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Season 3 – Dark Side of the Ring

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Exploring the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling and trying to find the truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.
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Dark Side of the Ring — Season 3

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 05/08/2021
Vice's docuseries about professional wrestling's wildest, scariest and saddest stories boasts perhaps the finest reenactments in the genre, thanks to a smoky, shadowy aesthetic... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dave d @RT34924333 08/02/2023 A really topsy-turvy ride of wrestling, the way it used to be from people who were there. See more avant s @RT02026086 07/20/2021 All of the 7 episode till date is well presented and enthralling. See more 05/16/2021 They replayed several of the episodes from the past 2 seasons added 15 mins of commentary and called it season 3. My mistake confidential very lazy. See more Read all reviews
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Chris Jericho

Narrator

Evan Husney

Producer

Chris Grosso

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 6, 2021 Brian Pillman Part One Brian Pillman quickly became infamous with a groundbreaking performance that made fact and fiction blur and led to his destruction. Details Episode 2 Aired May 8, 2021 Brian Pillman Part Two After enduring a horrific car wreck, Brian Pillman masks his injuries while pushing his body to the edge; his untimely death leaves his young family struggling to cope. Details Episode 3 Aired May 13, 2021 The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage Nick Gage is the self-proclaimed king of deathmatch wrestling, but his road to the top is marked with a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery and personal tragedies. Details Episode 4 Aired May 20, 2021 Collision in Korea In one of the most bizarre acts of political theatre ever conceived, professional wrestlers who were deployed to North Korea faced a terrifying ordeal that had them fighting for their lives. Details Episode 5 Aired May 27, 2021 Becoming Warrior 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 3, 2021 In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith 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. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 10, 2021 The Dynamite Kid 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. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 16, 2021 The Plane Ride From Hell A private 757 flight descends into a nightmare as intoxicated wrestlers clash with their flight crew, erupting into one of wrestling's most infamous scandals. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 23, 2021 The Double Life of Chris Kanyon In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon keeps his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 30, 2021 Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW After Japan's Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore, his handpicked successor takes his own life while drowning in debt. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 7, 2021 Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K-9 Johnny K-9 leads 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. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 14, 2021 The Many Faces of Luna Vachon A striking villain in the ring, Luna Vachon becomes a groundbreaking physical performer who battles mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 21, 2021 Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW XPW merges Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but his empire implodes after he wages a war with federal authorities. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 28, 2021 The Steroid Trials In the mid '90s, wrestling is rocked by accusations of rampant steroid abuse; with star witness Hulk Hogan, prosecutors set out to prove that Vince McMahon is the one responsible. Details

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Dark Side of the Ring — Season 3

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Chris Grosso
Network
VICE TV
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sports, Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 6, 2021