Josie swims in the pool with the assistance of a pool. Brie is worried about her retirement, with her last match being at WrestleMania. She wants to go out big, but is sad that Bryan won't be on the road with her.
Nikki finds out that John Cena is taking part in a lot of guest appearances, and that Nikki will be with him in some of them. Bryan has no idea if he'll be doing anything at WrestleMania.
Brie leaves to head to WrestleMania and take part in her last match.
Nikki and Bryan watch Brie take on Summer Rae on TV. Nikki wants Brie's last month in WWE to be great, but is sad that she won't be by her side in that time. Bryan says she misses Brie, but not as much as he missed Phoenix.
At morning coffee, we find out that J.J. has joined mother Kathy's firm, JBN, which is an executive search firm. Everyone talks about Brie's match on Raw, and while Bryan doesn't know what to do after wrestling, Nikki and Johnny agree that Bryan would make a great coach. Nikki mentions her back-up plan of getting a real estate license, then brings up the idea of taking Bryan to the Performance Center. Kathy says that Nikki is worried about Bryan, and wants to help him find that next step.
J.J., Nikki and Bryan are heading to the Performance Center when they get a call from Brie. It becomes obvious that Brie and Bryan really miss each other. We also learn that the tension between J.J. and Kathy from J.J.'s being Kathy's personal assistant more than a recruiter has intensified due to all the stuff he has to do.
At the Performance Center, Bryan meets the guys currently in NXT. J.J. likes what he sees. Sami Zayn and Nikki talk about Nikki's neck injury, and Nikki says she can't do the Rack Attack ever again. Daniel Bryan talks to Sami Zayn about how he would protect his neck in the ring if he were to ever get in the ring again, and Nikki can see the passion in Bryan as he does so. Sami Zayn says it looks primal and a good way to take on Brock Lesnar. Bryan likes to talk about his ideas on what to do about wrestling, but it still doesn't change the fact that he can't do it anymore and it depresses him.
On the way back home, Bryan still has to grieve through the fact that he can't wrestle anymore.
John Cena and J.J. have the evening fire indoors as Cena has a date. J.J. mentions his work problems to Cena, and brings up trying to get into NXT. Nikki, Bryan and Kathy show up, and the trip to the Performance Center is brought up. Cena says that Bryan has a really good mind that should continue to be involved in wrestling somehow, and that he needs to find a way to instill that knowledge. Nikki brings up the idea of hosting a show, but Bryan feels like he's being interrogated as he is driven by personal satisfaction above all else.
Kathy asks J.J. to do him a favor...and J.J. finally gets ticked off with Kathy.
Nikki has Bryan drive her to a tea shop. Nikki and Bryan enjoy it, and Bryan mentions the fact that he can't find time to be with Brie, but that he is happy that Brie will be off the road soon and that they will.
Brie finally returns home. She just wants to spend time with Bryan, even though she's pulled towards other people. Brie thinks that Bryan is not in a good place as he can't find out what to do now that he can't wrestle anymore.
Brie, Johnny and J.J. hit some golf balls. J.J. mentions that he wants to wrestle in WWE, and a change of pace from JBN. Nikki mentions that J.J. has trained him to replace her in JBN, but J.J. says that's not really is dream. Johnny tells J.J. there's a lot to wrestling, but J.J> doesn't seem to care.
Brie mentions to Nikki that J.J. doesn't want to be part of JBN anymore, and that he wants to get into wrestling. They agree that J.J. needs to talk to mother Kathy, as he continues to be unhappy and can't find a job that seems to make him happy.
Brie and Nikki head to a spa. We learn that Bryan has been battling depression for some time, and while she's been able to deal with it, Brie feels Bryan's depression can't be hide anymore, and tells Nikki. Nikki is surprised.
Everyone heads to a restaurant to dine out. It is revealed that J.J. wants to leave JBN, and as Kathy and J.J. go back and forth, Cena mentions that J.J. is taking inventory of his life and trying to figure out what makes him happy.
Brie asks Kathy to join her and J.J. so J.J. and Kathy can talk out their differences. J.J. says he wants to take on more responsibility and doesn't want to feel like he's working for his mom and doesn't want to feel like a punching bag.
At dinner, Kathy admits she was too demanding and asking too many favors of J.J., and says she can't do it without it. She raises a toast to 20% of JBN. J.J. is happy as Kathy made it aware that he is ready for the next level.
Brie and Bryan swim with some manatees as part of a trip Brie has planned to get Bryan into a happy place. Bryan is afraid that if he were to go back to wrestling, he wouldn't have much of a goal to shoot for, and he feels that his mind is already wasting away. Brie really thinks that Bryan needs therapy to combat his depression.
Next week on Total Bellas...
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