8.3/10376 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.
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8.3/10360 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
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7.1/10377 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.
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7.7/10348 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
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7.7/10372 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.
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8.5/10346 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.
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7.8/10301 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.
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8.0/10375 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.
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7.9/10287 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.
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7.6/10257 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.
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7.2/10245 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.
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7.6/10250 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.
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7.2/10245 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.
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7.3/10247 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.
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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 376 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".