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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#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.
#9 - Jeff Jarrett & the Battle for TNA (Part 1)
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/2026
Born into wrestling, Jeff Jarrett builds Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from scratch, battling the WWE through a decade of success and controversy.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/14/2021
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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Sensational Sherri
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/2024
An icon of the 80s and 90s as the 'Sensational' manager of top wrestling stars, Sherri Martel left her family behind to pursue her dreams in the ring.