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.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, May 1
The Scream Queen: Daffney - Extended Cut New
Season 6 •
Friday, May 8
Becoming Muhammad Hassan - Extended Cut New
Season 6 •
Sunday, May 10
The Dynamite Kid
Season 3 • Episode 7
The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing style.
Sunday, May 10
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.
Sunday, May 10
The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
Season 3 • Episode 12
Luna Vachon battles mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling.
Sunday, May 10
The Steroid Trials
Season 3 • Episode 14
In the mid '90s, wrestling is rocked by accusations of rampant steroid abuse.
Sunday, May 10
The Double Life of Chris Kanyon
Season 3 • Episode 9
Wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
Sunday, May 10
The Plane Ride From Hell
Season 3 • Episode 8
A private flight descends into a nightmare as intoxicated wrestlers clash with their flight crew.
Sunday, May 10
Bash at the Beach 2000
Season 4 • Episode 9
WCW's greatest battles played out backstage between scheming executives and writers.
Monday, May 11
Confidential: The Life and Crimes of New Jack
Season 2 •
New details on some of the most violent and shocking incidents in the career of New Jack.
Monday, May 11
Confidential: The Killing of Bruiser Brody
Season 2 •
Evan and Jason unpack the events of Bruiser Brody's murder with a new perspective from Savio Vega.
Monday, May 11
Confidential: The Life and Crimes of New Jack
Season 2 •
New details on some of the most violent and shocking incidents in the career of New Jack.
Monday, May 11
Confidential: The Killing of Bruiser Brody
Season 2 •
Evan and Jason unpack the events of Bruiser Brody's murder with a new perspective from Savio Vega.
Friday, May 15
Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser From Helsinki
Season 6 • Episode 2
Tony Halme's time in the WWF as Ludvig Borga is only the start of his chaotic and destructive life.
Friday, May 15
Blood, Fire and the Original Sheik
Season 6 • Episode 8
The Sheik's family and the few who survived his hardcore bloodbaths reveal his career.
Friday, May 15
'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert
Season 6 • Episode 6
'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert was a ticking time bomb of talent and self-destruction.
Friday, May 15
Tony Atlas: Too Much, Too Soon
Season 6 • Episode 4
Tony Atlas makes his mark as one of wrestling's first Black stars but racism keeps him from the top.
Friday, May 15
Becoming Muhammad Hassan
Season 6 • Episode 10
Marc Copani sees the highs and lows of wrestling when he portrays Muhammad Hassan.
Friday, May 15
Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell
Season 6 • Episode 1
Mick Foley relives a wrestling match, "Hell in a Cell '98," moment by moment.
Saturday, May 16
Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser From Helsinki
Season 6 • Episode 2
Tony Halme's time in the WWF as Ludvig Borga is only the start of his chaotic and destructive life.
Saturday, May 16
Blood, Fire and the Original Sheik
Season 6 • Episode 8
The Sheik's family and the few who survived his hardcore bloodbaths reveal his career.
Saturday, May 16
Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser From Helsinki
Season 6 • Episode 2
Tony Halme's time in the WWF as Ludvig Borga is only the start of his chaotic and destructive life.
Saturday, May 16
Blood, Fire and the Original Sheik
Season 6 • Episode 8
The Sheik's family and the few who survived his hardcore bloodbaths reveal his career.
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