Dark Side of the Ring

Season 3

14 episodes

  1. 1. Brian Pillman Part One

    44m · May 6, 2021

    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.

  2. 2. Brian Pillman Part Two

    44m · May 6, 2021

    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.

  3. 3. The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage

    44m · May 13, 2021

    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.

  4. 4. Collision in Korea

    44m · May 20, 2021

    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.

  5. 5. Becoming Warrior

    44m · May 27, 2021

    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.

  6. 6. In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith

    44m · Jun 3, 2021

    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.

  7. 7. The Dynamite Kid

    44m · Jun 10, 2021

    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.

  8. 8. The Plane Ride From Hell

    44m · Sep 16, 2021

    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.

  9. 9. The Double Life of Chris Kanyon

    44m · Sep 23, 2021

    In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.

  10. 10. Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW

    44m · Sep 30, 2021

    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.

  11. 11. Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

    44m · Oct 7, 2021

    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.

  12. 12. The Many Faces of Luna Vachon

    44m · Oct 14, 2021

    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.

  13. 13. Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW

    44m · Oct 21, 2021

    XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.

  14. 14. The Steroid Trials

    44m · Oct 28, 2021

    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.