Dark Side of the Ring

First part of ‘Who Killed WCW?’ pretty familiar

Posted by Ben Lypka | Jun 5, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

If Who Killed WCW? was a murder mystery novel, episode one chose the plot, defined the setting,...

‘Dark Side’ ends season on a ‘Black Saturday’

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 7, 2024 | Documentary Reviews

When VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring announced that it would be covering the notorious...

The Sandman ‘Dark Side’ doesn’t go very deep

Posted by Ben Lypka | May 1, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

The series is called Dark Side of the Ring, but the April 30 episode based on “The...

‘Dark Side’ of Sherri Martel pretty sad not ‘Sensational’

Posted by Ben Lypka | Apr 24, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

Sherri Martel gave up everything to make it as a star in professional wrestling –- her friends,...

‘Dark Side’ proves Chris Adams was no Gentleman

Posted by Amos Mina | Apr 17, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, TV Reports

When you think of a stereotypical Englishman, that person is often envisioned to be very polite,...

Chris Colt maybe the darkest ‘Dark Side’ yet

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 9, 2024 | Documentary Reviews

In the lead-up to its episode “Welcome to My Nightmare, The Chris Colt Story”,...

‘Dark Side’ of Harley Race believable, like he was

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2024 | Documentary Reviews

Going into Vice’s Dark Side of the Ring episode titled “The Life and Legends of Harley...

Beefcake’s journey is a roller coaster in ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Posted by Arin De Castro | Mar 26, 2024 | Documentary Reviews

During what is said to be the ‘Golden Age’ of WWF’s time, Brutus ‘The...

Previewing Season 5 of Dark Side of the Ring

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 16, 2024 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

The fifth season of VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring is coming on March 5, and running weekly...

Dark Side of the Ring schedule announced

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 24, 2024 | Hollywood Headlock, News

The hit series Dark Side of the Ring returns on March 5th at 10 p.m. on Vice TV. Vice has...

‘Dark Side of the ring’ dares you to believe Marty Jannetty’s wild tales in season finale

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Aug 9, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

For a long time, there seemed to be only one defining trait of Marty Jannetty that everybody knew:...

‘Dark Side’ tests the murky waters of 2000’s Bash at the Beach controversy

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Aug 2, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Typically, when WWE looks back on the 1990s war with WCW, it’s always with a big pat on the...

Bam Bam Bigelow’s dreams turn into nightmares on ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jul 26, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

In Bam Bam Bigelow’s quest for both a family and fame in his life, one would act as an angel...

‘Dark Side’ barely scratches the forehead of Abdullah the Butcher’s bloody legacy

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 19, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

By now we are all familiar with the shortcuts that VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring takes to...

Shayne Hawke breaks his neck

Posted by Sanjeevan Kandasamy | Jul 12, 2023 | Canadian Hall of Fame, News

Andrew Stott, better known as Shayne Hawke has suffered a broken neck, resulting in him pulling...

The Jekyll and Hyde life of Adrian Adonis explored on ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jul 12, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

“The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis” makes no bones about the struggles Adonis endured...

Illuminating the ‘Dark Side’ of JYD’s struggles

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 28, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

If you’re looking for a little controversy behind the seemingly always smiling and positive...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ returns to form with exposé on Matt Borne/Doink the Clown

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 21, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

This fourth season of Dark Side of the Ride has been notably marked by a more historical, less...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ explores the harrowing history of the Graham family

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 14, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

With an introduction that warns of content featuring the topic of suicide, this week’s Dark...

Magnum T.A. the focus of this week’s ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Jun 6, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

So far, season four of Dark Side of the Ring is showing a more subdued take on wrestling stories,...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ returns with the tragedy of Chris and Tammy

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 30, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

After the third season of Dark Side of the Ring had completed, and especially following a...

Wrestling meets horror in Kids Vs Aliens

Posted by John Powell | Apr 21, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, Movie Reviews

Hailing from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener has finally been able to...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ returning for fourth season

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Apr 11, 2023 | Hollywood Headlock, News

Dark Side of the Ring has announced its return, after debuting in 2019, the show will be coming...

The good and the good riddance from 2021

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 11, 2022 | Year End Award Stories

Looking back at 2021, it is impossible to ignore the global pandemic, which stubbornly stuck...

McDevitt’s shot best part of Dark Side’s steroids episode

Posted by Todd Denault | Oct 29, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

Ever get the feeling while watching a documentary that there is a far more interesting story to be...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ doesn’t hold back on XPW

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Oct 22, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Other Reviews

Despite popular sentiment, there’s nothing inherently salacious or sleazy about either wrestling...

‘Odd in a beautiful kind of way’: Luna Vachon’s life presented on ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Oct 15, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

There’s a perfect opening for this week’s Dark Side of the Ring episode features Luna...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ explores the two lives of Johnny K-9

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Oct 8, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: The Johnny K-9 Story, this week’s episode of VICE TV’S...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ offers tamely-told tale of Onita’s wild FMW

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Oct 2, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

The Dark Side of the Ring series, available on Vice TV (and Crave TV in Canada), has built itself...

Kanyon ‘Dark Side’ episode all about inner turmoil

Posted by Todd Denault | Sep 24, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

In the aftermath of last week’s Dark Side of the Ring episode “The Plane Ride from Hell”, and all...

Ric Flair responds to Dark Side of the Ring allegations: ‘It never happened’

Posted by John Powell | Sep 20, 2021 | News

Wrestling icon Ric Flair took to Twitter to respond to the latest episode of Dark Side of the Ring...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ embarks on ‘Plane Ride from Hell’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Sep 17, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Other Reviews

This week’s episode of VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring docuseries (available through...

The ‘Dark Side’ of The Dynamite Kid laid bare

Posted by Todd Denault | Jun 11, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

As I get older, I occasionally wish that I could recapture some of the naïveté of my youth …...

Grizzly ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ episode is difficult to watch

Posted by Todd Denault | Jun 4, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

Professional wrestling has long been a family affair … both real and imagined. The McMahons, the...

Hellwig’s journey to ‘Becoming Warrior’ is indeed dark

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 28, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

With World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and A&E airing their documentary on James Brian...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ sells the sizzle on Collision in Korea

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | May 20, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

A host of WCW and NJPW stars, a boxing legend, and the mercurial communist country of North Korea...

Dark Side of the Ring spotlights Gage

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | May 13, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

When you think of hardcore wrestling, or death matches, many names come to mind: Cactus Jack,...

Dark Side of the Ring: Inside the mind of a Flyin’ Loose Cannon, Brian Pillman

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | May 7, 2021 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock

It’s the start of a new season of Dark Side of the Ring on Vice on TV, and when they kick off...

Stu Stone: A jack of all trades in film, TV, and wrestling

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Apr 30, 2021 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews, Interviews

In a way, it’s hard to pin down the starting point for Stu Stone’s career, because...

Readers should take a chance on Lance

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | Jan 29, 2021 | Gary Howard Memorial Library, Interviews

Okay, imagination time: picture yourself on a golf course. (Yes, I know not everyone plays golf,...

Behind the Gimmick Table: Rob Rage finds muscles still sell

Posted by Rasslin Merch Machine | Oct 18, 2020 | Not Another Collectible!

Rob Rage is the self-proclaimed “Supernova of Superstars.” The “Muscle Messiah” is likely the most...

Martha Hart shines a light in Dark Side of the Ring’s ‘The Final Days of Owen Hart’

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 20, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Owen Hart died on May 23, 1999 after a descent stunt at WWF’s Over the Edge pay-per-view....

Mat Matters: Owen’s legacy doesn’t lie in a Hall of Fame

Posted by Jason Clevett | May 20, 2020 | Opinion

Tuesday night’s season finale of Dark Side of the Ring shone the spotlight on the tragic...

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ goes for boring biography in The Last Ride of the Road Warriors

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

The sudden passing of “Road Warrior Hawk” Michael Hegstrand in October 2003 brought a...

Portraying Hawk is quite a rush for Ontario’s Rob Rage

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 12, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, Interviews

Young wrestling fans often dream of being in the ring. Sometimes in those dreams, they actually...

Cookies, Coke and Cowboy Boots aka the Latest Episode of Dark Side of the Ring

Posted by Jamie Hemmings | May 6, 2020 | Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Author and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley gave viewers his take on the latest episode of...

No meat on the bone in Dark Side of the Ring’s ‘David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World’

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 28, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

“Dr. D” David Schultz slapped ABC’s 20/20 reporter John Stossel in December 1984...

True crime creates interest in Dark Side of the Ring’s Assassination of Dino Bravo

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 22, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Dino Bravo was found murdered on March 10, 1993. Bravo’s connections to organized crime in...

Guest column: Dark Side of the Ring blandly convicts Snuka in the court of public opinion, blanket-censoring the whole story

Posted by Irvin Muchnick | Apr 15, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, Opinion

Ah, what a wonderful world it would be, if a reviewer of VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring...

Snuka comes crashing down in Dark Side of the Ring’s The Death of Nancy Argentino

Posted by Nolan Howell | Apr 15, 2020 | Documentary Reviews, Hollywood Headlock, TV Reports

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was arrested in September 2015 on third-degree murder charges...

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