Dark Side of the Ring
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Pro wrestling
Documentary
Exploring the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling and trying to find the truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, March 13
The Assassination of Dino Bravo
Season 2 • Episode 6
Dino Bravo descends from Montreal's favorite wrestling son to mob enforcer.
Friday, March 13
The Brawl for All
Season 2 • Episode 4
A boxing tournament leads to career-ending injuries and has audiences begging for the final bell.
Friday, March 13
Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino
Season 2 • Episode 5
The story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983.
Friday, March 13
The Last Ride of the Road Warriors
Season 2 • Episode 9
A tag-team partnership is undone when one half of the duo slides into alcohol and substance abuse.
Friday, March 13
The Double Life of Chris Kanyon
Season 3 • Episode 9
Wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon keeps his sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
Friday, March 13
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
Season 3 • Episode 10
Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore.
Friday, March 13
Becoming Warrior
Season 3 • Episode 5
How an aspiring chiropractor morphed himself into wrestling's most polarizing figure.
Friday, March 13
Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW
Season 3 • Episode 13
XPW merges Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but his empire implodes.
Friday, March 13
The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage
Season 3 • Episode 3
Nick Gage's road to the top is marked with a six-year prison sentence and personal tragedies.
Tuesday, March 17
Confidential: The Last of the Von Erichs
Season 2 •
Evan and Jason examine the deaths of the Von Erich brothers with the last living sibling, Kevin.
Tuesday, March 17
Confidential: The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino
Season 2 •
Evan and Jason unpack every conspiracy theory surrounding the death of rising star Gino Hernandez.
Tuesday, March 17
Collision in Korea
Season 3 • Episode 4
In a bizarre act of political theatre, professional wrestlers were deployed to North Korea.
Tuesday, March 17
Brian Pillman Part One
Season 3 • Episode 1
Brian Pillman became infamous with a groundbreaking performance that led to his destruction.
Tuesday, March 17
Brian Pillman Part Two
Season 3 • Episode 2
Brian Pillman's untimely death leaves his young family struggling to cope.
Tuesday, March 17
In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith
Season 3 • Episode 6
Jake The Snake and his siblings survived familial abuse but struggle to reconcile with their past.
Tuesday, March 17
The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
Season 3 • Episode 12
Luna Vachon battles mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling.
Tuesday, March 17
Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K-9
Season 3 • Episode 11
Johnny K-9 leads a double life as an in-ring brute and the leader of a biker gang.
Tuesday, March 17
The Dynamite Kid
Season 3 • Episode 7
The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing style.
Tuesday, March 17
The Plane Ride From Hell
Season 3 • Episode 8
A private flight descends into a nightmare as intoxicated wrestlers clash with their flight crew.
Friday, March 20
Chris Colt: Welcome to my Nightmare
Season 5 • Episode 6
Chris Colt's life took him from LSD trips in the ring to the world of porn.
Friday, March 20
Saving Face: The Brutus Beefcake Story
Season 5 • Episode 4
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's path was defined by his decadeslong friendship with Hulk Hogan.
Friday, March 20
Shattered: The Magnum T.A. Story
Season 4 • Episode 2
Wrestling heartthrob Terry "Magnum T.A." Allen was destined for worldwide stardom.
Friday, March 20
What Happened to Doink the Clown?
Season 4 • Episode 4
Matt Borne lived a life of unhinged violence and substance abuse until his shocking death.
Friday, March 20
Bash at the Beach 2000
Season 4 • Episode 9
WCW's greatest battles played out backstage between scheming executives and writers.
Friday, March 20
Chris and Tammy
Season 4 • Episode 1
Infidelity tears apart the romance of wrestling prodigy Chris and his manager, Tammy.
Friday, March 20
Truth, Lies and Billy Jack Haynes - Extended Cut New
Season 6 •
Billy Jack Haynes is behind bars and charged with the second degree murder of his wife.
Wednesday, March 25
Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story
Season 2 • Episode 8
One man's fanatical attempt to build a wrestling empire to rival Vince McMahon's goes haywire.
Wednesday, March 25
The Brawl for All
Season 2 • Episode 4
A boxing tournament leads to career-ending injuries and has audiences begging for the final bell.
Wednesday, March 25
The Assassination of Dino Bravo
Season 2 • Episode 6
Dino Bravo descends from Montreal's favorite wrestling son to mob enforcer.
Wednesday, March 25
Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino
Season 2 • Episode 5
The story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983.
Wednesday, March 25
The Last Ride of the Road Warriors
Season 2 • Episode 9
A tag-team partnership is undone when one half of the duo slides into alcohol and substance abuse.
Wednesday, March 25
Benoit Part One
Season 2 • Episode 1
Wrestling superstar Chris Benoit murders his wife and 7-year-old son, then ends his own life.
Wednesday, March 25
Benoit Part Two
Season 2 • Episode 2
Startling revelations about the troubled mind of Chris Benoit before he killed his wife and son.
Wednesday, March 25
David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World
Season 2 • Episode 7
David Schultz's violent run-in with the reporter John Stossel sees him exiled from the business.
Friday, March 27
The Last of the Von Erichs
Season 1 • Episode 4
The last surviving brother of the Von Erich wrestlers revisits the tragedy that plagued his family.
Friday, March 27
The Fabulous Moolah
Season 1 • Episode 6
Controversial allegations surface following The Fabulous Moolah's 2007 death.
Friday, March 27
The Killing of Bruiser Brody
Season 1 • Episode 3
Wrestlers discuss locker room confrontation that resulted in the death of wrestler Bruiser Brody.
Friday, March 27
The Montreal Screwjob
Season 1 • Episode 2
Wrestler Bret Hart is stripped of his championship title through a backstage plot of betrayal.
Friday, March 27
The Last of the Von Erichs
Season 1 • Episode 4
The last surviving brother of the Von Erich wrestlers revisits the tragedy that plagued his family.
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