6.9/10118 votesLoading...#1 - Chris Colt: Welcome to My Nightmare
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2024
The wildest wrestler never to break through, Chris Colt’s life took him from LSD trips in the ring to the world of porn but his self-destructive ways kept him from becoming a star.
Director: N/A
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7.1/10377 votesLoading...#2 - 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
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7.1/10162 votesLoading...#3 - Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2023
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: N/A
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7.1/10116 votesLoading...#4 - Chris Adams: The Gentleman and the Demon
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2024
'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: N/A
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7.1/10118 votesLoading...#5 - Enter Sandman: Legacy of a Hardcore Icon
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/2024
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: N/A
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7.2/10453 votesLoading...#6 - The Fabulous Moolah
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2019
The legacy of wrestling's biggest female star, The Fabulous Moolah, is re-examined after controversial allegations surface following her 2007 death.
Director: N/A
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7.2/10412 votesLoading...#7 - The Assassination of Dino Bravo
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2020
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: N/A
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7.2/10245 votesLoading...#8 - 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
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7.2/10245 votesLoading...#9 - 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
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7.2/10178 votesLoading...#10 - Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/13/2023
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: N/A
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7.2/10204 votesLoading...#11 - What Happened to Doink the Clown?
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/20/2023
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: N/A
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7.2/10175 votesLoading...#12 - The Junkyard Dog
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 6/27/2023
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: N/A
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7.2/10165 votesLoading...#13 - The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2023
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: N/A
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7.2/10128 votesLoading...#14 - Saving Face: The Brutus Beefcake Story
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2024
Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake's path in the wrestling world was defined by his decades-long friendship with Hulk Hogan and a horrifying accident that almost took his life.
Director: N/A
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7.3/10247 votesLoading...#15 - 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
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7.3/10192 votesLoading...#16 - Shattered: The Magnum T.A. Story
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/6/2023
Wrestling hearththrob Terry Magnum T.A. Allen was destined for worldwide stardom, but one rainy night altered his career and the future of wrestling forever.
Director: N/A
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7.3/10154 votesLoading...#17 - Buff and the Bagwells
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2024
Marcus "Buff" Bagwell's brash persona in the ring was easily matched by his wild antics outside of it, made even wilder by the eccentric family he brought along for the ride.
Director: N/A
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7.5/10451 votesLoading...#18 - The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2019
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: N/A
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7.5/10445 votesLoading...#19 - Jimmy Snuka and the Death of Nancy Argentino
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/2020
Investigating the mysterious story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983, and revealing her family's 30-year struggle for justice.
Director: N/A
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7.5/10168 votesLoading...#20 - Bam Bam Bigelow: The Beast from the East
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/25/2023
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: N/A
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7.6/10389 votesLoading...#21 - Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/5/2020
One man's fanatical attempt to build a wrestling empire to rival Vince McMahon's goes tragically haywire as his ego and cocaine addiction kills his dream -- and him along with it.
Director: N/A
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7.6/10400 votesLoading...#22 - The Last Ride of the Road Warriors
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2020
The inside story of how wrestling's ultimate tag-team partnership is undone when one half of the powerhouse duo slides into alcohol and substance abuse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10257 votesLoading...#23 - 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
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7.6/10250 votesLoading...#24 - 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
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7.6/10174 votesLoading...#25 - Bash at the Beach 2000
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 8/1/2023
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: N/A
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The Worst Episodes of Dark Side of the Ring
Every episode of Dark Side of the Ring ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Dark Side of the Ring!
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Chris Colt: Welcome to My Nightmare" is the worst rated episode of "Dark Side of the Ring". It scored 6.9/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/2024. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage".