Plots Focus:
TNA Wrestling & Jeff Jarrett (Parts 1–3): Explores the founding and chaotic 20-plus-year history of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Jarrett’s exile from the company he built, his battles with alcoholism, rehab, and his eventual road to personal and professional redemption.
Paul Orndorff: Profiles the life and tragic final years of “Mr. Wonderful,” examining his 1980s superstardom, career-ending injuries, and his late-life struggles with Alzheimer’s dementia.
The Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor): Looks back at the life and career of the beloved police officer-turned-wrestling icon.
Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher: Breaks down the story and violent reality behind their infamous, brutal match.
Zach Gowen: Explores the turbulent highs and lows of the inspirational one-legged wrestler’s career and personal life.
The Renegade (Rick Wilson): Chronicles the tragic rise and humiliating fallout of the heavily hyped, short-lived WCW character.
Missy Hyatt: Spotlights the 1980s and ’90s valet, announcer, and controversial personality known as “The Walking Riot,” following her four decades in the industry and subsequent personal trials.
Season 7 of The Dark Side of the Ring was Good.
Pros: There was new information about their wrestlers I haven’t heard of before. The episodes gave a lot of debt of the dead wrestlers. Hearing of wrestling personalities giving views & thoughts. It successfully shows addiction, struggles, lost & happiness and certain episodes were about TNA / Jeff Jarrett, Paul Orndorff, the match between Necro Butcher vs. Samoa Joe & Zach Gowen.
Cons: It was a failure not having to explore TNA into a full season. The structure is slightly similar to the previous season. There was a lot of washing through countless times & a lot of the recollections were not that different that I had heard of before.
Genre: Professional wrestling, Documentary
Developed by Evan Husney, Jason Eisener
Directed by Jason Eisener
Narrated by Chris Jericho (season 2–present)
Composers: Wade MacNeil, Andrew Gordon Macpherson
Executive producers: Chris Grosso, Evan Husney, Jason Eisener
Producers: Various
Production companies: Vice Studios Canada
Distributor: Vice, Crave
I recommend watching this season to those who saw the previous seasons all on Vice TV.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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