The BEST episodes of Dark Side of the Ring

Every episode of Dark Side of the Ring ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dark Side of the Ring!

From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.

Last Updated: 1/12/2026Network: VICE TV (US)Status: Continuing

8.34

192 votes

#1 - Benoit Part Two

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2020

The conclusion to wrestling's darkest hour, including startling revelations about the troubled mind of Chris Benoit before he killed his wife and son, and then took his own life.

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8.27

179 votes

#2 - The Final Days of Owen Hart

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2020

On May 23rd 1999, Owen Hart fell 80 feet to his death in a stunt that went tragically wrong. Bravely reliving his final day, his widow Martha reveals the mistakes that took his life.

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8.21

213 votes

#3 - Benoit Part One

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2020

In 2007, wrestling superstar Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and 7-year-old son Daniel, then ended his own life. Those closest to the tragedy have never spoken openly, until now.

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8.20

133 votes

#4 - In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/3/2021

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.

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8.06

79 votes

#5 - Mick Foley: Hell in a Cell

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2025

From the first terrifying fall off the cage to the impact he still feels today, Mick Foley relives one of wrestling’s most iconic matches, Hell in a Cell ‘98, moment by moment.

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8.00

257 votes

#6 - The Montreal Screwjob

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2019

In one of wrestling's most infamous off-script moments, wrestler Bret Hart is stripped of his championship title through a backstage plot of betrayal that forever changes the sport.

7.97

216 votes

#7 - The Killing of Bruiser Brody

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2019

Wrestlers relive the tragic evening in 1988 when they witnessed a locker room confrontation that resulted in the death of legendary wrestler Bruiser Brody.

7.90

118 votes

#8 - Brian Pillman Part Two

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/6/2021

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.

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7.86

136 votes

#9 - Brian Pillman Part One

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2021

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.

7.78

106 votes

#10 - The Ballad of 'Earthquake' John Tenta

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2024

John Tenta couldn't be further from the monstrous Earthquake character WWF fans loved to hate; as his career faded, a health battle threatened to take him from the family he loved.

7.77

127 votes

#11 - Collision in Korea

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/20/2021

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.

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7.74

219 votes

#12 - The Last of the Von Erichs

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2019

The last surviving brother of the legendary Von Erich wrestling dynasty revisits the tragedy that plagued his once iconic family.

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7.73

112 votes

#13 - Blood & Wire: Onita’s FMW

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/30/2021

After Japan’s Atsushi Onita created FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore, his handpicked successor took his own life while drowning in debt.

Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East

7.73

114 votes

#14 - Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/25/2023

Convict. Bounty Hunter. Flame-skulled wrestling legend. Addict. The lore of Bam Bam Bigelow has only grown since his death. His family tells his improbable tale for the first time.

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7.73

132 votes

#15 - The Dynamite Kid

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/10/2021

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.

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Terry Gordy: Final Flight of the Freebird

7.72

80 votes

#16 - Terry Gordy: Final Flight of the Freebird

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2024

Already a wrestling star as a teenager, Terry Gordy's time with the renowned Fabulous Freebirds made him a living legend until an accidental overdose robbed him of everything.

7.69

294 votes

#17 - The Match Made in Heaven

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2019

Art collides with real life when the mythical love story between wrestling icons Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth explodes beyond the ring with tragic consequences.

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7.68

141 votes

#18 - Becoming Warrior

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/27/2021

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.

7.67

122 votes

#19 - The Double Life of Chris Kanyon

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/23/2021

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

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7.67

166 votes

#20 - The Last Ride of the Road Warriors

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2020

The inside story of how wrestling's ultimate tag team partnership is undone when one half of the powerhouse duo slides into alcohol and substance abuse.

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7.67

60 votes

#21 - Becoming Muhammad Hassan

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/27/2025

Just three years post-9/11, Marc Copani sees the highs and lows of wrestling when he’s given the chance to portray Muhammad Hassan, a villainous Arab-American character for the WWE.

7.66

76 votes

#22 - Big Van Vader

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2025

With an iconic look and skills few of his size could match, Big Van Vader stood out as a wrestling monster but controlling his anger became a bigger battle in and out of the ring.

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David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World

7.65

158 votes

#23 - David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2020

The cautionary tale of David Schultz, set to become a superstar until his violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John Stossel saw him exiled from the business he'd sworn to protect.

7.64

121 votes

#24 - Chris and Tammy

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2023

Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch were high school sweethearts whose talent and ambition had them on a path to wrestling stardom. Along the way, drugs, injuries, and ill-fated choices sent them down another road altogether.

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7.64

137 votes

#25 - The Plane Ride From Hell

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/16/2021

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.

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