The WWE Total Divas Thread

[rzombie1988]

Holy shit, I didn't know this happened..

 

I saw Norman at some WWE Wrestlemania Fanfest event a few years ago. I got a picture and asked him who he thought was the next big star in FCW at the time. He just looked at me and went "huh?".

[Reed]

IMO, since Total Divas is, like, 95% scripted, they need to go all out and turn it into a soap opera. I'm tired of the same "Cena/TJ/Bryan accidentally pisses off Nikki/Natalya/Brianna but they make up by the end of the episode" storyline. A show needs drama if it's to have longevity.

 

Like, maybe, John's long-lost Mexican cousin Juan Cena (who looks exactly like Cena except he has a twirly mustache and speaks in bad-sounding Spanish) comes to visit for a while, hits on Nikki when Cena's out, and she spends the rest of the show wondering how to tell him his cousin is a sleazeball.

 

Or Nattie and TJ adopt a young girl from the orphanage only to find out she's 35, with a rare generic disorder that makes her look 10, and is, in fact, a murdering psychopath who wants TJ for herself.

 

All this = bigger ratings than the Walking Dead.

[Go2Sleep]

Craziest thing about Total Divas is that, IMO, it's actually the guys who are the stars of the show.  Cena's weird rant about the laundry is 100x more interesting than anything Eva Marie has done so far. Likewise, Vinny just owns the screen any time he appears.

 

Makes me wonder why WWE never pitched a Cena reality show. He obviously doesn't have huge issues with having cameras around all the time and it would probably do great ratings.

 

I think it's just that "the guys" are the characters we're already interested in because they've been in our favorite tv series for years and this is a slightly different role for them. I'm sure everyone on this board is more interested in watching Daniel Bryan, John Cena, or even Jimmy Uso than Eva Marie, but I'd be interested to hear a non-wrestling fan's view on the show.

 

Personally, I love all the suits on the show. Steph in full corporate executive mode and that one guy Mark who is always lurking backstage or making a phone call just as soon as the plot needs to advance make the show for me.

[KidKash202]

Just watched last weeks episode. THe show was so much better to me when everything wasn't focused on Eva Marie and/or Bellas. I know the Bellas got some shine this week but most of the show focused on Trin/Arieanne/Vinny/Uso. Good show this week.

[Reed]

On a show that's generally pretty disposable and comes off as fake, Gizmo getting put down was genuinely heart-breaking.

[Big Fresh]

Another great week for JoJo. She really is the future of the Divas.

[ebbie]

The drama between Brie and Nikki broke my heart. Not really. But still. They have been teasing stuff with them. Maybe they will pull the trigger with Brie snapping and putting Nikki's leg in a submission DB taught her. idk what it would be. #TeamBrie

 

Sucks for Nattie to lose her cat.

 

Naomi's ass is unreal.

[Niners Fan in CT]

So Nattie drunk dials Steph next week?

[NikoBaltimore]

As a former pet owner I'm not ashamed to say I got misty-eyed seeing the parts about Gizmo.  That was extremely sad to watch.  Everything from them hearing the news to Tyson breaking down backstage was just really tough.  The new cat is adorable though.  The rest of the episode was fine, not a fan of Bellas insulting each other though.

[Big Fresh]

I found it morbidly amusing that several time TJ was ok and ready for his match, then Nattie would say, "and remember, this is for Gizmo" and then he would turn into a blubbering mess.

I'm not blaming him for it, but for fuck's sake Nattie, shut up about the cat until after his match!

[Wooderson]

Naomi's ass is unreal.

 Word. Seeing her in the bikini made me realize how lousy/unflattering her ring gear is.

 

I'm not ashamed (on DVDVR anyways) to say that "Total Divas" is my favorite show.

 

And I'm looking forward to Natty's drunk dial next week.

[Rev Ray]

The calls are all stories about her uncle Bret.

[mco543]

I dont have a lot of experience with pets but am I alone in thinking that it was alittle creepy or morbid that TJ got her a cat that looks nearly identical to the deceased Gizmo?

[KidKash202]

I dont have a lot of experience with pets but am I alone in thinking that it was alittle creepy or morbid that TJ got her a cat that looks nearly identical to the deceased Gizmo?

 

Funny that my father did the same thing when our first cat died. Tiger mask

[Reed]

I dont have a lot of experience with pets but am I alone in thinking that it was alittle creepy or morbid that TJ got her a cat that looks nearly identical to the deceased Gizmo?

 

I remember when Maryse's tiny small brown dog ran away and she soon replaced it with...another tiny small brown dog, to the point people on twitter were actually asking her if she'd found the first one.

 

You could say it's weird, but people can be drawn to certain breeds. Nattie clearly has a thing for grumpy-looking cats that look even more annoyed when she dresses them up in terrible outfits.

[Overly Critical Man]

 

Or Nattie and TJ adopt a young girl from the orphanage only to find out she's 35, with a rare generic disorder that makes her look 10, and is, in fact, a murdering psychopath who wants TJ for herself.

 

But Nattie's already feuding with AJ.

[Buy Me a Burrito]

I dont have a lot of experience with pets but am I alone in thinking that it was alittle creepy or morbid that TJ got her a cat that looks nearly identical to the deceased Gizmo?

Funny that my father did the same thing when our first cat died. Tiger mask

Sadly that cat died after too many head drops.

[Go2Sleep]

There goes my idea for a Gizmo vs. Josey dream match.

[RonL21]

Does that talent relations duo really have that much power?  If I didn't know anything, I would think they were producers/bookers.  I would think HHH or Stephanie would tell Trinity that they had big plans for her.  They showed Road Dogg talking to the Bellas one time about the layout of their match and that was like the first episode.  The rest of the time it was the guy or the lady telling them everything they had to do from matches to appearances.

[Casey]

I want to know who Trinity's aborted storyline love interest was supposed to be. Xavier Woods?

[RonL21]

I want to know who Trinity's aborted storyline love interest was supposed to be. Xavier Woods?

 

Titus O'Neil.  No idea why that wouldn't work at all.  I'm sure the audience would've ate it up.

[Fat Spanish Waiter]

Does that talent relations duo really have that much power? If I didn't know anything, I would think they were producers/bookers. I would think HHH or Stephanie would tell Trinity that they had big plans for her. They showed Road Dogg talking to the Bellas one time about the layout of their match and that was like the first episode. The rest of the time it was the guy or the lady telling them everything they had to do from matches to appearances.

As if Hunter deals with the fucking diva division.

[RonL21]

 

Does that talent relations duo really have that much power? If I didn't know anything, I would think they were producers/bookers. I would think HHH or Stephanie would tell Trinity that they had big plans for her. They showed Road Dogg talking to the Bellas one time about the layout of their match and that was like the first episode. The rest of the time it was the guy or the lady telling them everything they had to do from matches to appearances.

As if Hunter deals with the fucking diva division.

 

 

Hunter deals with all divisions equally!

[Fat Spanish Waiter]

I keep trying to imagine Hunter plotting out a long term booking plan for the Bella's and AJ and I just mentally picture him smashing his laptop into a thousand pieces.

[Rev Ray]

Weren't they also teasing that Fandango was making a play for her early on in his run? (not the TJ/Nattie incident on total divas).  I remember him popping in on her interivew time in the back during a RAW.