Dark Side of the Ring
Dark Side of the Ring is a Canadian[1] documentary television series produced by Vice Studios. The series focuses on controversial subjects and events within the realm of professional wrestling.[2]
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| Genre | Professional wrestling Documentary |
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| Directed by | Jason Eisener |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer | Various |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production company | Vice Studios Canada |
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| Original network | Vice Crave |
| Original release | April 10, 2019 – present |
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Match Made in Heaven" | Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth | April 10, 2019 | 0.154[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Montreal Screwjob" | Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, and The Montreal Screwjob | April 17, 2019 | 0.181[4] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Killing of Bruiser Brody" | Bruiser Brody | April 24, 2019 | 0.214[4] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Last of the Von Erichs" | Von Erich family | May 1, 2019 | 0.225[4] |
| 5 | 5 | "The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino" | Gino Hernandez | May 8, 2019 | 0.234[4] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Fabulous Moolah" | The Fabulous Moolah | May 15, 2019 | 0.200[4] |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "Benoit Part One" | Chris & Nancy Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero | March 24, 2020 | 0.320[5] |
| 8 | 2 | "Benoit Part Two" | Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide | March 24, 2020 | 0.320[5] |
| 9 | 3 | "The Life and Crimes of New Jack" | New Jack | March 31, 2020 | 0.229[6] |
| 10 | 4 | "The Brawl for All" | WWF Brawl for All | April 7, 2020 | 0.226[7] |
| 11 | 5 | "Jimmy Snuka and The Death of Nancy Argentino" | Jimmy Snuka | April 14, 2020 | 0.209[8] |
| 12 | 6 | "The Assassination of Dino Bravo" | Dino Bravo | April 21, 2020 | 0.221[9] |
| 13 | 7 | "David Schultz & The Slap Heard Round the World" | David Schultz, John Stossel, and kayfabe | April 28, 2020 | 0.255[10] |
| 14 | 8 | "Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story" | Herb Abrams and UWF | May 5, 2020 | 0.246[11] |
| 15 | 9 | "The Last Ride of The Road Warriors" | The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) | May 12, 2020 | 0.264[12] |
| 16 | 10 | "The Final Days of Owen Hart" | Owen Hart accident | May 19, 2020 | 0.349[13] |
Season 3 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 17 | 1 | "Brian Pillman Part One" | Brian Pillman | May 6, 2021 | 0.272 |
| 18 | 2 | "Brian Pillman Part Two" | Brian Pillman | May 6, 2021 | 0.272 |
| 19 | 3 | "The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage" | Nick Gage | May 13, 2021 | 0.163[14] |
| 20 | 4 | "Collision in Korea" | Collision in Korea, a joint pay-per-view event between WCW and NJPW in Pyongyang, North Korea | May 20, 2021 | 0.191[15] |
| 21 | 5 | "Becoming Warrior" | The Ultimate Warrior | May 27, 2021 | 0.165[16] |
| 22 | 6 | "In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith" | Grizzly Smith, Jake Roberts, Sam Houston, and Rockin' Robin | June 3, 2021 | 0.243[17] |
| 23 | 7 | "The Dynamite Kid" | Dynamite Kid | June 10, 2021 | 0.242[18] |
| 24 | 8 | "The Plane Ride from Hell" | Plane Ride from Hell | September 16, 2021 | 0.153[19] |
| 25 | 9 | "The Double Life of Chris Kanyon" | Chris Kanyon | September 23, 2021 | 0.214[20] |
| 26 | 10 | "Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW" | Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | September 30, 2021 | 0.126[21] |
| 27 | 11 | "Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K-9" | Ion Croitoru | October 7, 2021 | 0.137[22] |
| 28 | 12 | "The Many Faces of Luna Vachon" | Luna Vachon | October 14, 2021 | 0.135[23] |
| 29 | 13 | "Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW" | Rob Black and Xtreme Pro Wrestling | October 21, 2021 | 0.109[24] |
| 30 | 14 | "The Steroid Trials" | United States v. McMahon | October 28, 2021 | 0.154[25] |
Season 4 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 31 | 1 | "Chris Candido and Tammy "Sunny" Sytch" | Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch | May 30, 2023 | TBD |
| 32 | 2 | "Magnum T.A." | Magnum T.A. | TBD | |
| 33 | 3 | "Adrian Adonis" | Adrian Adonis | TBD | |
| 34 | 4 | "Doink the Clown" | The original Doink the Clown, played by Matt Borne | TBD | |
| 35 | 5 | "Junkyard Dog" | Junkyard Dog | TBD | |
| 36 | 6 | "Marty Jannetty" | Marty Jannetty | TBD | |
| 37 | 7 | "Bam Bam Bigelow" | Bam Bam Bigelow | TBD | |
| 38 | 8 | "Abdullah the Butcher" | Abdullah the Butcher | TBD | |
| 39 | 9 | "WCW Bash at the Beach 2000" | The backstage dispute between Vince Russo and Hulk Hogan at Bash at the Beach (2000) | TBD | |
| 40 | 10 | "The Graham Family" | Eddie Graham and Mike Graham | TBD |
Release
The series premiered on Viceland on April 10, 2019.[26] On July 23, 2019, Dark Side of the Ring was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, which premiered on March 24, 2020. For season 2, the series became a co-production with Canadian streaming service Crave (as part of owner Bell Media's distribution pact with Vice).[1] An aftershow hosted by Chris Gethard, Dark Side of the Ring: After Dark, was also added.[27] On October 19, 2020, Dark Side of the Ring was renewed for a third season of 14 episodes, which premiered on May 6, 2021.[28][29] A fourth season of ten episodes was announced on April 11, 2023, for a premiere on May 30.[3]
Reception
Dark Side of the Ring was Viceland's highest-rated series premiere among viewers in the key demographic.[1] The first season won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Pro Wrestling DVD/Streaming Documentary of 2019.[30] The season 2 finale "The Final Days of Owen Hart" won the same award for 2020, and was the highest-rated program in Vice network history, at 626,000 viewers.[31]
Spin-offs
In December 2020, Vice ordered two spin-off series: Dark Side of Football and Dark Side of the 90's, which premiered on May 13 and July 15, 2021 respectively.[32]
In 2022, the network ordered an additional spin-off Dark Side of Comedy.[33]
See also
- Beyond the Mat
- Biography: WWE Legends
- Bloodstained Memoirs
- Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
- The Fifth Estate: A Fight to the Death
- The Life and Death of Owen Hart
- The Wrestler
- Tales From The Territories
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- 'Dark Side of Comedy' Ordered at Vice - Variety
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