– The latest edition of WWE’s “Behind The Match” YouTube series featuring Rey Mysterio walking fans through his World Heavyweight Championship victory at WrestleMania 22. You can check out that video below:
– The following is yet another preview clip for Sunday’s season one finale episode of WWE Total Divas:
– WWE Superstars Sheamus, Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, along with WWE Diva Alicia Fox, hosted an anti-bullying rally on Wednesday afternoon at the Hillside Youth Center in Fort Lewis, Washington. The company is in the area for the annual “Tribute To The Troops” special, which takes place on Thursday evening.
– The following is another Diva-Dirt clip from this Sunday’s season one finale episode of Total Divas. The clip features Nikki Bella telling John Cena her plans on having a family together.
– WWE Superstar Mark Henry is apparently telling friends that he is going to wrestle for two more years, when his current contract is set to expire, and then he wants to retire from in-ring competition and work with children in urban communities in some form or fashion.
– WWE has added the following video footage of WWE Diva and Total Divas star Naomi’s JET Magazine photo shoot:
[Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]
The “Diva Dirt” website recently added video footage of Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella’s engagement party, which will air as part of the season one finale episode of WWE Total Divas on E! this Sunday night at 10:00pm E.T.
The video, which you can see below, is accompanied by the following description: “Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan host an engagement party. Total Divas airs Sundays at 10pm ET on E!”
– The following is the official synopsis for next week’s Total Divas, which will be the season one finale episode:
“Ready to Ride: In the Season 1 finale, Bryan pops the question to Brie in a romantic setting; at the same time, Nikki feels uncertain about her future with John Cena after a heated discussion about marriage and children; and the first meeting between Eva Marie’s fiance and her family goes horribly wrong.”
– Diamond Dallas Page added a new video to his official YouTube channel featuring bloopers from his recent Black Friday commercial shoot. You can check that out below:
As noted in our full WWE live event report from Sunday’s show in Yakima, Washington, WWE Superstar Fandango came to the ring with a heart painted on his belly-button and the words, “I Love Nattie” written on his body. Fandango worked a mixed-tag-team match on the show with Summer Rae, losing to The Great Khali and Natalya.
There is speculation that WWE may be running an angle between the two stemming from the recent jealousy incident on Total Divas where Natalya’s real-life fiancee’ Tyson Kidd helped train Eva Marie, leading to Natalya trying to get him jealous by working with Fandango.
For those interested, you can read a full report from the WWE live event in Yakima on the main page.
– Next week’s Total Divas will feature footage of Daniel Bryan’s proposal to Brie Bella. Here’s a preview:
“Daniel Bryan looks to take his relationship to another level with Brie Bella.”
– Below is this week’s After Total Divas video with Renee Young and Alicia Fox:
“Alicia Fox and Renee Young break down all the action from this week’s episode of “Total Divas””
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin interviewed Jim Cornette on Sunday morning. The Cornette interview will air on his “Steve Austin Show” podcast on Thursday. Austin tweeted:
Helluva talk w @TheJimCornette on the #steveaustinshow. Coming this Thursday. Do not miss it.
— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) December 8, 2013
– WWE Diva Natalya is dedicating tonight’s episode of Total Divas to her cat Gismo, who passed away a few weeks ago. Natalya tweeted:
Tonight's episode of #TotalDivas is one that's really close to my heart…dedicated to the memory of Gismo #family pic.twitter.com/F2BZd6b7Do
— Natalya (@NatbyNature) December 8, 2013
– Next Sunday night’s edition of Total Divas is the episode that will feature Daniel Bryan’s real-life proposal to Brie Bella.
– Lex Luger’s autobiography is scheduled for a paperback release in May of 2014.
– The following is the official synopsis for the new “WWE #1” comic book, which was written by WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley:
“Pandemonium Squared,” Part 1 of 4. An all-new adventure straight from the world of WWE’s powerful, ongoing clashes. It all starts with a fierce battle between WWE Champion John Cena and Mark Henry, but quickly turns into all-out chaos! Soon virtually every WWE Superstar faces off in a no-holds-barred Brawl to End it All – but what has caused the wrestlers to virtually go berserk? Can Vickie Guerrero and Booker T manage such chaos, or will Mr. McMahon have to step in? Featuring CM Punk, Fandango, Sheamus and more! “
– The following is the official preview for tonight’s edition of Total Divas:
“Saying Goodbye: Nattie and TJ are forced to say goodbye to a beloved pet; Trinity has it out with Jon over his jealous behavior; and Nikki’s medical leave causes tensions between herself and Brie.”
– WWE Superstar Sheamus recently put over Goldust in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. Sheamus wrote:
Comeback of the year award should b created just for @DUSTIN_RHODES1. He has been incredible the last few months. Absolute Legend! #Slammy
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) December 8, 2013
– WWE stock took a big hit today, falling 6% to $14.39. The stock opened the day at $15.47, which was the 52-week high.
– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans to vote 2013’s Rookie of the Year. Here are the current results, with over 9,000 votes cast:
– Here’s the latest “After Total Divas” video:
Alicia Fox and Renee Young break down all the action from this week’s episode of “Total Divas”
– WWE released the latest edition of “After Total Divas” for this week, which you can check out below:
– WWE also released the following video preview for next week’s edition of Total Divas:
– WWE Hall Of Famer Gerald Brisco was scouting talent at a wrestling show that featured several mixed-martial-arts fighters in Madison Square Garden this past weekend.
– As seen on WWE Total Divas on Sunday night, WWE Diva Cameron is working on her music career. Cameron revealed the artwork for her first single “Bye Bye,” which is scheduled to be released on iTunes. Cameron tweeted the following:
So you got to hear a sneak peek of my song called “bye bye”. Stay tune for my single/album coming soon #ByeBye pic.twitter.com/nBc10zJECL
— Ariane Andrew (@WWECameron) December 2, 2013
– The season one finale of Total Divas on E! will air on Sunday, Dec. 15 and will be highlighted by former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan asking Brie Bella for her hand in marriage. According to TVGuide.com, the official synopsis for the episode, titled “Ready to Ride,” is as follows: “In the Season 1 finale, Bryan pops the question to Brie in a romantic setting; at the same time, Nikki feels uncertain about her future with John Cena after a heated discussion about marriage and children; and the first meeting between Eva Marie’s fiancé and her family goes horribly wrong.”
The penultimate episode will air on Sunday, Dec. 8. Details are as follows: “Nattie and TJ are forced to say goodbye to a beloved pet; Trinity has it out with Jon over his jealous behavior; and Nikki’s medical leave causes tensions between herself and Brie.”
– Former WWE Diva Amy Weber, who served as John “Bradshaw” Layfield’s image consultant when the Texas native reigned as WWE Champion in 2004 and 2005, was honored with Best Dance Song at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in Hollywood, California last week. She also opened the show with a performance, footage of which is available here.
– In addition to Christian (40) and Jushin “Thunder” Liger (51), two former WWE wrestlers are celebrating birthdays today. “The Z-Man” Tom Zenk turns 55 while Jimmy Del Rey turns 51.
– WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund appeared on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd this week as a celebrity guest picking NFL games.
– New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star Karl Anderson recently revealed his annual salary in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. Anderson tweeted the following:
To set the record straight, for all you marks that keep asking me, I make $640,000 a year, downside. And ppv bonus for when I pop the house.
— Karl Anderson (@Machinegunka) November 29, 2013
– The following is the official video preview for this Sunday’s edition of WWE Total Divas:
– WWE Diva Naomi has been pursuing her music career recently. Her real-life boyfriend Jimmy Uso recently posted the following message on Instagram:
“Late night session with @trinitymccray …..can’t wait till y’all hear this!!!”
– Former WWE Superstar Diamond Dallas Page recently posted the following video on YouTube revealing his new computer workout:
– Two big pro wrestling-related weddings are now official for the early part of 2014. WWE Superstar The Miz and his fiancee, former WWE Diva Maryse are set to get married in February. WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan and his fiancee, current WWE Diva Brie Bella are set to get married in April.
– Many are unaware, but a little known fact about WWE Diva JoJo Offerman, who is also one of the stars of the WWE Total Divas reality show, is that she is the daughter of Major League Baseball legend Jose Offerman.
[Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter]
Sunday’s episode of WWE Total Divas on E! dropped to 920,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Total Divas likely took a hit from competing with WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view and the Sunday Night Football game, which featured the highly anticipated showdown between Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Last week’s episode of Total Divas averaged 1.411 million viewers, so the drop to 920,000 viewers is a pretty significant one.
– Former WWE Superstar Christopher Nowinski will be appearing on “Katie” on Tuesday to discuss traumatic head injuries and his research with The Sports Legacy Institute into CTE.
– The following is the official preview for next Sunday night’s edition of WWE Total Divas: “Ariane encourages Vincent to audition for WWE. Nikki has a difficult time getting used to living with John. Trinity’s relationship with Jon takes a turn when her dad moves in.”
– WWE will be taking part in another “Google Hangout” session on Tuesday at 1pm E.T. to promote Tuesday evening’s premiere of “Christmas Bounty” on ABC Family.
WWE issued the following on Monday:
‘Total Divas’ set to return for second season
LOS ANGELES – E! announced today that the network has picked up a second season of WWE’s smash-hit reality program, “Total Divas”!
“Total Divas” – E!’s strongest new original series in 2013 in total viewers – is scheduled to return in early 2014 for a second season which will feature The Bella Twins’ 30th birthday, Brie’s journey to the altar with Daniel Bryan and much more.
The fan favorite reality series pulls back the curtain on WWE and takes viewers inside the lives of WWE’s Divas, both inside and outside the ring. Produced by WWE and Bunim-Murray Productions, the series, which premiered July 28, follows the Divas as they struggle with the challenges of life in the spotlight, a grueling work and travel schedule and the intense competition for a top spot in WWE.
Season one, which currently ranks as cable’s top-rated reality series in its Sunday time slot in key demographics, follows the private and often complicated lives of some of WWE’s most popular Divas, including Nikki & Brie Bella, Natalya, Cameron & Naomi and Divas-in-training Eva Marie and JoJo.
Along with “Total Divas,” E! also renewed “Hello Ross” and “Eric & Jessie: Game On.” “We are excited to bring back this diverse trio of successful series for second seasons,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Programming & Development, E! “Each of these series feature compelling personalities that offer unique stories and points of view from the world of pop culture. It’s exciting to have this strong line-up of returning series in addition to our other popular core franchises to help propel us into 2014.”
– WWE Superstar Sheamus tweeted a photo himself at the TD Garden in Boston on Sunday night for WWE Survivor Series. Sheamus told his fellow WWE Superstars to “take note.” You can check out the tweet below:
Boston TD Garden. A reminder I was great once & shall be great again. Take note @wwe roster. Sheamus' in da house. pic.twitter.com/hT8OEypdnh
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 24, 2013
– The following is the latest edition of “After Total Divas,” courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel:
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE broadcast member Josh Mathews. The tweet contains a photo of WWE setting up the “expert panel” for tonight’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Hours away now from @WWE #SurvivorSeries Kickoff! All HOF Panel @BookerT5x @BretHart @realmickfoley 7:30e/4:30p Live pic.twitter.com/avw490gp03
— Josh Mathews (@wwejoshmathews) November 24, 2013
– The following is the preview on WWE.com for tonight’s edition of Total Divas, which goes head-to-head with WWE’s own Survivor Series pay-per-view.
‘Total Divas’
DANCING AROUND THE ISSUE
When Tyson Kidd gets a little too cozy with Eva Marie, Natalya ropes in Fandango for some payback. Check out this preview video from the upcoming episode of “Total Divas,” airing tonight at 10/9 CT on E!
– TMZ recentlly reported that WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan’s dog, Asparagus, passed away. Asparagus had been featured a number of times in segments with Bryan and Brie Bella on the WWE Total Divas reality show.
– The official WWE website recently posted a new article about a fan named Lori Medina. Medina won a role in the new “Christmas Bounty” movie, which stars The Miz, by auditioning at WrestleMania AXXESS. You can check out the article online at WWE.com.
– Speaking of “Christmas Bounty,” the ABC Family movie is set to premiere this coming Tuesday, November 26th.
– You can check out a new interview with The Miz at StarryMag.com, where he talks about having his first-ever on-screen kiss in the “Christmas Bounty” movie with his co-star Francia Raisa.
– WWE’s hit original series Total Divas on the E! Network has been renewed for a second season. The announcement was made on last night’s episode of Main Event. Filming for season 2 is already underway.
– The WWE Scooby Doo animated crossover film will be titled, “Scooby Doo and the Curse of the Ghost Bear.” The straight-to-DVD movie will be released in March 2014. The synopsis reads:
“The story will see the Mystery, Inc. gang win tickets for Wrestlemania, only to find the show threatened by the appearance of well, a ghost bear.”
Vince McMahon, AJ Lee, Santino Marella and Brodus Clay are among the WWE talents who are doing voice acting for the film.
– Sunday’s episode of WWE Total Divas on E! drew an average of 1,411,000 viewers, up from the previous week.
– Alberto Del Rio recently did an interview with DigitalSpy.com to promote Sunday’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Unifying The WWE & World Heavyweight Titles: “Of course that can happen, but I don’t think it’s something that we need right now. I think it’s okay if we’ve got the WWE Title with one person and the World Heavyweight title with another one. That way you have two different storylines and you’re talking about two major titles to be defended and be present in every single pay-per-view.”
WrestleMania XXX: “To be honest, no. It’s the same for everybody else, we don’t know what we’re going to be doing. I know I’m gonna be there, that’s for sure. I’m going to be in one of the main matches. I don’t know if it’s going to be for