odessasteps Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Had not seen anyone mention Brutus and the parasailing accident as an episode. Or Buff presumably discussing being a gigolo and hopefully being in a movie with Julie Strain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Shockmaster is in the trailer; is he gonna appear in Tenta's episode just because he was Fred Ottman's partner in New York? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Could they build an entire episode around shockmasters debut? Or maybe a whole "wcw everybody" episode that includes the shock Master, the mini movies, blood runs cold etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Shockmaster is in the trailer; is he gonna appear in Tenta's episode just because he was Fred Ottman's partner in New York? I mean he was his tag partner for 3 or 4 years. That's an eternity in wrestling especially at that time. Compare that other random people that have appeared on DSotR barely related to the subject. He also has the advantage of being alive, which you cannot say for a good amount of people who would have wrestled alongside Tenta. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It may be weird but I'm not really complaining, I mean we get to have people talk about the shittiness of Shockmaster on TV, that's great. Did not know the Natural Disasters were partners that long. WCW needs its own two-hour special, including (as written by Schneider in DVDVR #100) Quote The Desperados search for Stan Hansen, Hulk Hogan’s trip to the Dungeon of Doom, OZ, the Ding Dongs, The Shockmaster, The Speedboating bomb tossing dwarf, Robocop, Chucky, The Ultimate Warrior’s reflection, The Black Scorpion, the attack dogs, the Giant falling off the roof of the Cobo Arena and much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The Tenta episode feels like "here's a break from all the really bad stuff". Out of those 10 episodes, I don't know which one goes first. The first 4 seasons opened with Randy/Elizabeth, Benoit murder/suicide, Pillman, and Chris/Tammy. Not sure if they would open a season with Buff or Beefcake or Sherri, and I think those 3 have the most name recognition of the 10 episodes since they were all around for either the 80s or 90s boom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Buff for recency bias, but Sherri probably since her final run of significance not counting the Sexy Kurt one off was pretty damn sad. People kinda overstate men and some of the issues they faced in the era of excess, but Luna, Sherri, and Miss Elizabeth were huge names that all should still be with us today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 If they're going in the order that they're listed in the trailer, Adams would be first, Sherri second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1gBkSPAvoYY WARNING: Don't watch if you have Arachnophobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 5th March, Season 5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I'm finally catching up with this series. I saw Season 1 as it aired. Found an archive with the rest. I started with the XPW episode. It felt rushed which is pretty unavoidable with 45 minutes of content. I'll admit, I loved XPW. I could buy the tapes at Suncoast and Sam Goody. It was everything I was led to believe ECW was and more. I didn't start buying tapes from highspots until 2003 so this was mind blowing at the time. Add in good looking women and to a twelve year old this was heaven. Obviously now I can look at it and say a lot of it was bad but I still like Supreme and the Messiah. The luchadors were awesome to see. I don't remember everything about the obscenity trial but I'd like to go back and read about the case with older eyes and better understanding. New Jack was crazy. I almost have subscribed to the new XPW just for morbid curiosity but I can't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyChamp Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 1/26/2024 at 5:16 PM, Cobra Commander said: The Tenta episode feels like "here's a break from all the really bad stuff". This would be very appropriate IMO, and it would make an episode out of something. I agree that wrestling will never run out of tales from the darkside, but it will run out of episodes, if that makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Just finished the FMW episode. Again, a victim of the running time. As if we needed more proof, Onita reveals himself to be the ultimate carny. And yet, I still hold him in wrestling reverence. I find myself always interested in seeing his matches, even though the returns in them are nothing but diminishing. A friend of mine had an older cousin who had pretty much every FMW show on tape. He dubbed them for me in like 2003 or so and I just rabidly devoured them. Foley nailed it when he said the shows had something for everyone. It was hard to get bored watching an FMW tape. I loved the subtitled promos, especially after the "retirement" match. Onita's attitude about the debt really sucks but isn't surprising. I felt horrible for Arai's daughter. On lighter notes, I'm happy that the anal fire crackers got onto American television. Plus, Ricky Fuji still looks cool as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Appears that DSOTR will outlast Vice’s website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Here's the info for next Tuesday's debut of Dark Side of the ring along with the following two episodes: Quote S5 E1 · The Ballad of 'Earthquake' John Tenta PREMIERE 60 min · Mar 5, 2024 John Tenta couldn't be further from the monstrous Earthquake character WWF fans loved to hate; as his career faded, a health battle threatened to take him from the family he loved. S5 E2 · Buff and The Bagwells 60 min · Mar 13, 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. S5 E3 · Terry Gordy: Final Flight of the Freebird 60 min · Mar 19, 2024 Already a wrestling star as a teenager, Terry Gordy's time with the renowned Fabulous Freebirds made him a living legend until an accidental overdose robbed him of everything. I find it rather sweet of them to start with a beloved icon who was a truly great guy in real life considering the news of the day. These guys are really wrestling fans and I think they feel just like we do right now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 didn't expect the season to start with Tenta but hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 The Nine Lives of... on Vice just did Hogan and guess who showed up? Kurt Angle. I guess he's fine talking about other people's problems, just not his own; or at least, the ones he isn't already public about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 HAKU watches the Shockmaster debut for the first time ever: https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1763293822555947064 3 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Just saw it on Facebook and oh, that is priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Hahahahahahahaha, FredFuckedUpTheGimmick, Hahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) On 2/29/2024 at 9:16 PM, AxB said: HAKU watches the Shockmaster debut for the first time ever: https://twitter.com/DarkSideOfRing/status/1763293822555947064 Do people remember that Billy character from the Predator movies laughing at a joke? Haku kind of reminded me of him. Edited March 1 by ReiseReise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Tonight in half an hour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 only took me about 40 minutes to remember this was on.. so i'm gonna set a recording for the rerun (which is tomorrow night) to see the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Fuck cancer. Separate note, Fred Ottman seems like the best guy to be around. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 A certain tag wrestler showing up, totally unidentifiable until he literally opens his mouth, was a good shocker. All the early photos and footage of Baby Tenta are just amazing. The kid is like 20 with a full beard standing there twice as large in a lineup of other classmates, and without it you can tell just how young he is even though he's HUGE. What's almost as sad as his death is nobody from the business showing up. How the fuck does that even happen?! He was the best-regarded guy to so many in the back and yet, nothing. The people interviewed didn't try and explain themselves even. So strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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