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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 14 - The Steroid Trials
    5.7/10(293 votes)

    #1 - The Steroid Trials

    S3:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 3 - Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty
    6.6/10(219 votes)

    #2 - Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty

    S4:E3

    Florida became a wrestling mecca for decades under patriarch Eddie Graham and his son Mike, but a series of shocking and unrelenting tragedies threatened to eclipse their legacy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 7 - Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood
    6.6/10(208 votes)

    #3 - Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood

    S4:E7

    Infamous for his in-ring bloodbaths, Abdullah the Butcher was a money-making phenomenon. But after fifty years of pushing boundaries, one cut cost him everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dark Side of the Ring Season 1 Episode 5 - The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino
    6.8/10(495 votes)

    #4 - The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino

    S1:E5

    New revelations about her son's death are revealed to the mother of wrestling star Gino Hernandez, whose 1986 death was believed to be a drug-related murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dark Side of the Ring Season 2 Episode 6 - The Assassination of Dino Bravo
    6.8/10(455 votes)

    #5 - The Assassination of Dino Bravo

    S2:E6

    Family and friends of Dino Bravo relive his descent from Montreal's favorite wrestling son to mob enforcer, and the deadly consequences that followed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 7 - The Dynamite Kid
    6.8/10(343 votes)

    #6 - The Dynamite Kid

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 4 - What Happened to Doink the Clown?
    6.8/10(252 votes)

    #7 - What Happened to Doink the Clown?

    S4:E4

    Matt Borne, the man behind Doink the Clown, lived a life of unhinged violence and substance abuse until his shocking death left his family questioning if it really was an accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 6 - The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis
    6.8/10(211 votes)

    #8 - The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis

    S4:E6

    A real life street fighter, Adrian Adonis turns flamboyant wrestling heel, but his life cuts short in an horrific accident that has been shrouded in mystery for the past thirty years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 11 - Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9
    7.0/10(288 votes)

    #9 - Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

    S3:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 13 - Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW
    7.0/10(284 votes)

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

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 5 - The Junkyard Dog
    7.0/10(224 votes)

    #11 - The Junkyard Dog

    S4:E5

    One of the first Black megastars in wrestling, the Junkyard Dog's journey to the top of the business is marked by addiction and unrealized potential.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 Episode 4 - Tony Atlas: Too Much, Too Soon
    7.0/10(132 votes)

    #12 - Tony Atlas: Too Much, Too Soon

    S6:E4

    With the physique of an Adonis and endless charisma, Tony Atlas made his mark as one of wrestling’s first Black stars but racism, addiction and ego kept Mr. USA from the top.

    Director:Stuart Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dark Side of the Ring Season 1 Episode 1 - The Match Made in Heaven
    7.2/10(728 votes)

    #13 - The Match Made in Heaven

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 5 - Becoming Warrior
    7.2/10(417 votes)

    #14 - Becoming Warrior

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 1 - Chris and Tammy
    7.2/10(288 votes)

    #15 - Chris and Tammy

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Andrew Appelle
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 9 - Bash at the Beach 2000
    7.2/10(229 votes)

    #16 - Bash at the Beach 2000

    S4:E9

    At the end of the '90s, WCW's greatest battles played out backstage between scheming executives and writers, until one off-script rant against Hulk Hogan changed everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 10 - The World According to Marty Jannetty
    7.2/10(207 votes)

    #17 - The World According to Marty Jannetty

    S4:E10

    Known for their raw athleticism and sex appeal, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty's run as The Rockers was eclipsed by Marty's excess, drug abuse, and possible murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 Episode 7 - Chris Adams: The Gentleman and the Demon
    7.2/10(176 votes)

    #18 - Chris Adams: The Gentleman and the Demon

    S5:E7

    'Gentleman' Chris Adams had the charm, prowess and instinct to become a wrestling sensation, but a violent relationship with alcohol led to a tragic end at the hands of a friend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 Episode 9 - Enter Sandman: Legacy of a Hardcore Icon
    7.2/10(180 votes)

    #19 - Enter Sandman: Legacy of a Hardcore Icon

    S5:E9

    A legend of hardcore wrestling, The Sandman made his mark in ECW as the ultimate beer-chugging dirtbag — but lines are blurred when his real family is brought into the ring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 Episode 2 - Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser from Helsinki
    7.2/10(155 votes)

    #20 - Ludvig Borga: Hellraiser from Helsinki

    S6:E2

    A Finnish wrestling bad guy turned real-life racist politician, Tony Halme’s time in the WWF as Ludvig Borga is only the start of his chaotic and destructive life.

    Director:Stuart Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 Episode 7 - Truth, Lies and Billy Jack Haynes
    7.2/10(125 votes)

    #21 - Truth, Lies and Billy Jack Haynes

    S6:E7

    An 80’s wrestling star, Billy Jack Haynes’ life of violence and mystery has led to his current situation—behind bars and charged with the second degree murder of his wife.

    Director:Stuart Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 Episode 5 - The Original "Superstar": Billy Graham
    7.3/10(131 votes)

    #22 - The Original "Superstar": Billy Graham

    S6:E5

    Often imitated, never duplicated, Superstar Billy Graham broke the mold for what a wrestler could be but steroid abuse and battles with the McMahons kept Graham from the spotlight.

    Director:Stuart Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dark Side of the Ring Season 2 Episode 7 - David Schultz & the Slap Heard Round the World
    7.5/10(462 votes)

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

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dark Side of the Ring Season 3 Episode 4 - Collision in Korea
    7.5/10(396 votes)

    #24 - Collision in Korea

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dark Side of the Ring Season 4 Episode 8 - Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East
    7.5/10(215 votes)

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

    S4:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Steroid Trials" is the worst rated episode of "Dark Side of the Ring". It scored 5.7/10 based on 293 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/28/2021. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty".