Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Total Divas Island - Total Divas recap for November 23, 2016

It is the night after WrestleMania 32. Nattie finds it weird that Maryse is backstage, since she is not part of the talent, but it turns out she is backstage with Mark Carrano's permission. There are two spots left in the Women's Division, and Nattie doesn't want to lose one of them to Maryse. It is then revealed to Lana, Trinity and Nattie that Maryse is back in the WWE.

Two months later, Nattie takes a picture with her dad with shot-put. Her dad Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart was once a championship shot-putter before he became a wrestler, and Nattie thinks that would be a great way to bond with him. Suddenly, Nattie gets a phone call from Lana, but she asks Lana to call her back. As Nattie spends time with her dad, Lana calls again, asking what she should get for her gear.

Brie and Nattie talk about Bryan, who is doing good. Nikki tells Brie that they will be on the cover of Latina Magazine, and that she learned the news from Mark Carrano. The photo shoot will be on Friday, so they have a few days to get in shape for the shoot. Brie wants to get the cover out of the way, as she is still ovulating, which she admits she should not have admitted out loud. Nikki reminds Brie that they are ambassadors, and that she retired from the ring, not from working.

Renee, Trinity and Nattie are at a restaurant. Nattie is nervous about tonight, as she has a match against Charlotte for the WWE Women's Championship. She also says that Lana has blown her phone up since last night. Lana shows up, and mentions that last night during a live event, she lifted her leg up while getting in the ring and the crotch shot from it went viral. After everyone has a laugh about it, Lana then says that she is going to the Performance Center next week, and needs some help as she feels she needs to practice as much as possible. Lana considers Nattie to be one of the greatest in the WWE, and would like her help. Nattie says she would be happy to pass on her knowledge.

Charlotte talks with Mark Carrano backstage, and tells her if the match doesn't blow the roof the arena, her opportunity will go to somebody else.

Paige meets Seth Green backstage.

Nattie manages to get the audience to go wild during her match with Charlotte.

Trinity heads back to Orlando, Florida after the Pulse nightclub shooting. She and her uncle - whom she visits - both hung out at Pulse numerous times, and says that Pulse welcomed everyone. Her uncle has not been there yet due to the energy around the area. They talk about the shooting, and said it could have happened to them as they were there three or four weeks ago. Trinity says she wants to head to the nightclub and spread some love, as she has gotten the week off to grieve properly.

Brie and Nikki head to the photo shoot for Latina Magazine, and Nikki says that she needs Brie to get their projects off the ground. Brie is waiting to do stuff with Nikki one more day, then she is leaving due to her ovulation.



Trinity and her uncle Buck head to the Pulse nightclub and see the makeshift memorial that is there. The image of the memorial is powerful and emotional, and Trinity is hit with emotion from seeing the familiar faces, knowing that these people were just living their lives and died over something so senseless.



Lana shows up at Nattie's house to work out with her. Nattie has only 18 hours to spend at home before she returns to work, but goes ahead with it. Lana tests out her entrance to see if it's up to snuff, and Nattie approves.

Brie and Nikki meet with Ted Kingsbery of The Shark Group for meetings involving Birdiebee. THey learn there is an event celebrating Latina women in television, and the red carpet event is tomorrow. Nikki is in, but Brie wants to be home right now. When they get back in the car, and Brie tells Nikki she doesn't want to be overworked. Brie wanted to be a mother as soon as she left the ring, but feels Nikki doesn't care.



Lana meets Nattie's parents, and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart teaches Lana how to shot-put. They practice in the road, but Lana ends up throwing the shot into the front windshield of Nattie's car. Meanwhile, Lana has drive Nattie nuts, and when Nattie says she doesn't know if she needs Advil or vodka, her mom recommends vodka. Nattie finally reaches her breaking point and wants everyone to go home, saying she wants time for herself as she only has a few hours before she has to head back to work.



Trinity and Uncle Buck head to a restaurant and meet Angelica aka "Piggy," who has been working at Pulse for the last ten years. She was at the patio when the shooting happened, and she saw everyone running out of the club while she went to the dressing room. She realized that the gun was not one a person usually carries when she heard it being fired, and says that this went on for two-and-a-half hours. She had a couple of scrapes, but everyone else came out in worse shape. She says that most of the people shot were people she news. Trinity and Uncle Buck are glad she's okay and still with them. Trinity wants to do something for the community and pay respect for those who were lost, and Piggy agrees.

Brie and Nikki are still frustrated at each other. Brie tells Nikki that she is judgmental when she talks about her relationship, but Nikki says she is protective of her and in the wrong way. Brie says she wants to be a mother, but Nikki asks Brie to wait and see if Bryan is all right before she goes for it. Brie realizes Nikki is right and that she should keep Bryan in mind with her baby fever.

At Raw, Lana notices that Dana Brooke has stolen her cartwheel splash move, which she worked on with her at the Performance Center. She tells Rusev, and has to tell Nattie as she feels like punching Dana in the face. She tells Nattie that Lita told her to keep that when she was training at the Performance Center, and that she wanted to speak to her before speaking to Dana. As Nattie tells her she should talk to Dana, Nattie feels guilty for yelling at her and realizes that not only is Lana eager and willing to learn, being a champion is also being a leader, even if Lana drives her crazy.



Trinity and Uncle Buck plan a vigil for Miracle of Love, a non-profit organization that benefits the LGBT community.

Trinity conducts the vigil at Miracle of Love. As she speaks, she realizes that she needs to take time to spend time with her family, as one never knows when the last time will be.



Brie talks to Bryan, asking if he's ready to be a dad. Bryan says he has concerns, and that he does not want his depression to go as far down as it different again, especially when he has kids.. He does, however, want kids and is ready to try, as he is excited about the idea.

Bonus clip: Natalya learns more about Lana's drive to succeed from Rusev.



Bonus clip: Trinity talks with Jon Uso about heading back to Orlando after the Pulse nightlcub shooting.

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