Dark Side of the Ring (Temporada 3)

The Biggest Stories in Wrestling’s Darkest Secrets.

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Brian Pillman Part One (Episodio 1) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-06
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Brian Pillman Part Two (Episodio 2) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-06
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage (Episodio 3) 7.7
Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-13
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Collision in Korea (Episodio 4) 7.5
Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-20
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Becoming Warrior (Episodio 5) 7.2
Fecha de emisión: 2021-05-27
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith (Episodio 6) 8.5
Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-03
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Dynamite Kid (Episodio 7) 6.8
Fecha de emisión: 2021-06-10
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Plane Ride From Hell (Episodio 8) 7.8
Fecha de emisión: 2021-09-16
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Double Life of Chris Kanyon (Episodio 9) 8.5
Fecha de emisión: 2021-09-23
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW (Episodio 10) 7.7
Fecha de emisión: 2021-09-30
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9 (Episodio 11) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2021-10-07
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
The Many Faces of Luna Vachon (Episodio 12) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2021-10-14
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW (Episodio 13) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2021-10-21
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.
The Steroid Trials (Episodio 14) 5.7
Fecha de emisión: 2021-10-28
Duración: 44 min
Sinopsis: 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.