Dark Side of the Ring
2019 · TV Series · TV-MA · 44 min · ★ 8.2 · 90% critics
This docuseries digs into the hidden side of professional wrestling, where scripted spectacle meets real-life stakes. Through candid stories and behind-the-scenes perspectives, it explores the pressures, personal struggles, and hard truths that can lurk beneath the showmanship.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-04-10
- Network
- Viceland, Vice TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (56 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a candid, sometimes intense look at what happens beyond the ring and why it matters, similar to Wrestlers or WWE: Unreal; Not for you if you prefer lighter sports stories.
Pros: fascinating behind-the-scenes stories; insightful look at wrestling; emotional, personal moments | Cons: heavy subject matter; may feel intense; not for casual viewers
Themes
- wrestling
- extreme championship wrestling
- eastern championship wrestling
- arrogant
- informative
Cast & crew
- WK
Wayne Keown
as Narrator (voice)
- JC
Jim Cornette
as Self
- KE
Kevin Von Erich
- CJ
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- BB
Brian Button
- CI
Christopher Keith Irvine
as Narrator (Voice)
- LH
Linda Hogan
as Self
- EH
Earl Hebner
- KN
Kevin Nash
- JN
Jim Neidhart
Directed by Stuart Stone, Jason Eisener, Andrew Appelle
Created by Jason Eisener, Evan Husney
Episodes7 seasons · 63 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1The Match Made in Heaven44mTubi
- S1E2The Montreal Screwjob44mTubi
- S1E3The Killing of Bruiser Brody44mTubi
- S1E4The Last of the Von Erichs44mTubi
- S1E5The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino44mTubi
- S1E6The Fabulous Moolah44mTubi
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Benoit Part One44mTubi
- S2E2Benoit Part Two44mTubi
- S2E3The Life and Crimes of New Jack44mTubi
- S2E4The Brawl For All44mTubi
- S2E5Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino44mTubi
- S2E6The Assassination of Dino Bravo44mTubi
- S2E7David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World44mTubi
- S2E8Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story44mTubi
- S2E9The Last Ride of the Road Warriors44mTubi
- S2E10The Final Days of Owen Hart44mTubi
Season 314 episodes
- S3E1Brian Pillman Part One44m
- S3E2Brian Pillman Part Two44m
- S3E3The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage44m
- S3E4Collision in Korea44m
- S3E5Becoming Warrior44m
- S3E6In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith44m
- S3E7The Dynamite Kid44m
- S3E8The Plane Ride From Hell44m
- S3E9The Double Life of Chris Kanyon44m
- S3E10Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW44m
- S3E11Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K944m
- S3E12The Many Faces of Luna Vachon44m
- S3E13Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW44m
- S3E14The Steroid Trials44m
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1Chris and Tammy44m
- S4E2Shattered: The Magnum T.A. Story44m
- S4E3Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty44m
- S4E4What Happened to Doink the Clown?44m
- S4E5The Junkyard Dog44m
- S4E6The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis44m
- S4E7Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood44m
- S4E8Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East44m
- S4E9Bash at the Beach 200044m
- S4E10The World According to Marty Jannetty44m
Season 510 episodes
- S5E1The Ballad of 'Earthquake' John Tenta44m
- S5E2Buff and the Bagwells44m
- S5E3Terry Gordy: Final Flight of the Freebird44m
- S5E4Saving Face: The Brutus Beefcake Story44m
- S5E5The Life and Legends of Harley Race44m
- S5E6Chris Colt: Welcome to My Nightmare44m
- S5E7Chris Adams: The Gentleman and the Demon
- S5E8Sensational Sherri
- S5E9Enter Sandman: Legacy of a Hardcore Icon44m
- S5E10Black Saturday: The Rise of Vince44m
Season 610 episodes
- S6E1Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell44m
- S6E2Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser from Helsinki44m
- S6E3Big Van Vader44m
- S6E4Tony Atlas: Too Much, Too Soon44m
- S6E5The Original "Superstar": Billy Graham44m
- S6E6“Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert44m
- S6E7Truth, Lies and Billy Jack Haynes44m
- S6E8Blood, Fire and the Original Sheik44m
- S6E9The Scream Queen: Daffney44m
- S6E10Becoming Muhammad Hassan44m
Season 73 episodes
- S7E1Episode 1
- S7E2Episode 2
- S7E3Episode 3