{"id":41007,"date":"2017-04-05T02:41:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T07:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=41007"},"modified":"2017-04-12T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T02:38:36","slug":"45-total-divas-review-ep-11-build-roster-split-last-summer-paige-alberto-worried-plus-natalie-bellas-eva-lana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/05\/45-total-divas-review-ep-11-build-roster-split-last-summer-paige-alberto-worried-plus-natalie-bellas-eva-lana\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/5 TOTAL DIVAS REVIEW (ep. 11): Build up to the roster split last summer, Paige and Alberto worried, plus Natalie, Bellas, Eva, Lana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3560003090\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3><strong>TOTAL DIVAS, EPISODE 11<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>APRIL 5,\u00a02017<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRED ON E!<br \/>\nREPORT BY SARAH K., PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Total Divas opens with a recap: There was a draft (in July of 2016, some nine months ago), Eva Marie\u2019s not on the main roster, and someone thinks people really care about Nikki Bella\u2019s comeback (that\u2019d be a solid no from me).<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah, the show opens with the Raw before the Draft. For the Amish people reading this, or those who have just come out of comas, the GMs are announced. Renee and Nattie watch this backstage. Nattie makes a cat reference. Oh, right, the ever-changing 15 minute opening segment. We\u2019re in the gym with the Bellas. Nikki isn\u2019t cleared for the Draft, oh boo hoo (not). Outside the arena Nattie makes another cat reference. OMG, Eva makes an appearance! Yes, I forgot she existed since (the open of the show) she was suspended last September. Eva lets us know that it will be heartbreaking if she\u2019s not drafted. Eva is conveniently in the makeup area backstage and Paige walks thru. This facilitates a cutaway of Paige talking about the situation with her neck injury and also not being part of the Draft. Do note: We haven\u2019t been bombarded with the idea that Paige is going to make a big comeback from this injury. As someone who\u2019s watched wrestling for 30+ years I gotta say I\u2019d take a Paige comeback story over anything involving Nikki Bella any day.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, back to that fifteen minute long opening segment: We cut to a shot of Dean Ambrose vs. Miz, and then backstage to Renee and Naomi who run into Mark Carrano (wearing a suit from a spaghetti western), who helpfully tells them that splitting up couples might be best for business. Naomi contemplates retirement if she\u2019s split from Jon. Renee also doesn\u2019t want to be separated from Dean.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Orlando, Nattie and Nikki are at the performance center. Yes, this is STILL the opening segment. Nattie talks about the severity of Nikki\u2019s injury\u2026 without making any mention of that husband of hers. Nattie and Nikki spar for a bit. Then we\u2019re backstage with Paige who is having a chat with \u201cwellness program manager\u201d Stacy Depolo. Of course, we cut to commercial break before we get to Paige\u2019s results. Also, they actually did a teaser for the content that will be occurring after the commercial break\u2026 in case any of us were planning on just giving up, I guess.<\/p>\n<p>So, the big reveal: With a couple weeks of physical therapy, Paige should be back in the ring soon (8-9 months ago). Then we\u2019re backstage with Naomi &amp; Jon. Naomi is anxious about being split up from Jon, he demures and says they\u2019ll talk, text, and face time. Holy shit! Eva Marie makes another appearance on this show. Yes, she\u2019s scared because she hopes to get drafted but might not. Again, not unlike Paige, I think we know how that turned out. Anyway, Eva\u2019s at a diner with her parents, husband, and stylist. They have an awkward conversation about her career. Eva cries. Her dad is still charming anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The show transitions to Nikki training with an MMA fighter. Nattie shows up. She\u2019s nervous about training with Nikki. Nikki insists that she\u2019s fine. It\u2019s commercial time. Oh yeah, and the Draft that happened 9 months ago is still coming up!<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is in the parking garage arriving at the building. Mix &amp; Maryse take a selfie. Lana appears for the first time in the show. She\u2019s keeping a positive outlook on the idea that she and Rusev will be together. We cut to a scene of Renee on the set of \u201cTalking Smack\u201d \u2014 she already knows she\u2019ll be on Smackdown. Meanwhile, Nikki is whining in a cutaway about no one trusting that she\u2019s healthy and generally blathering on about her comeback. Then we cut back to backstage where a number of people are gathered together to watch the Draft.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena comes out for his match against Luke Gallows on the first Smackdown Live. Meanwhile the crowd backstage commiserates. Oh, for Christ\u2019s sake, the first Draft pick that occurred in July of 2016 will take place after the commercial break. Yes, seriously.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1032918370\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Back from break, Paige is anxious about being separated from Alberto Del Rio. Dean Ambrose is drafted to SD; Raw drafts Sasha Banks, yada yada yada. Lana is disappointed to be on Raw when Nattie is on Smackdown. Naomi is still anxious to be separated from Jon. Of course, all the people who haven\u2019t been picked yet are disappointed\u2026 this is just like not getting on the dodgeball team in junior high. Del Rio gets drafted to Smackdown (wow, I had totally forgotten). The Usos are drafted to Smackdown, and finally Naomi also gets drafted to SD. And then Paige is drafted to Raw. She\u2019s understandably disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Back from break we\u2019re still on the draft. Eva is disappointed that Nia Jax was drafted before her. Then finally, Eva is drafted to Smackdown (for her brief five week run). Lana is suffering anxiety over losing all her friends to the other show. Then we cut back to Orlando, because shit, we almost had a whole segment without a god damned Bella twin. Nikki is at her training session, bummed that Nattie is hesitant about working with her. Nikki feels she needs more support.<\/p>\n<p>Then we\u2019re at Nattie\u2019s house with a visit from Brie. This was the clip from YouTube. Having already closed a browser window of this clip &#8211; this is a contrived reality tv segment that wouldn\u2019t exist in real life; oh, and I so don\u2019t care about Nikki Bella\u2019s comeback. A fake conversation segment about it didn\u2019t touch my heart. Meanwhile, Lana\u2019s backstage at Raw bummed that her friends are on Smackdown. Lana briefly almost befriends Nia Jax. It doesn\u2019t look like this is going to last. Then we cut to backstage at SD, where Nikki is doing a photo shoot. She has a one on one with Nattie. Nattie apologizes to Nikki, and here I probably yelled at the tv and instructed all the cast members to stop apologizing to Nikki for anything \u2014 until I repeatedly get an apology for all the unnecessary and uninteresting Bella Twins segments that occur on this show. And we cut to commercial. I\u2019m not gonna hold my breath on that apology.<\/p>\n<p>Back from break Nattie and Nikki hug. Nattie cries. They hug again. They then run \u201chighlights\u201d of Nikki\u2019s career. Excuse me as I pause to rewind this to see if there was any actual wrestling in there. Upon reviewing the footage: nope, it was mostly her holding up a title belt. Meanwhile, backstage at a house show in Arkansas, Paige is with Alicia Fox and announces that she\u2019s broken up with Del Rio (those not comatose since the fall and also not restricted from the internet know that the break-up didn\u2019t last, because Instagram). Paige feels she needs to get away. And with that we get a teaser segment for the remainder of the season, which wasn\u2019t exactly that specific to any particular story\u2026 unless you really care about Nikki\u2019s comeback.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS EPISODE REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/01\/25\/125-total-divas-review-ep-10-dont-steal-renees-hat-training-elephants-involves-cruelty-literally-worst-email-possible-oh-yeah-lana-rusev-get-married-throw-cake\/\">1\/25 TOTAL DIVAS REVIEW (ep. 10): Don\u2019t steal Renee\u2019s hat, training elephants involves cruelty, literally the worst email possible, and oh yeah, Lana and Rusev get married and throw cake<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1941720140\"><div id=\"pwtor-2003785517\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>TOTAL DIVAS, EPISODE 11 APRIL 5,\u00a02017 AIRED ON E! 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