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.
Thursday, January 22
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.
Thursday, January 22
Becoming Warrior
Season 3 • Episode 5
How an aspiring chiropractor morphed himself into wrestling's most polarizing figure.
Thursday, January 22
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
Season 3 • Episode 10
Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore.
Thursday, January 22
The Dynamite Kid
Season 3 • Episode 7
The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing style.
Thursday, January 22
Collision in Korea
Season 3 • Episode 4
In a bizarre act of political theatre, professional wrestlers were deployed to North Korea.
Thursday, January 22
The Match Made in Heaven
Season 1 • Episode 1
A love story between wrestling icons Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth explodes outside the ring.
Thursday, January 22
Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East
Season 4 • Episode 8
The lore of Bam Bam Bigelow has only grown since his death; his family tells his improbable tale.
Thursday, January 22
The Junkyard Dog
Season 4 • Episode 5
Wrestler the Junkyard Dog's journey to the top is marked by addiction and unrealized potential.
Thursday, January 22
Big Van Vader - Extended Cut New
Season 6 •
Big Van Vader stood out as a wrestling monster but controlling his anger became a bigger battle.
Friday, January 23
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
Season 3 • Episode 10
Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore.
Friday, January 23
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.
Friday, January 23
Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
Season 3 • Episode 10
Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore.
Friday, January 23
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.
Saturday, January 31
'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert
Season 6 • Episode 6
'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert was a ticking timebomb of talent and self-destruction.
Saturday, January 31
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, January 31
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, January 31
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, January 31
Becoming Muhammad Hassan
Season 6 • Episode 10
Marc Copani sees the highs and lows of wrestling when he portrays Muhammad Hassan.
Saturday, January 31
The Original '"Superstar": Billy Graham
Season 6 • Episode 5
Billy Graham breaks the mold for what a wrestler could be but battles with steroid abuse.
Saturday, January 31
Big Van Vader
Season 6 • Episode 3
Big Van Vader stands out as a wrestling monster but controlling his anger becomes a bigger battle.
Saturday, January 31
The Scream Queen: Daffney
Season 6 • Episode 9
Outside the ring, Daffney fights a much more punishing battle with bipolar disorder.
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