Total Divas - Review (3)

Season 3 of Total Divas Cast

My Backstory On Total Divas

As a long time fan of WWE (14 years to be precise), I was immediately interested in watching this reality series when I first heard about it back in 2013. I thought it was a great concept, following the WWE Divas about their lives and behind the scenes of WWE. It was particularly great for me as there was a time when I was so obsessed with WWE that I wanted to be a WWE Diva. I mean, the WWE Superstars and Divas get to travel the world! I actually though I had what it took to be one, despite being 5ft1, skinny and so weak I can't even do ten push ups without needing a rest. With that period of my life being long over, this show was a great alternative and insight into the lives and schedules of the WWE Divas.

Overall

I think the show is great. I have watched Total Divas from season 1 all the way up until now and each episode has kept me interested enough to stick with it. In my view it has definitely gotten better as the seasons have gone on. It's already been almost two years since the series first aired which was in July of 2013 in the USA I believe. It took quite a while to air in the UK but it's now broadcast on the E! Entertainment channel. 

If I can recall, season 1 was a bit of a slow start as they took the time to introduce all of the characters. We had the Bella Twins who were advertised as the main stars of the show, wrestling legend Nattie Neidhart, the Funkadactyls Trinity/Naomi and Ariane/Cameron and newbies Eva and Jo. In recent years I haven't been keeping up with wrestling as rigidly as I used to, but I had heard of all of these Divas beforehand except for Eva and Jo. I remember questioning to myself what appeal having newbies on the show would serve since I didn't know them and therefore wasn't interested in watching them. However, I understood that it would create an interesting dynamic on the show with different perspectives of where each Diva was at in their career, from two established divas, a wrestling legend, two divas rising up on the card and two newbies.

Favourite Season

Season 2 Of Total Divas Cast

Season 2! Season 2 was the birth of my favourite episode which had more than one star of the show and it wasn't the Bella Twins. I would give that award to Trinity, Trinity's boyfriend Jon and Ariane's boyfriend Vinnie who I had disliked in the previous season. Even Ariane was a star in her own right and had probably started to warm to me somewhere in season 2. It was that episode where Ariane offered to look after Nattie's cat while Nattie and her husband TJ went away for the weekend I believe. Cue disastrous results as Ariana (the worst cat sitter in the world) decides to have a house party at Nattie's house and loses the cat. Jon and Vinnie cracked me up in this episode, I was dying!

I think what makes this my favourite season though is that this is the season that Eva came into her own as a personality and character and the inclusion of Summer Rae who got on a couple of the Diva's bad side, particularly Nattie who despised her. Trinity also became a firm favourite of mine and I even started to like Ariane and Vinnie who I had previously mentioned I had disliked. The Bella twins who are perhaps by far the most captivating characters continued to shine in this season with their sibling feuds and relationships with stars Daniel Bryan and John Cena. This is definitely my favourite season. 

Favourite Diva

Trinity. I love this girl. She's the one with the most common sense. Whenever something goes down, she sees things for how they are and how pointless and nonsense the situation is. She's honest and tells it how it is without being rude and I love people like that. One moment I remember which shows this side of her is when Ariane showed everyone nudes of Eva. Eva was deeply affected by this when she found out and Trinity was the one to step up and tell Ariane that she was in the wrong and needed to apologise, even though Ariana couldn't see what she had done wrong at first. She's just the voice of reason and I imagine she would be a cool friend to have.

Least Favourite Diva

Rosa Mendes. She only joined Total Divas in Season 3 which is the current season, so we have not yet seen enough of her to know about her and her full backstory but she has no substance compared to the other Divas. She loves being naked, men and women, kissing other girls and a good time. She also had a problem with alcohol but beyond that I do not know much about her. I feel like out of all of the Divas, she is perhaps the one that I relate to the least. Saying that though I do not dislike her, she is just my least favourite.

Favourite Couple

Trinity and Jon have very similar personalities. They are feisty and pretty much say what's on their minds and together they make a funny combo. What I love about this couple is that you can see how much Jon loves Trinity despite some of the issues they have been through and how closed Trinity has been to Jon at times. They are both likeable and they make me laugh and anyone who makes me laugh is a winner to me. Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are likely the most loved couple and I love them together, but this is the couple that does it for me.

Least Favourite Couple

Nikki Bella and John Cena. I think they are a sweet couple just like the rest of the Divas and their other halves and Nikki's love for John is very apparent. Vice Versa as well, but much of the season has been about the fact that John Cena doesn't want to get married or have children and this is everything that Nikki Bella wants for the future. There was some point in one of the seasons where Cena actually made a list for Bella when he asked her to move in with him that was basically a contract for if their relationship didn't work out. It had a set of rules such as she must leave immediately if things were to go wrong and she also couldn't add her personal touches to their home so it was like she was a guest in her own home. The whole marriage and kids thing is big as well because by Nikki Bella being with Cena she is putting a lot on hold and it is sad to see. I also feel like they are quite superficial in that it's the material things that keep them together but hey, that's just my view.

What I Have Learned From Total Divas

I have learned that the locations they film is always hot and sunny which justifies the skimpy clothes the Divas always where. Being in the UK it is hard to imagine being in a place where it is summer weather all year round. A pro and con in itself. I have also learned that these girls know how to keep a relationship together despite having a demanding schedule and always being on the road because the majority of the Divas are in long and longish term relationships and at the point where they are soon ready for marriage or married up. And that it would be fun to be a WWE Diva. I missed out on a good career path.