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Report: Dark Side of the Ring renewed for seventh season

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More Dark Side of the Ring is reportedly coming.

PWInsider reported on Tuesday that the show has been renewed by Vice TV for a seventh season. Additionally, they report that the series is shooting new episodes and filmed several weeks back in Louisville, Kentucky. 

The documentary series has been airing on Vice TV since April of 2019. The sixth season premiered back in March with shows focusing on the likes of Superstar Billy Graham, Billy Jack Haynes, Daffney, Ludvig Borga, and Muhammad Hassan. Over the years the docuseries has focused on controversial people and incidents within professional wrestling including the death of Owen Hart and the Chris Benoit double murder-suicide.

Last year Vice TV aired another pro wrestling documentary series titled Who Killed WCW, which was produced by The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions that focused on the rise and fall of the company.

Vice has used Dark Side of the Ring’s success to create several similar series, including Dark Side of the 90s, Dark Side of Comedy, and Dark Side of the 2000s.

Dark Side of the Ring reveals episode topics for season six

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The full list of episode topics has been revealed for Dark Side of the Ring’s new season.

Dark Side of the Ring returns with season six premiering on Vice TV at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, March 25. A trailer for the new season was released today, announcing that there will be episodes focused on the following 10 subjects:

  • Hell in a Cell
  • Big Van Vader
  • Tony Atlas
  • Ludvig Borga
  • Billy Jack Haynes
  • Eddie Gilbert
  • “Superstar” Billy Graham
  • Daffney
  • The Original Sheik
  • Muhammad Hassan

Interviews with Mick Foley, Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, Rob Van Dam, Tony Atlas, Marc Copani (Muhammad Hassan), Mark Henry, and Billy Jack Haynes are included in the trailer. Haynes was arrested and charged with the murder of his 85-year-old wife Janette Becraft in February 2024.

The Hell in a Cell episode looks to be heavily focused on Foley and his match against The Undertaker from King of the Ring 1998. Last August, Ross said he was interviewed for an upcoming Dark Side of the Ring episode where Foley would be the topic.

Debut date for new ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ season revealed

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The sixth season of the popular ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ series on Vice TV now has a return date.

The show will return on Tuesday, March 25th, announced on Thursday as part of a relaunch for the Vice TV channel.

The media outlet announced the creation of a new Vice Sports division and are now refocusing their TV network to be sports-first with a commitment to more than 50 hours of new scripted programming of which ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ will be a key part of. They are also going to air competitions like American Ninja Warrior, arena football, darts, and Red Bull events.

Also among the new series and partnerships announced Thursday includes ‘Dark Side of the Cage’ which is assumed to be an MMA-focused series similar to the wrestling one.

While topics for the upcoming ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ series are not known, it’s believed a Mick Foley episode is upcoming based on Jim Ross saying he was interviewed for the topic earlier this year.

The series debuted in April 2019 and has aired every year since then with the exception of 2022. There have been 50 episodes to date.

Premiere date, list of topics announced for Dark Side of the Ring season five

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Dark Side of the Ring is officially making its return to Vice TV this March.

It was announced today that season five of Dark Side of the Ring will premiere on Tuesday, March 5 at 10 p.m. Eastern time. There will be 10 episodes in the season. Here are the topics that will be covered:

  • Chris Adams
  • Sensational Sherri
  • Terry Gordy
  • Black Saturday (Vince McMahon purchasing Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1984 for access to its TBS time slot)
  • Chris Colt
  • The Sandman
  • Earthquake
  • Harley Race
  • Buff Bagwell
  • Brutus Beefcake

The trailer for the new season can be seen below:

Co-created by executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, Dark Side of the Ring has been airing since 2019. It became the highest-rated show in Vice TV history during its run.

Season four of Dark Side of the Ring aired from May-August 2023. There were episodes on Chris Candido & Tammy “Sunny” Sytch, Magnum TA, the Graham family, Doink the Clown, The Junkyard Dog, Adrian Adonis, Abdullah the Butcher, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bash at the Beach 2000, and Marty Jannetty.

Report: New season of Dark Side of the Ring planned for March premiere

Posted on by Joseph Currier

New episodes of Dark Side of the Ring will be airing on Vice TV soon.

PWInsider reports that Dark Side of the Ring has been renewed for a fifth season, and the current plan is for the season to premiere this March. Chris Jericho, who is the narrator for the series, had stated this past October that new episodes would be coming soon.

The topics that will be covered in the new season haven’t been revealed. Dark Side of the Ring sent out a tweet in August asking viewers which stories they would like to see covered in the next season.

Season four of Dark Side of the Ring premiered in May 2023 and ended in August. It featured episodes on Chris Candido & Tammy “Sunny” Sytch, Magnum TA, the Graham family, Doink the Clown, The Junkyard Dog, Adrian Adonis, Abdullah the Butcher, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bash at the Beach 2000, and Marty Jannetty.

Dark Side of the Ring became a hit series for Vice TV after premiering in 2019. The show was created by executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener.

Dark Side of the Ring reveals full list of topics for season four

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Dark Side of the Ring has revealed the complete list of topics that will be covered in its upcoming season.

Season four of Dark Side of the Ring premieres on Vice TV at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, May 30. The season will feature 10 episodes. Here are the subjects that will be covered:

  • Chris Candido & Tammy “Sunny” Sytch
  • Magnum TA
  • Adrian Adonis
  • Doink the Clown
  • Junkyard Dog
  • Marty Jannetty
  • Bam Bam Bigelow
  • Abdullah the Butcher
  • WCW’s infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 pay-per-view
  • The Graham family

These will be the first new episodes of Dark Side of the Ring since season three finished airing in October 2021. During the time between seasons, Dark Side of the Ring co-creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener produced their Tales from the Territories series for Vice TV. That series, which was in partnership with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions, looked back at the territorial era of pro wrestling.

Dark Side of the Ring is the most watched series in the history of Vice TV. Chris Jericho is returning as the narrator for season four.

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ season four to premiere this May

Posted on by Joseph Currier

“Dark Side of the Ring” is finally making its return to Vice TV.

It was announced today that season four of “Dark Side of the Ring” will begin airing on Vice TV this May. The first episode of the season will premiere at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, May 30.

The new season will consist of 10 episodes. Chris Candido & Sunny, Magnum TA, Abdullah the Butcher, and Marty Jannetty are among the subjects that will be covered.

Variety wrote:

‘Dark Side of the Ring’ is narrated by wrestling legend Chris Jericho. The official description of the fourth season states that it will ‘explore stories like the emotional rollercoaster of one of wrestling’s most captivating and controversial couples, Chris Candido and Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch, the car accident that derailed the career of future World Champion Magnum T.A., wrestling’s most unhinged monster, Abdullah the Butcher, a focused look on the troubled life of Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels’ former tag team partner, and much more.’

The season four premiere will be the first new “Dark Side of the Ring” episode since October 2021. Between seasons, “Dark Side of the Ring” co-creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener worked with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions to produce “Tales from the Territories” for Vice TV. That series looked back at the territorial era of professional wrestling. 

In response to rumors that “Dark Side of the Ring” had been canceled, Vice TV issued a statement in May 2022 saying it was “as committed as ever” to the series.

“We’re incredibly grateful to our viewers for giving this show the life that it has had for the past 4 years,” Husney and Eisener said today. “As lifelong fans of professional wrestling, our subjects continue to inspire us. There are so many fascinating and compelling stories left to tell and it’s a privilege to share more of them in our fourth season.”

Wrestling Observer Live: Vice TV documentary on Vince tonight, can he return?, RAW report, tons more

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about in our look at the Vince McMahon VICE documentary tonight, the WSJ article that came out today with new allegations and claims that Vince wants to come back, what would be needed for that to happen, the RAW report, all the news and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Vince McMahon documentary to air on Vice TV in October

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A documentary on Vince McMahon is set to be released next month. 

Vice TV is currently working on the project and according to a report from PW Insider, it will air sometime in October.

The documentary will focus on McMahon’s career as well as the hush money scandal broken by the Wallstreet Journal that led to his resignation from WWE. 

Our own Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez were both interviewed for the film. 

There are several other similar projects in the works as well. HBO Real Sports is said to be working on a segment focused on McMahon. Last month, Meltzer reported that Netflix was still developing a four-part docuseries on the former WWE Chairman with Chris Smith serving as director and executive producer. It is not clear if Bill Simmons is still involved with the series. 

A biography on McMahon titled “Ringmaster” is currently being written by Abe Riesman as well. It is set to be released in March. 

Vice TV announces ‘Tales from the Territories’ series

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Vice TV has officially announced its new “Tales from the Territories” series.

It was revealed today that “Tales from the Territories” will premiere on Vice TV at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, October 4. The series is from Dark Side of the Ring’s Evan Husney & Jason Eisener and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions.

The series will take viewers back to “the golden-age of professional wrestling” when the industry was divided into local territories.

Husney and Eisener are executive producers for “Tales from the Territories,” along with Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz of Seven Bucks Productions. Chavo Guerrero Jr. is involved with the series as a co-executive producer.

“We’re incredibly excited to expand the ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ series with this first-ever exploration of the hidden past of wrestling’s Wild West era, with a dream collaborator in Dwayne Johnson, who has such deep family roots in the history of the business,” Husney and Eisener said. “We can’t wait to showcase the fascinating stories of the pioneers who set the stage for wrestling’s worldwide pop culture dominance.”

Amid reports that “Dark Side of the Ring” had been canceled, Vice TV tweeted a statement this May saying that they were “as committed as ever” to the “Dark Side” series.

“We’ve heard some rumors flying around about Season 4 of Dark Side of the Ring. We are as committed as ever to both the series and the broader Dark Side franchise,” Vice TV wrote. “Evan [Husney] and Jason [Eisener] are hard at work making more content that we know our fans of the series will love. Stay tuned.”

Interviews with Bret Hart and Abdullah the Butcher are featured in the trailer for “Tales from the Territories.” Jim Ross revealed on his podcast earlier this year that he was going to be involved in a “Tales from the Territories” episode looking back at Mid-South with Jake Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Ted DiBiase.

Vice TV ‘as committed as ever’ to Dark Side of the Ring

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It appears that Dark Side of the Ring will be continuing in the future.

In response to rumors that the show had been canceled, Vice TV tweeted out a statement on Monday saying that they are “as committed as ever” to Dark Side of the Ring and the Dark Side franchise.

“We’ve heard some rumors flying around about Season 4 of Dark Side of the Ring. We are as committed as ever to both the series and the broader Dark Side franchise,” Vice TV wrote. “Evan [Husney] and Jason [Eisener] are hard at work making more content that we know our fans of the series will love. Stay tuned.”

Dark Side of the Ring and its two spinoff series’ (Dark Side of Football and Dark Side of the ’90s) weren’t mentioned in a press release where Vice Media Group unveiled its 2022-2023 programming slate last week.

In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Husney and Eisener are working with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions on a new series for Vice TV. The series will cover the territorial days of pro wrestling:

Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks [Productions] and Evan Husney and Jason Eisener of Dark Side of the Ring are going to be producing a television series for VICE.

The series will cover the territorial days of pro wrestling. The idea would be shows on different major territories each week as well as other topics, such as a show on women’s wrestling in the territorial days.

Jim Ross noted his involvement in the show in an episode on Mid South Wrestling. It was described to me that the show will be similar to WWE’s Table for 3, where there will be a table of guests reminiscing about their time in territories.

The Mid South Wrestling episode, for example, will have Ross, Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase and Michael Hayes as part of it. A key to this is with Johnson involved, there will be representation from WWE with Hayes here. Previously, the only time WWE had an involvement with a VICE series was Jerry McDevitt, who made the decision on his own and wasn’t bound by Vince McMahon, appearing in the steroid trials Dark Side piece.

MLW Fightland one-hour special to air on Vice TV

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New MLW content will finally be coming to Vice TV as the network will air a one-hour Fightland special, headlined by a title vs. title match between World Champion Jacob Fatu and National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone.

The news was first reported by The Wrap.

Taped the prior Saturday in Philadelphia, the special will air on Thursday, October 7th at 10 PM Eastern following that night’s premiere episode of Dark Side of the Ring focusing on Johnny K9, a pro wrestler and the leader of a biker gang.

The special will also feature the four-way Middleweight title match between champion Myron Reed, Aramis, Arez and the debuting Tajiri.

In a quote in the story, MLW founder Court Bauer seemed to indicate the show’s format will be different than traditional pro wrestling, saying the show “offers viewers a transparent, unfiltered all access look into the smoke-filled arenas of wrestling. We will present big fights and big stories with investigative reports giving viewers a raw, inside look at the very real world of wrestling.”

MLW and Vice TV announced a deal in April, but this will mark the first new content as part of the agreement. MLW’s new Fusion: Alpha show debuts next week on YouTube and BeIn Sports.

Vice TV reveals return date for Dark Side of the Ring

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Vice TV’s Dark Side of the Ring docuseries will return with new episodes on Thursday, September 16 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. 

The premiere date for the second half of the third season of the show was announced today.

Seven new subjects will be covered over the course of the season. The topics will be WWE’s infamous Plane Ride From Hell, the life and death of Chris Kanyon, Japan’s FMW promotion, the XPW promotion, the life and death of Luna Vachon, the life and death of Bruiser Bedlam/Johnny K9, plus the 1994 trial where Vince McMahon was indicted and later found not guilty of providing steroids to WWF wrestlers. 

The first half of Dark Side of the Ring’s third season premiered on May 6, 2021. The first seven episodes included a two-part Brian Pillman biography, Nick Gage, Collision in Korea, Ultimate Warrior, Grizzly Smith and Dynamite Kid.

The trailer for the second half of season three can be found here.

Vice TV reveals full list of topics for Dark Side of the Ring season three

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Vice TV has revealed the full list of topics that will be covered in the third season of Dark Side of the Ring.

Dark Side of the Ring season three will kick off with a two-hour episode focused on Brian Pillman airing on Vice TV at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, May 6. The 14-episode season will be broken up into two parts, with part one also covering Collision in Korea, Nick Gage, The Ultimate Warrior, Grizzly Smith, and Dynamite Kid.

The second half of the season will premiere in the late summer and will cover the WWF steroid trials, Atsushi Onita’s FMW promotion, Luna Vachon, WWE’s Plane Ride From Hell from 2002, Rob Black’s XPW promotion, Johnny K-9 (also known as Bruiser Bedlam), and Chris Kanyon.

“This third season, Dark Side of the Ring, VICE TV’s most watched show of all time, will venture even deeper into wrestling’s shrouded past, revealing the hidden, heartbreaking, and untold stories of professional wrestling with intimate access to its subjects,” Vice TV wrote.

“Wrestling legend and AEW superstar Chris Jericho will return as the series’ narrator for a second consecutive season. He will be joined by an enormous and star-studded cast, including Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Jon Moxley, Mick Foley, Diamond Dallas Page, Eric Bischoff, Jim Ross, Jim Cornette, David Arquette, Antonio Inoki, Rob Van Dam, Terry Funk, and the former wife of Ultimate Warrior, Shari Tyree.”

“With this epic, fourteen-episode season, we’ve had the opportunity to push the series to new heights and dig even deeper into a world that has captivated us our entire lives,” said Dark Side of the Ring executive producers and co-creators Jason Eisener and Evan Husney. “We’re excited to unveil a season that encompasses a whole new spectrum of stories, ranging from legendary icons of the past, to contemporary snapshots from wrestling’s underground, to mind-blowing sagas overseas.”

The trailer for the Pillman episode was released today and is available to watch below:

MLW announces Vice TV premiere date

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MLW’s television deal with Vice TV will kick off as MLW debuts on the channel this weekend.

MLW has announced that it will premiere on Vice TV at noon Eastern time this Saturday (May 1). Archival MLW programming will be spotlighted on Vice TV leading into the promotion’s next season beginning this summer.

“A national audience on cable and satellite will witness the rise of CONTRA Unit, a new hope emerge with the arrival of Ross and Marshall Von Erich and some dynastic moments from Alex Hammerstone and Richard Holliday,” MLW wrote.

“This Saturday we kick off an exciting new chapter as millions of fans can now tune in to Vice TV for Major League Wrestling,” MLW CEO Court Bauer said. “Just like Vice TV, MLW is an unfiltered and immersive experience.”

The current season of MLW will close out with the Wednesday, May 5 edition of MLW Fusion. New episodes will then come to Vice TV with the start of MLW’s next season. MLW announced last week that they’ll be holding a set of TV tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 10. It will be the first MLW show with a live crowd since March 2020. The 2300 Arena is following city and state guidelines for the latest capacity requirements and safety standards.

Dave Meltzer wrote about MLW’s deal with Vice TV when it was announced:

The deal is not exclusive as MLW will continue with both programming on BeIn Sports as well as planning for special live events on DAZN which haven’t started yet due to the pandemic. Library content will also remain on DAZN. The company is also in talks for a new streaming deal.

Vice TV has had great success with Dark Side of the Ring, the most popular show in the history of their network, but this will be the first time they have expanded to add a regular weekly pro wrestling show. Those shows will cross promote each other.