Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard

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Scott Hall

2024-04-2454:52

From the raw footage of his Season 1 interviews, we surface the late Scott Hall's memories on WCW drug culture, getting to know Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, and putting money first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Roberts

2024-04-1701:05:031

Jake Roberts has been a mainstay interview subject since Season 1, and on this episode, he speaks to the root of his sinister wrestling persona, a fleeting feud with Hulk Hogan, and why wrestlers die young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Atlas

2024-04-1001:04:19

From our very first interview, we revisit Mr. USA Tony Atlas' reflections on growing up poor, trying to control his rage, and additional traumatic memories of the killing of Bruiser Brody. Disclaimer: José González was acquitted for the murder of Bruiser Brody on the basis of self-defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Cornette & Vince Russo

2024-04-0356:241

Throughout Dark Side of the Ring, perhaps no war of words has been as incendiary or as entertaining as that between Jim Cornette and Vince Russo, and in this episode, we plumbed multiple seasons worth of interviews to understand the roots of their conflict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terry Funk

2024-03-2755:40

We were privileged to sit with one of wrestling's all-time greats for Season 3 as the late Terry Funk shares memories of a nomadic childhood, coming to terms with Vince McMahon's success, and how peeing on an electric fence braced him for barbed wire matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marty Jannetty

2024-03-2001:05:47

It took us 3 days to interview Marty Jannetty for Season 4, and this episode features some of his wildest unaired comments on tag-team codependency, Shawn Michaels, and a honeymoon story for the ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Road Warrior Animal

2024-03-1301:00:331

Season 2's "The Last Ride of the Road Warriors" featured Animal's last major interview before his untimely death, and he reflects here on Hawk's passing, wet t-shirt contests in his bar bouncing days, and WWF storyline's going dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Herb Abrams

2024-03-0601:04:07

Few characters in Dark Side of the Ring illicit wilder memories than promoter Herb Abrams, and in this episode, we dive into a range of never-before-heard comments that speak to Abrams' eccentricity and infamy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Droz

2024-02-2858:04

From the first interview filmed for Season 2, we present the late Droz's recollections of the harrowing accident that left him paralyzed, puking in faces of his football opponents, and shooting bucks from his wheelchair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Von Erich

2024-02-2101:09:17

Kevin Von Erich sat for Dark Side of the Ring back in Season 1, and in this episode, we share his unaired memories of having no time to grieve his brother's death, confronting his dad's opponents as a boy, and our thoughts on the film "The Iron Claw". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Jack

2024-02-1456:44

Season 2 of Dark Side of the Ring explored "The Life and Crimes of New Jack" and in this episode, we share the late New Jack's unaired commentary on confronting racist fans, turning down the WWF, and bounty hunting with D'Lo Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailer

2024-02-0900:30

"Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard'' is a weekly podcast series that explores never-before-heard sound from the show's hundreds of probing interviews with pro wrestling's most fascinating characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dustin Lawson