Dark Side Of The Ring season 4

[GKJ]

I found the Herb Abrams episode crazy

That one was awesome. I loved that episode. Knew nothing about the guy either.

 

[BostonBob]

Don’t bother watching any of them. Incredibly biased and poorly researched. Stick with the A&E bios.

Those A&E bios are incredibly biased too since the WWE actually puts them together.

 

[Sheppy]

That one was awesome. I loved that episode. Knew nothing about the guy either.

Same, legit laughed out loud a few times because it was so ridiculous.

“The cops arrested Abrams in a hotel, naked, in cowboy boots, covered in baby oil destroying furniture with a baseball bat”

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Watching that Candido episode, It's pretty wild how Heyman has managed to escape his reputation as one of the scummiest people in the wrestling business. God knows how many untold stories there are about him from ECW wrestlers.

He really was almost like a cult leader, especially in that Mike Awesome saga.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Watching that Candido episode, It's pretty wild how Heyman has managed to escape his reputation as one of the scummiest people in the wrestling business. God knows how many untold stories there are about him from ECW wrestlers.

He really was almost like a cult leader, especially in that Mike Awesome saga.

Yeah the whole part of Candido and Tammy going way into debt and losing/nearly losing their house didn't paint Paul E. in the best light, seems that his WWE tenure has made people forget a lot of stuff

 

[Beendair Donedat]

My favourite episode in the series so far is probably between "In the Shadows of Grizzly Smith," and "The Life and Crimes of New Jack."

When Jack said: "I’d like to send a special shout-out to my homeboy O.J. Simpson. Keep up the good work baby, two less we got to worry about," I was torn between completely appalled and laughing out loud at the audacity.

 

[sabremike]

Watching that Candido episode, It's pretty wild how Heyman has managed to escape his reputation as one of the scummiest people in the wrestling business. God knows how many untold stories there are about him from ECW wrestlers.

He really was almost like a cult leader, especially in that Mike Awesome saga.

On a bus trip to a JAPW show years back Mike Awesome did a Q&A with us after the show. He gets on the bus and was asked what the best promotion he ever worked for was and goes "ECW!!!!!! YEAH!!!! Which was the worst? ECW, they never f***ing paid me, YEAH!!!!!!!!"

 

[Megahab]

On a bus trip to a JAPW show years back Mike Awesome did a Q&A with us after the show. He gets on the bus and was asked what the best promotion he ever worked for was and goes "ECW!!!!!! YEAH!!!! Which was the worst? ECW, they never f***ing paid me, YEAH!!!!!!!!"

Do/did you have some kind of wrestling-related job?

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

I was excited to see season 4 pop up on my Crave, love this show.

Just watched the Candido/Tammy episode, it was a sad one. I didn’t start watching WWF/E until 1999, so I missed both of their runs, and I never watched any other promotions but I’m well aware of their stories. I didn’t realize what a talent Chris was, tragic how he passed.

 

[CDJ]

magnum TA episode was solid

 

[Sheppy]

I caught up. Watched the first two.

Candido was legit, man. Like Cornette said, if he was wrestling today he’d be huge. Sunny is a shitbag asshole and always will be.

Also, if you’re breaking guys like Jim Cornette & Lance Storm, you’re probably a very solid dude.

Magnum TA was ahead of his time. The Pelle Lindbergh of professional wrestling. Could have been the next big thing, but a damn accident ruins everything.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

The Graham family one was very, very, sad. I knew Mike Graham had lost a father and son to suicide which is unimaginable, but remember him doing commentary on some WWE Legends stuff in the year or so before he died.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Saw the Magnum T.A. episode last night, I somewhat remember when the accident happened, but I was pretty young so its a little foggy, never realized how hot and over he was, only to have the rug yanked out from under him, it was a sad story back then, but he has done a great job making the best out of a bad situation, and seems to be one of the rarer stories of a guy who kept it together and managed to be a productive member of society despite his tragic injury

 

[Megahab]

The Graham family one was very, very, sad. I knew Mike Graham had lost a father and son to suicide which is unimaginable, but remember him doing commentary on some WWE Legends stuff in the year or so before he died.

I remember Mike Graham saying "Jeff Jarrett never drew a dime" on some network special about WCW.

 

[sabremike]

Here is the Doink vs Hacksaw match that turned into an epic shitshow that was talked about on DSOTR:

 

[joestevens29]

Here is the Doink vs Hacksaw match that turned into an epic shitshow that was talked about on DSOTR:

That crowd is something else. Not engaged at all

 

[CDJ]

Good episode about Doink

tbh I don’t think that lady murdered him, I think she’s just dumb

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Good episode about Doink

tbh I don’t think that lady murdered him, I think she’s just dumb

Tbh, no one came off as intelligent in that family.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Some of the Doink episode was interesting, but the show puts itself in the ditch when it allows speculation and accusations without real proof to air. Comes across way too Jerry Srpringer-ey and not really a documentary series.

 

[CDJ]

Some of the Doink episode was interesting, but the show puts itself in the ditch when it allows speculation and accusations without real proof to air. Comes across way too Jerry Srpringer-ey and not really a documentary series.

Doesn’t help that the entire family was straight out of central casting for the Springer show. Major trailer park vibes.

I guess in fairness to them they did ask the lady about the time discrepancy in calling for help and the PD did open a precautionary homicide investigation. But it seems to me she’s just dumb and not murderous.

 

[Ozz]

As a kid I only knew JYD from WWF and he was one of the top guys in my eyes. Sucks to see all the feelings and thoughts on that, and his troubles afterward. I knew he got around after his time in WWF but I didn't realize everything else that was going on at the time. What a shame.

Doink episode was great, and holy hell did I love evil Doink. I wonder how long it would have taken for a face turn if Borne was able to stick around.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

The JYD episode was very sad. Ritter seemed like a nice guy who got drugs get the better of him... and knew it. I could have done without Jake the Snake though, he brought nothing.

The Borne episode was bascially just a cliche white trash story

 

[Unholy Diver]

The JYD episode was very sad. Ritter seemed like a nice guy who got drugs get the better of him... and knew it. I could have done without Jake the Snake though, he brought nothing.

The Borne episode was bascially just a cliche white trash story

I haven't seen either of the Borne or JYD episodes yet, but from what I've heard they actually left out some stuff about Borne that was even worse, allegedly something to do with an underage girl or girls that got him chased out of JCP

 

[BostonBob]

I haven't seen either of the Borne or JYD episodes yet, but from what I've heard they actually left out some stuff about Borne that was even worse, allegedly something to do with an underage girl or girls that got him chased out of JCP

It ( allegedly ) happened in the summer of 1983 when he was working for World Championship Wrestling in Georgia. At the time Borne was part of one of the top teams there with some guy named Arn Anderson and they were part of Paul Ellering's stable. Losing one of their top heel teams forced the promotion to throw these 2 guys together and that kind of worked out well for everybody involved:

The Road Warriors with manager Paul Ellering, sometime between ‘83-84

 

[DaaaaB's]

It ( allegedly ) happened in the summer of 1983 when he was working for World Championship Wrestling in Georgia. At the time Borne was part of one of the top teams there with some guy named Arn Anderson and they were part of Paul Ellering's stable. Losing one of their top heel teams forced the promotion to throw these 2 guys together and that kind of worked out well for everybody involved:

The Road Warriors with manager Paul Ellering, sometime between ‘83-84

That's interesting, I've read Animal's autobiography but didn't remember that. Not to be a stickler but I think it was Georgia Championship Wrestling owned by Ole Anderson not WCW/JCP.