latest edition of Sports Illustrated’s “Where Are They Now?” features a profile of WWE legend Tito Santana. You can check that out at SI.com.
– In the latest Tough Enough Digital Extra, which you can watch below, the contestants are challenged on their WWE history knowledge.
“Dolph Ziggler was rushed to a nearby medical facility after an attack by Rusev on Raw, WWE.com has learned. The Bulgarian Brute slammed a crutch across Ziggler’s throat, causing trainers to tend to The Showoff and take him out of the arena on a stretcher after the vicious assault.”
– Following his surgery on his injured neck last week, Tyson Kidd posted the following update on Twitter, while his wife Natalya shared a photo of the pair together on Instagram:
5% of people survive this injury. 16 staples, 4 screws and a rod later and luckily I survived to tell my story. pic.twitter.com/hXpXpA0aAF
WWE Diva and Total Divas star Natalya recently spoke with the Miami Herald about a conversation she had with Triple H regarding the success of the NXT Women’s division.
“It was has been so interesting to watch this NXT division evolve because when you are in WWE we are all in the same tree,” said Natalya. “I feel like people on the main roster are not the only divas. The NXT divas are divas, too. I feel like we are all under this same umbrella. We are part of the WWE umbrella, so to be able to work with the girls of NXT on their show, it was awesome. Triple H and I actually had an in-depth conversation about this. Triple H believes that it’s the stories. The women are being allowed to tell stories. They are getting build and time to tell the story. It’s the story more than the wrestling.”
Natalya continued, “We don’t have control over a lot of things, but when we get time to wrestle and the chance to tell stories. Even if we only have two minutes on Raw, it needs to help tell a story. Whether it’s through social media, Total Divas, Raw, SmackDown, NXT or whatever, there is still the story. I think that is what Triple H does for the girls at NXT. It’s ground-breaking. We have this beautiful division of girls being allowed to tell a story and taking the ball and running with it. Not just anyone can tell that story.”
Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.
– WWE United States Champion John Cena took to Twitter on Sunday to thank the fans in Japan and to look ahead to Monday’s WWE RAW crowd. Monday’s RAW takes place in Chicago, Illinois, a city that Cena always gets a ton of heat in.
Thanks to @WWE Tokyo, Singapore! VERY excited 4 #RAW in AllState Arena. Such a special place. Im sure the crowd will be VERY vocal. #respect
– Tyson Kidd and Natalya are the guests on the latest edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
Promoting the return of Total Divas on E! this Tuesday, at 9/8 CT, Natalya talked about what fans can expect this season in an interview with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald.
“There is no season that can compare to this season coming up because the crazy drama that happened was more explosive than anything we’ve had in the first three seasons,” Natalya said. “The drama is still going on. I’ve always said there is no place more dangerous than the diva’s division. There is no place more dangerous in the WWE than in the diva’s locker room. I truly believe that, especially this season. The lines in the sand have been drawn. There are two different sides. It’s like every girl on the show from me to Paige to the Bellas to Alicia Fox. We all have our own opinions of where we stand with the situation. It’s just crazy to me that it has become so divided. So I’m hoping everyone can work it out. It’s gotten very uncomfortable in the locker room. Even the events that we do, its uncomfortable doing them because of where people stand on the situation.”
While managing Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in the spring, Natalya prominently dressed in black. Her change of wardrobe is addressed in an upcoming episode.
“I had a dominatrix come and visit me because I was trying a darker character on TV,” Natalya said. “My mom helped me with this woman that came over. It was pretty funny with my mom going that extra mile….I had debuted this new look that was a little darker and edgier when I walked Cesaro and TJ down to the ring. I didn’t know about what a dominatrix was or what they did. I just learned about all of it, which is covered on the show. So I didn’t realize what this woman did. So I invited her over to have some herbal tea with us. Next thing I know TJ stormed off letting me know he was a tag team champion at the time and didn’t want to be a part of this. This lady wanted him to act like a cat on the ground. You have to find out what happened by watching ‘Total Divas’ when TJ left. He was furious. So I called my mom up, but she was very obliging.”
“It was has been so interesting to watch this NXT division evolve because when you are in WWE we are all in the same tree,” Natalya said. “I feel like people on the main roster are not the only divas. The NXT divas are divas, too. I feel like we are all under this same umbrella. We are part of the WWE umbrella, so to be able to work with the girls of NXT on their show, it was awesome. Triple H and I actually had an in-depth conversation about this. Triple H believes that it’s the stories. The women are being allowed to tell stories. They are getting build and time to tell the story. It’s the story more than the wrestling.”
Natalya also spoke out on the group of women in NXT, believing they are proof that women’s wrestling is on the upswing.
“It was has been so interesting to watch this NXT division evolve because when you are in WWE we are all in the same tree,” Natalya said. “I feel like people on the main roster are not the only divas. The NXT divas are divas, too. I feel like we are all under this same umbrella. We are part of the WWE umbrella, so to be able to work with the girls of NXT on their show, it was awesome. Triple H and I actually had an in-depth conversation about this. Triple H believes that it’s the stories. The women are being allowed to tell stories. They are getting build and time to tell the story. It’s the story more than the wrestling.”
The season premiere of Total Divas takes place next Tuesday, July 7th on the E! Network.
US Weekly has an exclusive preview of the episode, which features Natalya hiring a hearing-impaired dominatrix to help her embrace her inner authoritarian, using Tyson Kidd as her subject. He’s not pleased with the arrangement, not even after they settle on “cat” as a safe word.
The official synopsis of the episode, titled, Diva Divide, reads:
“In the Season 4 premiere, the Bellas face the consequences of quitting the WWE; at the same time, news of Eva’s new role causes chaos in the Divas division; and Nattie explores her dominatrix side.”
Tyson doesn’t take the instruction well and storms out of the house.
WWE Diva Nattie Neidhart (Natalya) returned to WWE television last night, and will be at the WWE SmackDown television taping tonight.
Natalya had been off ever since her husband — T.J. Wilson (Tyson Kidd) — underwent neck surgery.
Originally, Natalya was going to remain off of television for a while to take care of Wilson as he recovers, but was always to be available if the company felt they needed her.
– Total Divas returns for its fourth season on Tuesday, July 7, at 9/8 CT on E!. The synopsis for the season premiere is as follows:
“In the Season 4 premiere, the Bellas face the consequences of quitting the WWE; at the same time, news of Eva’s new role causes chaos in the Divas division; and Nattie explores her dominatrix side.”
– After performing a stand-up comedy routine at the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, Dolph Ziggler noted on Twitter that he would be performing another routine this afternoon, prior to the WWE live event at the TD Garden in Boston. His routine took place in the backyard of an apartment complex.
– The APA, John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Ron Simmons, reunited this weekend at the Florida Supercon at the Miami Beach Convention Center. In this video interview, the former WWE tandem talk about what it’s like to get back together.
WWE Superstar Tyson Kidd will be undergoing neck surgery this week.
Kidd suffered an injury during Samoa Joe’s first ever WWE dark match prior to a RAW taping a few weeks ago. After the match, the general belief was that the injury wasn’t anyone’s fault, and was just a case of an accident resulting in what could potentially be a very significant injury.
Tyson Kidd posted the following photo of himself with his wife — WWE Diva Natalya — from the hospital, with a caption reading: “A little pre-op today. Grateful to have my best friend by my side. In 36 hours I unleash my mutant healing powers… “
A little pre-op today. Grateful to have my best friend by my side. In 36 hours I unleash my mutant healing powers… pic.twitter.com/O6ONMzU1on
– In honor of WWE’s new “The List” show on the WWE Network, the official Twitter account for WWE is asking fans to nominate who they feel has the craziest family in WWE. You can check out the tweet below.
In honor of #FathersDay, let's hear who you would nominate as having the craziest family in the @WWE . Best tweets make the show!
The E! Network issued a press release this week touting the return of “Total Divas” on Tuesday, July 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT., and Alicia Fox is not at all mentioned. Despite the snub, she has not been dropped as a regular cast member like Cameron and Rosa Mendes.
Fox appears in the above video previewing the upcoming season and she mentioned on Instagram on Friday that she was in Mexico with her “sisters”—The Bella Twins, Natalya and Paige were filmed this week at a resort in Tulum.
The press release also previews the main storylines for Season Four. In regards to Eva Marie, she “becomes public enemy number one when word gets out that WWE has big plans in raising her profile.”
THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF WWE® RETURN IN SEASON FOUR OF E!’S “TOTAL DIVAS” PREMIERING TUESDAY, JULY 7 AT 9PM ET/PT
The Bella Twins™, Natalya™, Eva Marie™, Paige™ And Naomi™ Are Back With Their Hit Series Followed By The Series Premiere Of “Hollywood Cycle” At 10pm ET/PT
Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 2015 – E!, WWE® and Bunim-Murray Productions’ “Total Divas” returns for its highly-anticipated fourth season on Tuesday, July 7 at 9pm ET/PT. “Total Divas” continues to give the exclusive, outside-the-ring look at WWE’s top Divas, and this season all it takes is just one spark! The Bella Twins™ (Nikki and Brie Bella), Natalya™ (Nattie), Eva Marie™, Paige™ and Naomi™ (Trinity) are back and ready to heat up the summer. The ladies will continue to give viewers an inside glimpse on balancing life in the spotlight with the drama of their personal lives, and the non-stop action of their professional careers, taken to new heights with Nikki Bella as the current WWE Divas Championship titleholder.
Season three of “Total Divas” remained a powerhouse for E!, reaching 1.73M Total Viewers and 1.12M Adults 18-49 in L3 ratings, solidifying its spot as one of the network’s hottest programs. In the season three finale, the Bella Twins were contemplating signing a three-year deal with WWE, but were reluctant to commit because Brie wanted to start a family and Nikki was looking into alternative business opportunities. While the Bellas were considering the next step in their careers, Natalya, Eva Marie and newcomer, Paige, were all working on their respective romantic relationships. Paige decided to put an end to her budding romance after realizing that they just weren’t a match. Nattie and her WWE Superstar husband, Tyson Kidd™, were working through the ups and downs of their second year of marriage, and Eva Marie and her husband put their relationship, as well as her relationship with WWE, at risk when he began working as her manager.
This season, emotions will rise as all of the ladies must truly learn the art of harmonizing their rocky personal ventures and their in-ring personas. Brie Bella struggles with the injuries endured by her husband, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan™, as well as their fertility issues. Nattie has to overcome some personal obstacles her father is battling, meanwhile dealing with her sister moving in with her and her husband. Eva becomes public enemy number one when word gets out that WWE has big plans in raising her profile. Paige lands a role in WWE Studios’ film “Santa’s Little Helper” co-starring WWE Superstar The Miz™ and wearily ventures into a new romantic relationship. Trinity navigates the unfamiliar terrain of being a stepmom to the children of her husband WWE Superstar, Jimmy Uso™, while also transitioning her in-ring character from a hero to a villain. With each Diva now becoming a serious contender for Nikki’s WWE Divas Championship title, this season is sure to be a knockout.
Season four of E!’s hit “Total Divas” returns on Tuesday, July 7 at 9pm ET/PT followed by the series premiere of E!’s “Hollywood Cycle,” a never before seen look inside the uber-popular, highly competitive world of indoor cycling at LA’s Cycle House.
“Total Divas” is produced by WWE and Bunim-Murray Productions. Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins and Russell Jay are Executive Producers for Bunim-Murray Productions. Kevin Dunn and Chris Chambers are Executive Producers for WWE.
According to one live correspondent, it appeared that Kidd suffered an injury towards the end of the match.
Once the match was over, Natalya raced to the back, Cesaro quickly got into the ring and the referee threw up the infamous “X” sign. Kidd was said to be visibly upset leaving the ring, and appeared to be holding his neck/collarbone.
We are awaiting additional details on Kidd’s condition. Make sure to check back for updates.
Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald recently caught up with former WWE Divas Ivory and Molly Holly to talk about what they have been doing since parting ways with WWE, as well as the current state of women’s wrestling.
Below are some highlights from the interview.
Ivory on what she has been doing since leaving WWE: “I work with dogs and cats all day long. I work by myself, for myself. I’m around 15 or 20 dogs every day of my life. It’s just like wrestling.”
Ivory on the current state of women’s wrestling in WWE: “I was fortunate enough to watch Bayley at NXT, when they had their matches. Those girls were on fire. It’s all around us. Great ladies’ wrestling is all around us. So it has not disappeared by any means.”
Molly Holly on what she has been doing since leaving WWE: “I work at Teen Challenge, which is a worldwide organization that helps people overcome alcohol and drug addiction.”
Molly Holly on catching up with Natalya and watching Madusa go into the WWE Hall Of Fame: “I talked to Nattie [Natalya] a little bit, and I complimented her inducting Madusa. It’s about time. She really paved the way for me. To be able to be there, and she did such an awesome job with her speech. I thought it was great.”
WWE had a large presence at the NBCUniversal “Upfronts” in New York City on Thursday.
Representing WWE at the NYC upfronts were Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Roman Reigns, Titus O’Neil, The Bella Twins, Eva Marie and Natalya.
Below are photos of the WWE Superstars and Divas at the NBCUniversal Upfronts:
Hornswoggle alluded to possibly returning on tonight’s post-Extreme Rules edition of RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He tweeted the following earlier today:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart recently spoke with the folks at Title Match Wrestling about his niece, WWE Diva Natalya. Hart said he believes Natalya has been the best women’s wrestler for years and also praised current WWE Tag-Team Champions Tyson Kidd and Cesaro.
Check out the Bret Hart interview with Title Match Wrestling below:
– Former WWE Diva Kaitlyn and her husband, PJ Braun, are featured on the cover of the latest issue of Iron Man magazine. Kaitlyn tweeted the following photo of the cover:
The following matches were taped prior to Monday’s RAW in Albany, New York for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.
– Bad News Barrett def. Jack Swagger in a short but solid match to kick off the evening. The crowd was having fun with chants during this one, which saw Barrett pick up the pinfall victory after hitting Swagger with his Bull Hammer Elbow.
– A cage is shown hanging above the ring, but is never used, as it is there for the RAW show that follows this Superstars taping.
– Tyson Kidd & Cesaro (with Natalya) def. Los Matadores (with El Torito) in tag-team action in the second of two matches taped for Superstars. This was a non-title affair. The crowd seemed to be behind Kidd and Cesaro more as babyfaces than the actual babyface team. In the end, Cesaro and Kidd picked up the “W” to close out the Superstars taping.
WWE Diva Layla made her in-ring return at the WWE live event in Dortmund, Germany on Friday night.
Layla has been on the sidelines for the past few weeks dealing with an injury, however she finally returned to in-ring competition, as she worked a Divas six-person tag-team match on the show.
Layla teamed up with Emma and Natalya to defeat the trio of Cameron, Tamina Snuka and Rosa Mendes.
The WWE Diva wrote the following on social media about her return, which includes a photo of her at the show.
– WWE has announced the Divas for the number one contender battle royal on Monday’s RAW in London, England. Competing in the battle royal will be Natalya, Naomi, Emma, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, Alicia Fox, Cameron, Brie Bella and Paige, with the winner receiving a Divas title shot against Nikki Bella at this month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
– WWE executive Michael Hayes is teasing surprises for RAW and/or SmackDown this week. The WWE personality tweeted the following:
OK London, taking off in about 20 minutes!!!! The Tour is kicking ass, and surprises for TV this week, see ya soon!!!
The following matches were taped for tonight’s post-WrestleMania 31 edition of WWE SmackDown this past Tuesday in Fresno, California.
– Randy Orton vs. Big Show
– Natalya vs. Naomi
– Roman Reigns interview with Byron Saxton
– The Miz vs. R-Truth
– Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper
– Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
For complete spoilers for tonight’s WWE SmackDown, click here.
– UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, along with the rest of the Four Horsewomen, are in attendance for WrestleMania 31 tonight. For a photo of the four with WWE Diva Natalya, and notes on their possible involvement on the show tonight, click here.
– Sting recently spoke with the folks at ATHLEAN-X about his workout and training advice. Check out the video below to see Sting, without his face-paint, talking about his workout.
– Variety’s Marc Graser attended the WWE Business Partner Summit on Saturday. Graser posted the following tweets on his official Twitter account about some new WWE programming, as well as the return of Tough Enough.
#WWE to announce 8 new series for the #WWENetwork on Monday, including "Divas Search" and an animated show with Seth Green.
WrestleMania is right around the corner. Although the build has been a little subpar, it’s still WrestleMania so it should be entertaining. Here’s how yours truly expects it all to play out.
Tyson Kidd & Cesaro (Tag Team Champions) vs. The New Day vs. Los Matadores vs. The Usos
Kidd and Cesaro really deserve better than the pre-show treatment, but hey, what can you do? This is clearly between the Usos and the champs, as the other two teams are simply jobbers eating up space. Expect a few entertaining spots between the two, with Naomi and Natalya ultimately playing a role in the outcome. In the end, the champs will retain after Cesaro pins one of the Usos.
Winners: Kidd & Cesaro by pinfall
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Remember a few weeks back when Stephanie McMahon was on Raw promoting this battle royal as the most important thing since Hogan/Andre at WrestleMania III? So much for that, as it’s now on the pre-show. Hideo Itami has been added to the match after winning a tournament at Axxess over the weekend. I think they will use this as an attempt to put over NXT and increase viewership by having Itami pick up the win after hitting the GTS. Expect Mizdow to eliminate Miz during this one as well to set up a match between the two next month at Extreme Rules.
Winner: Hideo Itami
Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins
This could easily be one of the most entertaining matches of the night, as Orton and Rollins are two of the best workers in the business. It will be filled with multiple near-falls, and J&J will undoubtedly try to help Rollins pick up the win. It’s hard to say what the hell they’re doing with this one, especially considering they blew the payoff for Orton weeks ago. I still think Orton wins and it will be a rough night for Mr. Money in the Bank (more on that later).
