Dark Side of the Ring: Season 3

2021

Created by Jason Eisener, Evan Husney
93%
14 episodes
Documentary

From behind-the-ring controversies to unsolved homicides, this Vice documentary series unveils the darker corners of the professional wrestling world.

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Dark Side of the Ring: Season 3 episodes

Brian Pillman Part One

Brian Pillman clawed his way to infamy with a groundbreaking... More performance that blurred the lines between fact and fiction until it led to his ultimate destruction.

Brian Pillman Part Two

After enduring a horrific car wreck, Brian Pillman masks his... More injuries while pushing his body to the brink. His untimely death leaves his young family struggling to cope.

The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage

Nick Gage is the self-proclaimed king of deathmatch wrestling, but... More his road to the top has been marked with a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery and personal tragedies.

Collision in Korea

In one of the most bizarre acts of political theatre... More ever conceived, professional wrestlers deployed to North Korea faced a terrifying ordeal that had them fighting for their lives.

Becoming Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior was a divisive force in and outside... More of the ring. His first wife reveals how an aspiring chiropractor morphed himself into wrestling's most polarizing figure.

In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith

Having survived familial abuse at the hands of their father... More and the mysterious abduction of their sister, Jake "The Snake" and his siblings struggle to reconcile with their past.

The Dynamite Kid

The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing... More style, but violent confrontations outside the ring would destroy his family, his body and his legacy.

The Plane Ride From Hell

A private 757 flight descended into a nightmare as intoxicated... More wrestlers clashed with their flight crew, erupting into one of wrestling’s most infamous scandals.

The Double Life of Chris Kanyon

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

Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW

After Japan's Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches... More featuring explosions and gratuitous gore, his handpicked successor takes his own life while drowning in debt.

Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

Johnny K9 led a double life as an in-ring brute... More and the leader of a biker gang implicated in drug trafficking, the bombing of a police station, and a gruesome double murder.

The Many Faces of Luna Vachon

A striking villain in the ring, Luna Vachon was a... More groundbreaking physical performer who battled mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling.

Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW

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

The Steroid Trials

In the mid 90s, wrestling was rocked by accusations of... More rampant steroid abuse. With star witness Hulk Hogan, prosecutors set out to prove that Vince McMahon was the one responsible.