Dark Side of the Ring
Season 3
202114 episodes
Episode 1
Brian Pillman Part One
May 6, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 2
Brian Pillman Part Two
May 6, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 3
The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage
May 13, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.1TMDB
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.
Episode 4
Collision in Korea
May 20, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.6TMDB
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.
Episode 5
Becoming Warrior
May 27, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
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.
Episode 6
In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith
Jun 3, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.7TMDB
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.
Episode 7
The Dynamite Kid
Jun 10, 202144m
TMDB rating 6.8TMDB
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.
Episode 8
The Plane Ride From Hell
Sep 16, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.8TMDB
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.
Episode 9
The Double Life of Chris Kanyon
Sep 23, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.4TMDB
In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
Episode 10
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
Sep 30, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 11
Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9
Oct 7, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.4TMDB
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.
Episode 12
The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
Oct 14, 202144m
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
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.
Episode 13
Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW
Oct 21, 202144m
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB
XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.
Episode 14
The Steroid Trials
Oct 28, 202144m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
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.