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The Best Episodes of Dark Side of the Ring Season 3

Every episode of Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dark Side of the Ring Season 3!

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Viceland

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Brian Pillman Part One" is the best rated episode of "Dark Side of the Ring" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 379 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/6/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Brian Pillman Part Two".

  • Brian Pillman Part One
    8.3/10379 votes

    #1 - Brian Pillman Part One

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2021

    Brian Pillman clawed his way to infamy with a groundbreaking performance that blurred the lines between fact and fiction until it led to his ultimate destruction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brian Pillman Part Two
    8.3/10363 votes

    #2 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage
    7.1/10380 votes

    #3 - The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2021

    Nick Gage is the self-proclaimed king of deathmatch wrestling, but his road to the top has been marked with a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery and personal tragedies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Collision in Korea
    7.7/10351 votes

    #4 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Becoming Warrior
    7.7/10375 votes

    #5 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith
    8.5/10347 votes

    #6 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dynamite Kid
    7.8/10302 votes

    #7 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Plane Ride From Hell
    8.0/10378 votes

    #8 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Double Life of Chris Kanyon
    7.9/10288 votes

    #9 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW
    7.6/10258 votes

    #10 - Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/30/2021

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9
    7.2/10248 votes

    #11 - Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/7/2021

    Johnny K9 led a double life as an in-ring brute and the leader of a biker gang implicated in drug trafficking, the bombing of a police station, and a gruesome double murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Many Faces of Luna Vachon
    7.6/10252 votes

    #12 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW
    7.2/10246 votes

    #13 - Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 10/21/2021

    XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Steroid Trials
    7.3/10249 votes

    #14 - The Steroid Trials

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 10/28/2021

    In the mid 90s, wrestling was rocked by accusations of rampant steroid abuse. With star witness Hulk Hogan, prosecutors set out to prove that Vince McMahon was the one responsible.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A