Dark Side of the Ring

1Brian Pillman Part One

44 minMay 6, 2021★ 8.0

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.

2Brian Pillman Part Two

44 minMay 6, 2021★ 8.0

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.

3The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage

44 minMay 13, 2021★ 7.1

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.

4Collision in Korea

44 minMay 20, 2021★ 7.6

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.

5Becoming Warrior

44 minMay 27, 2021★ 7.3

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.

6In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith

44 minJun 3, 2021★ 8.7

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.

7The Dynamite Kid

44 minJun 10, 2021★ 6.8

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.

8The Plane Ride From Hell

44 minSep 16, 2021

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.

9The Double Life of Chris Kanyon

44 minSep 23, 2021

In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.

10Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW

44 minSep 30, 2021

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.

11Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

44 minOct 7, 2021

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.

12The Many Faces of Luna Vachon

44 minOct 14, 2021

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.

13Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW

44 minOct 21, 2021

XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.

14The Steroid Trials

44 minOct 28, 2021

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.