The following promotional material has been issued by E! for the upcoming season of “Total Divas”, signaling possible cast changes and a new time slot for the show:
“Total Divas” – Tuesday, July 7 at 9:00pm ET/PT
Returning in its fourth season, E!, WWE®and Bunim-Murray Productions continue their look inside the lives of the women of the sports entertainment giant. Cameras once again showcase the professional and personal lives of the WWE Divas: The Bella Twins™(Nikki and Brie Bella), Natalya™ (Nattie), Naomi™, Alicia Fox™, Paige™, and Eva Marie™. Between balancing family, maintaining romantic relationships and constantly fighting for the spotlight, the Divas are up against the odds. However, their unique lifestyles bring them together in a bond of sisterhood like no other.
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May 21, 2015
Changes Being Made to “Total Divas” Cast & Time Slot
May 13, 2015
Most Popular WWE Network Shows from Last Week, What Weekly Show Doesn't Do Good, Other Favorites
The most-watched WWE Network content from last week are as follows:
1. WWE 24: Roman Reigns
2. Chris Jericho interviews Stephanie McMahon
3. WWE NXT, May 6th episode
4. Jerry Springer Too Hot for TV: Love Hurts
5. Extreme Rules
The Cinco de Mayo special with Los Matadores didn't do well and Superstars episodes also don't do too well.
The special on Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show, the previous week’s NXT episode, Culture Shock with Corey Graves, Unfiltered with Renee Young, Mick Foley's Cheap Pops, the ECW Uncensored Volume 3 sneak peek, and a second Jerry Springer episode were also popular among viewers, as well as the last season of Tough Enough and 2014 episodes of Total Divas.
May 6, 2015
Longtime WWE Employee Announces Their Departure
WWE seamstress Sandra Gray of Total Divas fame has left the company as she made the announcement on Twitter after last night's tapings in Ottawa. Gray has worked for WWE for more than 15 years and runs her own vintage clothing business. Raj Giri of WrestlingINC notes that Sandra recently took some time off after her husband became ill in January.
April 30, 2015
WWE Q1 Earnings Call Recap: WrestleMania Success, Network Price Increase?, Total Divas, More
* George Barrios mentions they released their quarterly financial results on their website earlier.
* WrestleMania happened in quarter 1 of 2015, as opposed to quarter 2 2014. This has an effect on the huge profits.
* WrestleMania was the highest grossing live event in WWE history.
* Total Divas was E! network's number one show. Vince McMahon says this is because the Kardashians were on hiatus.
* McMahon mentions Smackdown will move to USA, and thinks that will improve viewership alone.
* McMahon jokingly invites listeners to join Tough Enough.
* 196,000 WWE Network subscribers were international. 94 percent of subscribers access the Network at least once a month.
* "From inception to 3/31/15, WWE Network had attracted nearly 1.8M unique subscribers w/ 74% of subscribers active as of that date"- George Barrios. They aren't going to update subscriber numbers on this call.
* Barrios repeatedly mentioned that WrestleMania was in Q1 this year instead of Q2.
* WWE video game profits improved over 30 percent. WWE Supercard is mentioned as a contributor. PPV revenue was also ahead of expectations.
* The Q&A portion starts. WWE says they're always looking at expanding the advertising model for the Network, but doesn't think it'll be in 2015.
* McMahon says it's possible they could change the price of the Network for WrestleMania or Summerslam, but have to look at the info. He says as of now they're not, but it's possible in the future.
* Most of the WrestleMania PPV buys were international, according to Barrios.
* "Advertisers aren't interested in simple rating. Our programming is engaging. Not just an experience, but immersive."- McMahon
* Laura Martin calls Vince McMahon the best business man of anyone she covers.
* Someone's phone goes off, and their alert tone was Michael Cole yelling "Oh my!"
* Barrios is asked what they've learned incrementally about the sources of churn. Barrios says he doesn't think they've learned anything.
* CableVision in Canada is targeting for cutters. This could open up the possibilities for more deals with Rogers, but they say the Canadian model is different.
March 9, 2015
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February 16, 2015
The Bella Twins Talk About Frustration With NXT
This past weekend a report came out that WWE talent is frustrated with the wrestlers in NXT getting far more time to wrestle and show off during their matches, compared to what the main roster talent gets. The Bella Twins appeared at Comic Con in Indianapolis over the week and talked about having that exact sentiment.
When asked about the women in NXT wrestling lengthy matches while WWE Divas only get a few minutes to work each week, Nikki said that she and Brie were just talking about that the other day. Brie said:
“I was saying that. If I was in NXT I would not wanna come up to the main roster because you get so much time down there. If you come to the live events you’ll see we get a lot of time at the live events. When it comes to TV we get so frustrated because it’s hard to tell a story in 3 minutes and especially when they want an entrance. We want time to wrestle. Especially after watching NXT Rival pay-per-view and seeing them go 20 minutes, it’s like a dream. It’s something we’d love and we’re trying so hard to get more time. There’s a three hour Raw and you can’t give more time to the Divas? But, hopefully in the future.”
The twins also talked about Total Divas, with Brie making note of how silly it is for WWE to have storylines crossover to WWE programming. With Total Divas being taped months in advance, it is difficult to act like events took place on Total Divas the night before.
February 9, 2015
January 25, 2015
Total Divas Recap 01/25/15
It has been a while since things got really, really awkward on E!’s “Total Divas.” Happily for everyone, that calm comes to a screeching halt this week when Rosa Mendes, who’s still on the market, misinterprets Paige’s general flirtatiousness as a romantic overture. One ill-advised advance later, and Paige and Rosa are no longer speaking. This is more because of Rosa’s general embarrassment than a lack of empathy on Paige’s part, though it takes Alicia Fox to bridge the gap between the Divas and bring them to an understanding (Paige in particular is advised to bear in mind how flirty she can be), thus restoring their merry band to full strength.
In our slightly scarier second storyline, Brie Bella is increasingly concerned with home security after a botched burglary of her and Daniel Bryan’s home. Bryan is content with some subtle-yet-effective security measures, but Brie prefers to go all-out, installing a full-on razor wire fence that turns the “Braniel” home into a compound. Bryan, of course, is not consulted on this, and once again, an 11th-hour compromise is needed to bring the couple to common ground.
Eva Marie is physically on the mend from her recent surgery, but an upcoming photo shoot for “Muscle & Fitness Hers” sends her into a crazy workout regiment and brings some deep-seeded body image issues to life. Despite Cameron and Jonathan’s best efforts to curb Eva’s increasingly negative view of herself, it takes a unique experiment with a local artist to get Eva to see the alarming divide between perception and reality. With self-confidence back under her belt, Eva hits the photo shoot for “M&F Hers” and absolutely slays it.
January 18, 2015
Total Divas Recap 01/18/15
There is some silliness, some seriousness and some sultriness on this week’s episode of E!’s “Total Divas.” We’ll begin, as ever, with the fun stuff: Nikki Bella and John Cena’s competitive genes come to the forefront when a playful argument leads to a truly absurd competition between the two consisting of go-kart racing, mini golf and the like. Not only does Cena wipe the floor with his overwhelmed S.O., but the fratty finale that completes his clean sweep frustrates Nikki so much that she straight-up douses him with a beverage, and then has to be sweet-talked down to earth.
The seriousness next, and it is, in fact, very serious for Eva Marie when she discovers one of her silicone implants is leaking into her bloodstream. With her career picking up steam, Eva decides to ignore doctor’s orders and tough it out in the ring to keep her momentum running. As a result, Jonathan takes matters into his hands and alerts WWE officials to her condition. It’s only a heart-to-heart from The Bellas that convinces Eva to bite the proverbial bullet and have the procedure that will shelve her for months but ensure her continued health and eventual return to form.
As for the last bit? Natalya and Paige are in the midst of a series of matches and Paige, in an effort to rile up both the crowd and her opponent, has been resorting to an unusually sultry form of mind games. Natalya isn’t exactly comfortable with the tactic, which borders on pure PDA, but Paige defies her request to dial back and instead takes it one step further in their rematch by licking the entire side of Nattie’s face. All of this seems destined for a backstage brawl between the two Divas until Paige explains that the match — and Natalya herself — are that much more interesting to watch when The Queen of Harts is really riled up. Nattie, moved to compromise, agrees to a happy medium of harassment in all future contests. Everybody wins.
January 16, 2015
Stephanie Talks Missing Shane In WWE, Why No More Elimination Chamber, More
Stephanie McMahon was a guest on The Wrestling Compadres Slamcast on Nerdist.com to promote the new WWE fitness DVDs. She also talked about Total Divas and other elements. Below are some highlights:
Stephanie talked about Total Divas connecting with their large female audience (she said 1/3 of the audience of WWE’s core programming is female) as well as attract new viewers. She also put over the series being the second most popular on E (behind the Kardashians).
When asked whose idea was Total Divas, Stephanie said it was “hard to say” but it was created with E.
Stephanie talked about her return to the ring at SummerSlam, saying she knew that with her return to TV that she eventually had to get her comeuppance. She called it a pleasure working with Brie Bella. Stephanie said it was fun but challenging.
When asked about the company eliminating the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Stephanie said from a reality standpoint, the elimination chamber was 10 tons and was becoming increasingly hard to hang in arenas that had scoreboards. She explained that more and more arenas were getting these big beautiful displays and they were unable to hang the structure.
As for what to expect from WWE Fast Lane, Stephanie said they will deliver with the pay-per-view before Wrestlemania.
She said that she missed having Shane McMahon in WWE. Stephanie said she was “stretched quite often” by wrestling with her brother growing up. She said the only way she could win was by not giving up. Stephanie fully supports Shane and put over him being Chairman at You On Demand. He’s also a co-owner of a motorcycle shop.
Click here to listen to the podcast in its entirety.
January 12, 2015
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December 12, 2014
Two Diva's removed from Total Divas New Season?
Summer Rae and Naomi do not appear to be part of the upcoming cast of of Total Divas.
WWE published a "Behind The Scenes of Total Divas" photo gallery for the new season and missing are Naomi and Summer Rae. The two are also not featured in the promo video that has been airing on E!.
October 26, 2014
October 24, 2014
October 20, 2014
Two New Total Divas Cast Members Announced
WWE and E! have announced two new Total Divas cast members, WWE Divas Paige and Alicia Fox, are set to join the show for its new season in January.
The new episodes will begin airing on Sunday, January 4th at 10 pm EST, before it returns to its normal 9 pm EST time slot the following week, January 11th.
October 19, 2014
