Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard

Épisodes

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  Nikita Koloff 21.05.2025 50min

  Mild-mannered Scott Simpson from Minneapolis truly became "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, and on the season finale of Unheard, he takes us into the perils and peaks of playing a foreign menace in professional wrestling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Missy Hyatt 14.05.2025 53min

  Missy Hyatt set many precedents as a valet who mixed it up in the wrestling ring, and on this episode of Unheard, she discusses the bumps and bruises, the disparities she faced as a non-wrestling female character, and being rescued from the brink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Kevin Sullivan 07.05.2025 1h 8min

  The former "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan learned from the best, and in this episode of Unheard, the former WCW booker and Eddie Graham confidant takes us through how to keep the audience guessing, a big secret Florida wrestling boss Eddie Graham kept, and how he finally convinced Hulk Hogan to become a bad guy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  2 Cold Scorpio 30.04.2025 48min

  2 Cold Scorpio was quick to fly in the ring and quick to escalate outside of his, and on this episode of Unheard, the former Flash Funk takes us behind his behind-the-scenes confrontations, how he developed his signature moves, paranoia, and toughing it out in the Brawl for All. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Lanny Poffo 23.04.2025 54min

  Lanny Poffo served as the proud voice for his legendary late brother "Macho Man" Randy Savage in sitting for Dark Side cameras for its first episode, and on this installment of Unheard, he takes us through growing up with Randy, the making of the Macho Man, and finally taking a stand as the second-fiddle sibling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Buff Bagwell 16.04.2025 1h 6min

  Marcus "Buff" Bagwell had it all even before he became a wrestling star, and on this episode of Unheard, the former WCW prodigy discusses insecurity, hazing, the lows of addiction, and his parting gift for his late mother, former WCW tag team champ Judy Bagwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Abdullah the Butcher 09.04.2025 1h 3min

  From his carved-up forehead to his fork-stabbing style, Abdullah The Butcher knows how to bring in a crowd. On this episode of Unheard, Abby takes us back to some of his earliest hustles, and reluctantly lifts the veil on the tricks that made him a figure of fascination and fear for wrestling fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Kim Wood 02.04.2025 1h

  Kim Wood went from Brian Pillman's strength coach in football to his trusted adviser in wrestling, as Pillman sought to con promoters into a bidding war. On this episode of Unheard, Kim Wood takes into the psychology of wrestling's inner circle, and how addictive the ability to manipulate can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bret Hart 26.03.2025 59min

  Bret Hart has ridden all of wrestling's highs and lows, and in this episode of Unheard, he talks about growing from boyhood surrounded by wrestlers in Calgary, to sharing a plane with "Sammy Hagar," to why cameras were allowed backstage the night of the Montreal Screwjob. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Mick Foley 19.03.2025 56min

  Mick Foley has faced down fear and sacrificed life and limb in the wrestling business, and in this episode of Unheard, he shares his innermost thoughts on why bumping into bombs and barbed wire is worth it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Jerry McDevitt 08.05.2024 1h

  The man behind Vince McMahon's legal triumphs, Jerry McDevitt, sat with us for Season 3, and in this season finale of Unheard, he shares memories of McMahon confronting prosecutors, his fateful entré into the wrestling world, and how he became a steroid expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Dr. D David Schultz 01.05.2024 49min

  Returning to one of our most memorable interviews, we curate the unaired perspectives of Dr. D David Schultz on getting heel "heat", taking the fall for scandals, and the possibility of reconciling with John Stossel and Vince McMahon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Scott Hall 24.04.2024 54min

  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.
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  Jake Roberts 17.04.2024 1h 5min

  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.
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  Tony Atlas 10.04.2024 1h 4min

  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.
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  Jim Cornette & Vince Russo 03.04.2024 56min

  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.
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  Terry Funk 27.03.2024 55min

  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.
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  Marty Jannetty 20.03.2024 1h 5min

  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.
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  Road Warrior Animal 13.03.2024 1h

  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.
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  Herb Abrams 06.03.2024 1h 4min

  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.