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Dark Side of the Ring

2019
5.0
12 reviews
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Season 3 episodes (23)

1 Confidential: The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino
3/9/21
Evan & Jason unpack every conspiracy theory that surrounds the death of rising star Gino Hernandez in hopes of answering what really happened to him. Featuring two deleted scenes.
2 Confidential: The Montreal Screwjob
3/16/21
Evan & Jason unpack every aspect of the most infamous incident: The Montreal Screwjob; featuring bonus interviews of former WWE referee, Mike Chioda & Brett's ex-wife, Julie Hart.
3 Confidential: The Last of the Von Erichs
3/23/21
Evan and Jason dive deeper into each death of five Von Erich brothers with the last living sibling, Kevin. Featuring three deleted scenes cut from the original episode.
4 Confidential: The Killing Of Bruiser Brody
3/30/21
Evan and Jason expound on the making of the Dark Side of the Ring "pilot" and unpack the events of Bruiser Brody's brutal murder with a bonus, new perspective from Savio Vega.
5 Confidential: The Life and Crimes of New Jack
4/6/21
Evan & Jason provide new details on some of the most shocking & violent incidents in the controversial career of New Jack, featuring an interview with ECW legend Tommy Dreamer.
6 Confidential: The Last Ride Of The Road Warriors
4/15/21
Evan & Jason expand on the colorful careers of Animal and Hawk; The Road Warriors bonus outtakes from a never-aired legends roundtable with five of Hawk's wrestling peers.
7 Confidential: The Final Days Of Owen Hart
4/22/21
Evan & Jason celebrate the life of Owen Hart, with new context surrounding his shocking death. Featuring bonus tributes & interviews of Mick Foley, DLo Brown & The Blue Meanie.
8 Confidential: Cocaine & Cowboy Boots - The Herb Abrams Story
4/29/21
Evan and Jason dive deep into every debaucherous and drug-fueled twist and turn of failed wrestling promoter Herb Abrams, with bonus remembrances from Mick Foley and Lance Storm.
9 Brian Pillman Part One
5/6/21
Brian Pillman clawed his way to infamy with a groundbreaking performance that blurred the lines between fact and fiction until it led to his ultimate destruction.
10 Brian Pillman Part Two
5/8/21
After enduring a horrific car wreck, Brian Pillman masks his injuries while pushing his body to the brink. His untimely death leaves his young family struggling to cope.
11 The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage
5/13/21
Nick Gage is the self-proclaimed king of deathmatch wrestling, but his road to the top has been marked with a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery and personal tragedies.
12 Collision in Korea
5/20/21
In one of the most bizarre acts of political theatre ever conceived professional wrestlers deployed to North Korea faced a terrifying ordeal that had them fighting for their lives.
13 Becoming Warrior
5/27/21
The Ultimate Warrior was a divisive force in and outside of the ring. His first wife reveals how an aspiring chiropractor morphed himself into wrestling's most polarizing figure.
14 In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith
6/3/21
Having survived familial abuse at the hands of their father and the mysterious abduction of their sister, Jake "The Snake" and his siblings struggle to reconcile with their past.
15 The Dynamite Kid
6/10/21
The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing style, but violent confrontations outside the ring would destroy his family, his body and his legacy.
16 Confidential: Sneak Peek
9/9/21
Series creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener sit with wrestling icon Chris Jericho to break down the first half of season three and provide an inside look at the episodes to come.
17 The Plane Ride From Hell
9/16/21
A private 757 flight descended into a nightmare as intoxicated wrestlers clashed with their flight crew, erupting into one of wrestling's most infamous scandals.
18 The Double Life of Chris Kanyon
9/23/21
In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
19 Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
9/20/21
After Japan's Atsushi Onita created FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore, his handpicked successor took his own life while drowning in debt.
20 Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9
10/7/21
Johnny K9 led a double life as an in-ring brute and the leader of a biker gang implicated in drug trafficking, the bombing of a police station, and a gruesome double murder.
21 The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
10/14/21
A striking villain in the ring, Luna Vachon was a groundbreaking physical performer who battled mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling.
22 Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW
10/21/21
XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.
23 The Steroid Trials
10/28/21
In the mid 90s, wrestling was rocked by accusations of rampant steroid abuse. With star witness Hulk Hogan, prosecutors set out to prove that Vince McMahon was the one responsible.

About this show

Professional wrestling is the only sport where its stars live in two worlds and balance their in-ring characters with real life. This series examines these complex intersections of fantasy and reality while uncovering wrestling's dark and untold history.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
12 reviews
Yoho “Yohojones” Jones
May 14, 2021
Keeps getting better and better. Great to see Steve Austin in the first episode of season 3. Great series for all the wrestling fans from the 80s and 90s.
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Devin Clark
April 25, 2019
I'm enjoying watching this show. It has been a very interesting show. The people that have been interviewed for this show are cool. Bruce Prichard is a bright man when it comes to the wrestling business.
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Nino GG
March 25, 2020
amazing series please do not stop making these... we need one on Ultimate Warrior
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