Monday, November 25, 2013

The Total Survivor

If you didn't catch the Thanksgiving Week tradition that is Survivor Series you missed Roman Reigns become the sole survivor in a traditional 7-on-7 match, John Cena retained his title against Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton retained his Championship, Big E Langston defeated Curtis Axel, the Beard & the Best beat the Wyatts, Mark Henry made a return against Ryback and we got a hint of a possible Centon feud at the end of the show. Oh! and you missed the Total Divas take on the non-"Total Divas" in a 7-on-7 elimination match.




First out was Alicia Fox, eliminated by Naomi.

Second was Rosa Mendes. Eliminated by Cameron.

Summer Rae decided that she was going to try and dance her way into the ring against Nikki Bella. Nikki pulled some dance moves of her own, doing the worm in the middle of the ring. Before eliminating her

Eva Marie was tagged in to face the Hybrid Diva, Kaitlyn. But was eliminated. Kaitlyn also eliminated Naomi.

Bri Bella came into the Ring, eliminating Kaitlyn. But was eliminated by Aksana. Nikki Bella avenged her sister, eliminating Aksana with an awesome new move.



Nikki was forced to face Tamina, but was able to get away and forced to tag in the newbie JoJo for her first on screen match. She was eliminated by AJ.



Natalya enters the match for the first time, eliminating Tamina and AJ with a sharpshooter. Leaving Natalya as the Sole Survivor of the Divas Elimination Match. Also leaving the Total Divas as the Sole Survivors!



What did you think of the Survivor Series? What do you think this will mean for the divas tonight on RAW?

xoxo,

Total Divas Blogger

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Main Event - November 6, 2013

I'm sure you've heard the buzz about Main Event's divas match, where Nikki Bella faced Alicia Fox. There is no denying this was a good match. Nikki pulled a few more tricks out of her bag, showing some of her own improvement in the ring since her injury. It looks like Bri isn't the only twin working with her boyfriend on her in-ring skills. Whether you love or hate John Cena, there is no denying man has talent. He doesn't always get to show exactly how much talent he has in the ring. Instead, most of the time people will only see the huge amount of energy he brings and not real talent he possesses. 

Nonetheless, congratulations to Nikki on her victory against Foxy last night! 



xo, Total Divas Blogger 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Life After WWE



As most of you know, former WWE diva turned Gracie JiuJitsu-Self Defense trainer Eve Torres was in Florida last week with WWE. She taught two self defense classes to the WWE divas and the NXT divas. She also spent time backstage at Smackdown. During her busy time in Tampa, WWE.com caught up with the former diva and had an interview with her. They posted the interview earlier today, sending her fans into a craze (especially when she had a live YouTube interview later).

They asked her about her life after WWE, if she would consider coming back to the Squared Circle, and many other things. If you haven't read the article, you definitely should check it out... Eve: I needed to share this.



Since Eve left in January of this year, she has been building her custom home, planning her wedding to fellow Gracie JiuJitsu trainer, Rener Gracie, teaching self defense classes, and even filmed her very first movie (who doesn't want to see Eve kick butt in a movie?)! WWE reached out to Eve to come to the WWE Performance Center and teach the women self defense classes, which she was more than happy to do. Every woman should know how to defend themselves. And it seems from the pictures & tweets that the other superstars were happy to see Eve at SmackDown. 

Eve talks about finding herself in WWE and working with the rest of the girls in the back in the interview. She really doesn't hold much back. 

She reveals that she doesn't talk to many people anymore, but she keeps in contact with other former WWE Diva, Maryse; who posted a picture of them at Miz's birthday dinner together. Eve says she talks to Natalya a lot, and sometimes recieves "funny text every once in a while" from AJ and Kaitlyn. She even gives props to AJ on her work as WWE Divas' Champion. 

The interviewer asks Eve her thoughts on Total Divas. She tells that the idea was around when she left the company, but she had no interest in being on the show. "I'd probably be the boring one. There's no 'Eve Mode,' that's for sure. I'd be in the background drinking vegetable juice," Eve says about the possibility of being cast on the show. 

The last question they asked Eve is the question that everyone wants to know. Does she see herself coming back to the Divas Division? Her answer: No. "I will never say never," she later said in another interview. I know that we would for sure love to see Eve back in the ring. But, it looks that right now it won't be happening any time soon. 



Make sure you read the article for Eve's fulls answers!! Eve Torres Talks Life After WWE



xoxo, Total Divas Blog 

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Nikki Bella Pose

I'm sure you have all seen Nikki Bella's selfies on Instagram. If you haven't you really should check out her selfies. Have you ever noticed that in a lot of them she holds up one hand to her shoulder? Well @PrettySlamma (Ashley) has.

Ashley took a photo doing the "Nikki Bella Pose" as she called it. And who would have known that Nikki would notice it. The next two days, she and her friends took group photos doing the "Nikki Bella Pose" only for Nikki to reply back to them. That started the "Daily Nikki Bella Pose" that Ashley does every day. She has done up to THIRTY ONE photos. That's Crazy!

She even dressed up as Nikki for Halloween, being one of the few fans that Nikki posted on her instagram. Who would have known?



And now, some of Ashley's friends have joined in on the fun. They send her their pictures and she posts them on her own instagram & twitter as well. She also has a separate instagram account that she started just for the Nikki Bella Pose (dailynikkibellapose) Looks like she may have something in the making....

Do you want to try out the Nikki Bella Pose? Send it to Ashley!





xoxo, Total Divas Blogger

Bella's Birthday Project

As many of you know, the Bella Twins birthday is coming up on November 21! One of our blog fans, @PrettySlamma will be making a video for the twins' birthday. You can send in pictures, edits, messages, videos, etc. If you want to contribute just send in your items to prettyslamma@gmail.com or tweet them to Ashley.

Everything must be in by November 18, 2013.

If you have any questions you can tweet Ashley.



xoxo ,

Total Divas Blogger

Steve Harvey gets Divafied

If you were lucky enough to be watching TV today at 2:00 pm ET, you were lucky enough to catch four of the Total Divas on the Steve Harvey show. The Bella Twins and the Funkadactyls took over the daytime TV show talking about the return of the reality show, WWE, and their relationships. If you haven't been able to see it yet, you definitely should.


And remember, only FIVE more days until the return of Total Divas! 

xo, Total Divas Blogger

Monday, November 4, 2013

Gracie Brothers Cover South Bay Magazine

Even though we are a site for Total Divas, we want to send our congratulations to Rener & Ryron Gracie who are featured on the cover of South Bay Magazine!! In the article, they talk about Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and it's history. And if you pick up the magazine, you may even find some exclusive pictures inside!

If you can't get a copy of this magazine, you can read it online here!

Make sure you check it out!!!


Make sure you follow Rener Gracie & Ryron Gracie on twitter! 

xoxo, Total Divas Blogger 

WOW! Total Divalicious Costumes

On Halloween, we got to see the Divas choice of Halloween costumes. WWE posted the pictures from their holiday inspired session. Things ranged from Disney to superheroes. Check out the photos here:

@NatbyNature

@NaomiWWE

 @LaRosaMendes & @WWECameron

@ReneeYoungWWE

 @AksanaWWE

 @itsJoseann

 @natalieevamarie

 @RealSummerWWE

@AliciaFoxy

@KaitlynWWE

What do you think of the divas Halloween costumes this year? 

xo, Total Divas Blogger

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Self Defense Seminars

Last week Eve Torres tweeted that she would be visiting Tampa, FL and reconnecting with some old friends. This only lead fans to ponder what she would be doing in Tampa (where SmackDown was being filmed). Tuesday Eve later instagramed a photo with the divas of WWE after teaching a self defense class! Natalya, AJ Lee, Summer Rae, and Eva Marie were just some of the girls there. Later that night, both Natalya & Eve posted a photo from backstage SmackDown. Nothing like a little Deja Vu, right? We haven't seen Eve since January when she left WWE, except for her occasional small signing or Hospital visit for the company. It was good to see her spending some time with the Superstars & Divas. From their tweets, it would appear that she is DEFINITELY missed backstage.

Right now, her main focus seems to be on her wedding in 2014. She & Rener just finished their home in late June, which is beautiful by the way. Now she can focus solely on her wedding, from her engagement photos it appears that it will be taking place on April 13, 2014. I can't wait to see her wedding dress!

Maybe one day she will make her return to WWE, from twitter it seems like most people miss seeing her every week.

Tell us, would you want to see Eve make a return to WWE in the future? Or do you think she will stick to working with Gracie JiuJistu and the occasional small appearance for WWE?


xo, Total Divas Blog




Total Diva Halloween

Happy Late Halloween!

This year there were a lot of Total Diva Halloween costumes! The divas actually took the time to spread some of the costumes they thought were great!!!

From Nikki Bella : (@baciamibella on Instagram)







From Bri Bella (@briannagc on Instagram):




From Natalya (@NatbyNature on Twitter):






Daniel Bryan Q&A at Wizard World Comic-Con

Have you had the chance to see Daniel Bryan's Q&A at Comic Con from before Hell in a Cell? If you haven't make sure you watch the video. He talks about Total Divas, John Cena, training with Shawn Michaels & William Regal, and much more. You won't want to miss this hilarious video.

Daniel Bryan Comic Con in Nashville 2013


Total Divas Returns Nov. 10!!!

Sorry for the delay in posts! Things have been hectic for the bloggers here. But we're ready to get this show back on the road.

If you kept up with the show on E! Network during the summer you definitely saw all of the drama that unfolded. From Bri & Bryan moving to Arizona, the Funkadactyls trying to go separate ways, Jojo's jealousy over Eva, Nikki being injured, and Natalya's wedding. But nonetheless, the show was able to capture and keep everyone's attention (WWE fans & non-WWE fans alike).

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEWS HERE:





Tomorrow marks exactly ONE week until the second part of the first season airs. And honestly, I don't think I've been more excited. The preview shows that there is even MORE drama to come in the newest episodes. By the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the Tons of Funk girls are still on the greatest of terms. Ariane & Vinny head off to therapy, and in turn have some interesting ideas to try out. However, Ariane doesn't seem to the only one having some relationship issues. Bri grows more and more frustrated with Bryan, Nikki even calls her sister "needy." But it seems that one half of the Bellas will get their fairy tale ending. Nikki and John move in together, but Nikki doesn't seem all that happy with some of the conditions. Natalya and TJ are already having some post-wedding drama, involving one Fandango. Eva Marie joins the Bellas, but the famous phrase "Bellas Gonna Ball" might be turning into "Bellas Gonna Fall." Though, if you know the Bellas, I don't think they will be "falling" anytime soon. However, it seems that WWE has Ms. Eva Marie continuing to go after Nikki's man, John. Which isn't that well thought out of a plan if you ask me, I mean just look at her instagram or her husband's instagram, they are VERY happy with each other. Nonetheless, it appears that we may be getting what a lot of people want: Twin vs. Twin, or more like Bella Boyfriend vs. Bella Boyfriend (again). Which if you have been watching RAW & SmackDown, a twin feud is looking highly possibly as of late. From the preview we get a glimpse of everything to come, except for what's next for the other newbie, JoJo.

What do you expect to happen from the newest episodes of Total Divas? And honestly, from what you have seen from this point, would you want WWE & E! to continue on with the show?


xoxo, Total Divas Blogger


Friday, June 7, 2013

The Unhappiest of Birthdays…


             

           First on behalf of this blog I would like to send a Happy Belated Birthday to Natalya. I’m sure despite everything her birthday was wonderful. Check Instagram if you don’t believe me. I’m not much a bobsledder or a person to go anywhere nears a zip line but she seemed to be having fun. So... on Raw we see Divas. And not just any Divas… we see the Total Divas. First we see Tons of Funk with their funkalicious dancers Naomi and Cameron. Two total Divas. And then behind them we see Natalya dancing away. Three total Divas! The Great Khali and Tons of Funk gearing up for a match. They are going against the Three Man Band. You never realize what you are watching until you actually have to type it up. A group called Tons of Funk versus a band of misfits. One would wonder why we are seeing a match with these six random people. Well we are lucky enough to see an extra special clip from earlier in the day or like ten minutes before we got this show on the road.  Heath Slater wanted a piece of Natalya’s perfectly pink frosted cake. It’s Natalya’s birthday so if she doesn’t want to share with a loser she shouldn’t have too! Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre couldn’t take a hint and Heath does the unthinkable. He takes Natalya’s cake and pushes it into Hornswoggle’s face. Way to ruin a cake and good job to you. But alas we get redemption. 3MB loses and the winning team and total Divas celebrate. After this dancing celebration we are introduced to the wonderful singing styles of Natalya’s Punjabi Playboy, The Great Khali. I think he sang her happy birthday. If he didn’t we will just pretend he did. And our glowing 3rd generation diva looks ecstatic and happy. That wasn’t the happy ending we all desired for the 3G diva. A matrix of evil ruined her birthday.
 I guess we can call them just for today evil twin spawn Nikki and Brie Bella.  We all must understand that The Bellas are the greatest bitches existing in WWE. No one is playing a bitch better and it helps that there is two of them. Have any of you been taunted by twin bitches? My guess is no. If you have I think you feel Natalya’s pain. Natalya and her bff Kaitlyn (who is not a total diva at all) are facing the Total Divas Nikki and Brie Bella. I feel like after seeing all five ladies I must watch the show. Hey WWE, stop sending me subliminal messages! The Bellas win (don’t feel like recapping the match not about that life) and you would think that the match would be over. Natalya is pinned and The Bellas get to shake their booties back up the ramp. But as Twin Bitches, they can’t let it go. So one slaps the taste out of Natalya’s mouth, I would like to call this the insult. Then to add we hear a rendition of “Happy Birthday” fit for a loser. This singing is the injury.  The Bella Twins cannot sing at all. My ears and my heart hurt at this moment. The Queen of Harts was in the ring crying on her birthday. So not only did she lose she has to cry. I’m also convinced that she went up the ramp and enjoyed the rest of her birthday.Maybe Nikki and Brie bought Nattie something for her birthday.  I understand fact and fiction or in this case reality versus storyline.
             After seeing all five stars of Total Divas and no promo I feel like I have to see this show even more. They aren’t forcing it down my throat yet, like that damn WWE App. If you follow all of these women on Instagram or Twitter you will see that they are still filming. Recently, Natalya and Nikki Bella went shopping. I’m so interested in that part. Cameron was a sick Funkadactyl but she put on her red bottoms and filmed. I think the possibilities are endless for this show. And right now as they gear up for a premiere I wonder what else WWE has up their sleeves. Will we see Team (insert name here) shirts? I would buy a Team Natalya shirt in all seriousness. Will we see Eva Marie and Jojo hanging with Natalya on her birthday? Who knows! The longer I wait these ideas will just swarm in my head with no consequences.  My ultimate hope in my wacky mind is that… I’ll just save it for next time.

 With warm regards,
The Total Divas Blogger 

My Dream Cast


So now it is my turn to share who would be in my dream cast of Total Divas. I need some dramatic music
My dream cast would consist of Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Maryse Ouellet and Paige!!!
Nikki and Brie are already featured on the show and I wanted to keep them.

Obviously I have many reasons.
Nikki Bella: Okay so I decided to keep this Bella Twin. I have my reasons. Through the promo she is going to draw people to their TV screens. I can just imagine people watching E! Seeing the promo and wanting to watch. I think she appeals to an audience of people who can relate to this Bella Twin. I think we all have a little bit of this Bella’s personality inside of us. She exudes confidence and her character is probably more escalated and dramatized because this is reality TV.

Brie Bella: I feel like you can’t have one twin without the other. Brie is someone that we see but don't really hear from her. I think Nikki will be painted as rambunctious and Brie will be chill. We just need a contrast. We need to see that just because two people look alike that doesn’t mean they necessarily act the same.

Alicia Fox: I had to choose the Foxy one. I don’t get to see her much on WWE TV and when I do I feel shorted. She has tons of personality. If you have time check out her episode of Outside of the Ring. She is far from boring. I think in the right situation Foxy would have been an excellent addition to the show.

Maryse:  I honestly feel that if Maryse was still a Diva she would the star of this show.  I wouldn’t have been surprised if she won the title just so she could have it to promote the show. Maryse is the definition of diva. With her Louboutin shoes and her impeccable style she would rock the socks off of E! Viewers. Maryse would be the most enjoyable because you would see a true character shift from her in ring persona to who she is outside of the ring.

Paige: So this one is my wild card. I like Paige. What I’ve caught of doing Indy shows and NXT I say that she is a star. As soon as she is called up I think my heart will flutter. I want her perspective. She is in NXT but she does house shows sometimes. It would be nice to see a view of someone who is in between not necessarily on the main roster but not a super rookie. Plus, Paige has so much support from fans already I can imagine what this show would do for her.

 This doesn't mean by any means that I don't like the current cast. I just love to mix things up and be slightly difficult. You will all learn this soon.

I'm actually surprised at the Divas I chose. I actually wouldn't mind seeing a different set of women for the next season. The show hasn't even started yet and I'm ready for a next season. And if anyone from E! is reading this they should have an E! special for the divas during the weekend this show premieres. Like E! True Hollywood Story: WWE Divas or E! Presents: WWE Divas: Past, Present and Future. I think more people would watch the show if they showed something that informed them about WWE Divas and women in wrestling. These ideas just fly when I start writing. So now you all have two examples of a "Total Divas" recast. Who will be your fab five?
Have a Fab Day,
Total Divas Blogger 

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

A Dream Total Divas Cast

So before I reached out to all of you for your answers I decided to ask one of my favorite contributors, the second and equally as important Total Divas Blogger. I asked her this question and she gave wonderful thought.
The Fab Five: Natalya, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, the Funkadactyls, & two Rookies.
Honestly these would not be my fab five. If I had the power I would rid them of everyone.

 MY Fab Five would consist of Eve Torres, Maryse, Brie Bella, Emma, and Sasha.

From left to right Eve Torres, Maryse Ouellet, Brie Bella, Emma, Sasha Banks
 I think that these five women are fantastic we could see definitely some interesting storylines. Eve, Maryse, & Brie are already friends. Then we have Emma and Sasha, two divas from NXT that not many people have paid attention to. I think that if they had a group that were already friends and people were used to it then it would make it easier to welcome in the rookies, except there would have to be drama between the groups, just as there always is in reality TV. But the audience gets to see the relationships grow and develop between the three divas they already know while introducing them to these newbies. But they will definitely have to get the people used to the new ones because they are always opposed to change it seems. They hate how girls can be models and divas, but the truth of the matter is there were some very respected divas, some of the greats, were models before they became divas. For example Trish Stratus, 2013 Hall of Famer; she was a fitness model before her career in WWE. But do people remember that before they begin to judge the new girls that WWE has picked for moving up the food chain? No. They just start judging these women on their past instead of how they really work in the ring.
    Seeing Eve, Maryse, and Brie would definitely be a good group of girls that are already Divas. They are well loved and each has their strengths and weakness in the field. But they are also good friends outside of the the ring, having them on the show would allow their fans and other viewers the chance to see how they manage their friendship, relationships, and other aspects of life on the road and off. Maryse and Miz & Eve and Rener are about to get married, WWE could think about using the stresses of preparing wedding as forms of their drama. Brie is dating Daniel, it could allow for some drama in a different aspect of a relationship. I think it would allow fans to see what it is really like for their favorites to not always be having the perfect day and life. They could play with their characters and use that to their advantage. Is their character similar to their actual personality? Would Eve play the heel that we were introduced to right before she left WWE or would Maryse play the beautiful French-Canadian that loved to put her hand in your face when she had heard quite enough? Then there is Brie. Would she play the "loser" hating girl we see that we see her and her sister portray on the show? Or would see the sweet, cute girl that posts the Instagram photos of herself and her boyfriend, Bryan Danielson? Either way I think it would allow the girls to develop new relationships with their fans, both the older divas and the rookies that people are getting a first glimpse at.
Now we challenge you to make up your own list of the Fab Five. Who would you want to see on WWE's newest reality show about the divas. Would you want past, current, future divas?




xoxox
Total Divas Blogger

Total Divas Dream Cast


Hello all,  WWE TV
            So Total Divas doesn’t start until July. What am I going to do with myself and this blog until then? So I decided, with the help of a trusted friend, to do something that has readers interacting with the blog. I would love to read comments and all those wonderful opinions out there. 
My question for you all is:
            Who would be in your dream cast of Total Divas? Why would you choose these Fab Five?

  I know that it is too soon to go around and change things but let’s pretend we are running this show. Some of us would replace the whole cast, while others would replace one or two people. I am just sticking to the fab five because Jojo and Eva Marie are perfect to me for many reasons. The main reason is that this show needs a rookie perspective. We have these “Total Divas” and then we get to see women who want to be Total Divas. 


Natalie Eva Marie
Joseann Offerman
I’m excited to see the capacity
they use Jojo and Eva and I hope they garner some fan support through the show. If you follow these two on Instagram you can see that they are actually traveling to Raw and Smackdown. I'm not quite sure what they do backstage but I know they look flawless in all pictures. I’m not happy that fans are ruling Jojo and Eva out before getting to see what they can do. They talk about when WWE hires models and not real “wrestlers”. I can understand that perspective. I would love to see some Indy women's wrestlers step inside the ring on WWE TV. But I can see that WWE  has models turned wrestlers who were very successful. Trish was a fitness model first; Victoria/Tara was a model. So excuse me and others for wanting to give these two a chance. I want them to surprise me and be so damn talented. They made it this far and were picked out of all the other hopefuls, so why not give them a chance this gives me an idea to write an actual article about giving them a chance. Maybe another time. Okay, I was ranting a bit. I’m leaving you all to make your own decisions. There are no rules. I am giving myself some time to make my own answer as well. We don’t want to rush genius now do we? I’ve also asked another contributor to give her scoop of what she would like to see. So choose five divas and explain why you would want them on the show. Past, former, current, rookie divas are at your disposal. Well not like that but you can select whoever you want so get to typing!!
                                               xoxo 
Total Divas Blogger :)