Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Total Divas Island - Total Divas recap for March 22, 2016

Brie and Nikki run into two young fans. It's obvious to Nikki they're more partial to her.

Paige and Alicia Fox meet with a Paige fan named Dustin, who is preparing to come out to his religious, conservative family and considers Paige to be an empowering person.

Mandy meets with Nattie backstage. Nattie's family is taking a trip to an island near Orlando, and extends the invitation to Mandy...who also considers inviting her entire family, who is going through some stuff.

Brie and Nikki meet JJ backstage. Nikki has to take a week off to rehab her back, and Brie takes advantage of the opportunity by doing a family vacation to Sedona.

Eva Marie and Mandy head backstage to talk with Mark Carrano. Carrano apparently likes the idea, and Carrano asks them to come up with some ideas for "Red and Gold."

Paige meets with Renee Young, Summer Rae and Nattie in catering. She talks about her meeting with Dustin to help him come out to his family. Everyone commends her, but warns her to be careful and is afraid of her putting herself in a vulnerable position and that the situation could do more harm than good.

Brie, Nikki, JJ, his fiancee Lauren and Bryan head to Sedona. On the agenda - according to Bryan - are a reincarnated Buddha, a teepee temple and a stupa as part of a "reawakening and rebirthing."

Nattie mentions the family vacation trouble to Alicia Fox. Nattie has heard through the grapevine that Mandy is bringing 15 people with her thanks to her extending an invitation to join her for the family vacation, and she has yet to tell TJ.

Mandy and Eva Marie meet R-Truth backstage...and some interesting ideas come together, or at least try to. Dancing is brought to the table.

Brie and the family make it to where they're staying in Sedona, and are met up by Renee Young, who also brings Dean Ambrose. They have a meal, and when JJ asks when everyone will be treating themselves, Bryan says they're already doing it.

Paige talks to Alicia Fox about her talk with the rest of the Divas in catering and how it could be unsafe. She is about to call off helping out Dustin and letting him know on the phone when Dustin tells her that his mom had a minor heart attack and that it was a sign that it was time for him to come out to his family. Paige can't bring herself to tell him, but is still worried about her safety.

Nattie tells TJ about bringing Mandy over to the vacation. To Nattie's surprise, TJ isn't even mad.

Bryan and the gang head to the teepee temple for a spiritual reawakening. Brie and Bryan are obviously the most into what's going on.



Eva Marie and Mandy meet a fan of Eva Marie, then the two of them talk more about the "Red and Gold" idea. Mandy shows Eva Marie a photoshop of Eva Marie with blonde hair, but Eva Marie doesn't want to go down that route again.

Bryan and the gang have dinner, and Bryan doesn't seem to consider Mexican food with beef in it and alcohol to be healing. Dean Ambrose, on the other hand, is all for experiencing all the joys of life and knowing when to say when. So does everyone else except Bryan.

Paige and Alicia Fox head back to Portland, Oregon (where Dustin lives) and stay at a haunted bed and breakfast known as the White House. They talk with Lanning, who owns the place, and Paige mentions that she and Alicia are here to help Dustin. Lanning came out to his dad 40 years ago, and it was bad at first but it worked out in the end, and says that it was the hardest thing he had ever done. Paige hopes that this situation goes smoothly.



Brie, Bryan and the family along with Renee Young and Dean Ambrose have breakfast before Bryan goes to the stupa. Bryan wants to go, but some people want to stay home, including Brie. Brie talks with Bryan after this, and tries to get Brie to come with him to the stupa. Brie wishes Bryan would lighten up and compromise for once.

Paige and Alicia Fox meet up with Dustin to come up with a gameplan about how he's going to come out to his parents. Paige is as confused as Dustin on how to do this.

At the WWE Performance Center, Eva Marie talks with Sara, one of the head trainers, about the "Red and Gold" idea. Eva wonders whether to stick with what she's doing now or to change things up and team with Mandy.

Back at Sedona, everyone is relaxing at the pool except for Bryan. Brie did go to the stupa with Bryan, but nobody else did. Bryan is in the bedroom, and just wants to go to sleep and have some alone time with Brie. Brie wants Bryan to come to the pool in two minutes, and for once, he does. For once, everyone has fun with the same thing on the trip to Sedona.

Eva Marie heads to Jacksonville for Tribute to the Troops and spends tome time with members of the United States military along with Mandy and Nattie. Eva Marie and Nattie have a meal, and brings up the idea of tag teaming with Mandy. Nattie says this would be a huge learning experience, and that she would have to carry someone who is brand new while she herself is still in the learning process, and that Eva Marie already has established a character that is getting the desired negative crowd reaction.

Paige, Alicia and Dustin head to Dustin's house to break the news to Dustin's family. Dustin's parents and siblings take the news very well, and Dustin's mom Candy says that the family has been through so much that they statistically should not even be around each other.



Eva Marie talks with Michael P.S. Hayes backstage before her main event match with Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship. Hayes says that he didn't think she had it in her to buckle down and learn the ropes at first, but she has since proved him wrong. Eva Marie comes to the conclusion that she's doing well on the path that she's on. Eva Marie meets with Mandy backstage, and breaks the news to Mandy. Mandy agrees with Eva Marie on that, and Eva says that Red and Gold will take over one day.



Bonus clip: Alicia and Paige check in to a haunted bed and breakfast.



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