10 Most Insane Stories From Dark Side Of The Ring Season 4

Dark Side of the Ring has become part of the wrestling world after four seasons of content. Each episode looks at the controversial figures and stories from the industry with a deeper take. Names like Jim Ross, Diamond Dallas Page and Bret Hart are part of various show topics along with many others.

Dark Side of the Ring has become part of the wrestling world after four seasons of content. Each episode looks at the controversial figures and stories from the industry with a deeper take. Names like Jim Ross, Diamond Dallas Page and Bret Hart are part of various show topics along with many others.

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The show is completely outside of WWE’s wheelhouse, so the show feels like a more honest take having no ties to any wrestling promotion. Documentaries require a lot of work to be effective, and the producers clearly excel at that area of the job. The following shocking stories came from the fourth season of Dark Side of the Ring to show how wild the show is.

10 Doink The Clown Tried To Fight Jim Duggan On Indie Show

Bad Blood Almost Led To Real-Life Fight During Live Match Many Years Later

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  • Doink (Matt Borne) Resented Duggan For Years Over Personal Issues
  • Tried To Make Match With Duggan A Real Fight On Indie Circuit
  • Borne Left Venue When Duggan Had His 2x4 For Defense

Matt Borne found his greatest success playing the Doink character in WWE, but he tried to continue wrestling after his release on the independent circuit. There were issues between Doink and Jim Duggan from years back that spilled into an indie match.

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Duggan realized Borne was trying to “shoot” on him in the ring by breaking character. Dark Side of the Ring showed footage of them both talking to each other asking if they wanted to fight for real. Duggan even grabbed his 2x4 for protection while Borne left the building.

9 Bam Bam Bigelow Was Bullied Out Of WWE

Getting Mega-Push In 1980s Upset Andre The Giant & Others

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  • Bam Bam Received Dream Push Working With Main Event Names
  • Other Wrestlers Resented Him For Getting Pushed Over Them
  • Andre Physically Hurting Bigelow Caused Him To End First Run

WWE pushed Bam Bam Bigelow like the next top babyface in the Golden Era debut for him. Bigelow was teaming with Hulk Hogan and other major stars in main event matches, but it rubbed other wrestlers the wrong way that were there longer.

Andre the Giant was the worst of them all with the hazing on Bigelow. Dark Side of the Ring revealed that Bam Bam suffering injuries and getting frustrated with Andre hurting him for real led to him leaving WWE until years later.

8 Chris Candido & Sunny Worked ECW Office Job During Suspension

Wrestling’s Most Controversial Couple Had To Find Others Way To Contribute

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  • Couple Joined ECW After Ugly WWE Ending For Both
  • Got Suspended For Same Issues Lingering In ECW
  • Heyman Convinced Them To Work Office Jobs While Suspended

Paul Heyman tried to make Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch aka Sunny as strong parts of the ECW roster after they left WWE. The drug use of both became a huge issue in their careers and lives to hold them back from thriving.

Candido and Sytch were actually suspended by ECW when Heyman felt they made too many mistakes related to their drug use. The couple still worked for ECW in an office role helping out on the daily business side while away from the ring.

7 Junkyard Dog Almost Had To Break Kayfabe To Prevent A Shooting

Blinded Angle Almost Forced Junkyard Dog To Break Character

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  • Blind Storyline Saw Junkyard Dog Selling It Before/After Shows
  • Angry Fan Wanted To Shoot Fabulous Freebirds For Blinding JYD
  • Security Stopped Fan Before Junkyard Dog Had To Break Kayfabe

The 1980s featured fans believing the show was real and talents having to commit to selling angles with kayfabe outside of the ring. Junkyard Dog had a great angle when blinded by the Fabulous Freebirds to gain sympathy from the audience.

Jim Cornette shared a wild story on Dark Side of the Ringabout a fan with a gun wanting to shoot the Freebirds for blinding the fan favorite. Junkyard Dog was going to have to break kayfabe to stop a shooting until security got involved first.

6 Mike Graham Found Out About Father's Suicide Attempt At Super Bowl

Tragic Story Featured Mike Graham Finding Out About Tragedy In The Worst Place

  • Received Pager Alert At Super Bowl About Family Tragedy
  • Family Took Father Off Life Support Per His Suggestion Next Day
  • Arguably Most Heartbreaking Episode Of DSOTR Season

The Dark Side of the Ring episode about the Graham family tells the shocking story of three generations all dying by suicide. Mike Graham found out his father attempted to take his own life in the busiest place possible.

A pager alert saw Graham having to leave his seat during the 1985 Super Bowl. Graham was told to go to the phone area and call home to get the shocking news about his dad shooting himself. Eddie Graham passed away the following day when Mike and his mother agreed to take him off life support.

5 Shawn Michaels Accused Of Pitching New Rockers To Bury Marty Jannetty

Marty Felt Shawn Wanted To Ruin Legacy Of Rockers To Help Singles Career

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  • Marty Returned To WWE To Form New Rockers With Al Snow
  • Created Theory That Shawn Michaels Pitched Idea To Vince
  • Shawn & Marty Made Peace In Later Years

WWE pulled off an all-time pivotal tag team breakup when the Rockers finally ended their beloved run. Shawn Michaels throwing Marty Jannetty through a barbershop glass window is still discussed today, along with how their careers went opposite directions.

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Jannetty returned to WWE in the mid-90s after some bad falling outs to form the New Rockers with Leif Cassidy played by Al Snow. Dark Side of the Ring revealed that Marty and some others felt Michaels came up with this idea to further distance fans association with him in the team since he was getting a main event push.

4 Andre The Giant Came Up With Magnum T.A. Name

Unlikely Creative Source Helped Give Promising Star Perfect Name

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  • Andre The Giant Pitched Name After Watching Magnum P.I.
  • Fans Loved The Magnum T.A. Name To Feel Like A Star
  • Car Crash Prevented Him From Becoming Household Wrestling Name

The infamous car crash to end Magnum T.A.’s career led to his entire career being featured on Dark Side of the Ring. Magnum confirmed a wild story that Andre the Giant of all people suggested he use the name Magnum T.A. moving forward.

Andre thought that Magnum looked a lot like the TV character Magnum P.I. and pitched the idea to him. Magnum T.A. utilized the name for the rest of his career until that heartbreaking car accident ended it way too early.

3 Adrian Adonis Unexpectedly Invited Bret Hart To Drug Party

Bret Felt These Hangouts Helped Him Learn WWE System Easier

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  • Adrian Was Unsure About Trusting Bret Until Jim Neidhart Convinced Him
  • Bret Learned A Lot About WWE While Attending The Drug Parties
  • Hart Eventually Stopped Attending The Parties To Avoid Drugs

Adrian Adonis was ahead of his time as a wrestling character playing into the flamboyant side. However, he was much like every other wrestler of the 1980s outside of the ring when it came to indulging in drug use and partying after shows.

Bret Hart shared that Adonis was unsure of if he could be trusted, but Jim Neidhart talked him into letting Bret into a hotel room. A plethora of wrestlers were using cocaine and sharing the gossip. Hart revealed that he learned a lot by spending time with the other wrestlers, but he stopped after a few months due to the drug concerns.

2 Wrestlers Had No Idea Abdullah The Butcher Couldn't Read Or Write

Controversial Claim Led To Wrestlers Being Unable To Trust Abdullah’s Word

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  • Carelessly Bleeding Every Match Led To Issues With Another Wrestler
  • Abdullah Claimed He Couldn't Read Legal Letters To Show Up For Case
  • Friends That Wrestled With Him Would Be Shocked If He Was Tellign Truth

The life of Abdullah the Butcher has taken quite a few negative turns to a tough situation today. Abdullah was sued by another wrestler for allegedly passing Hepatis to him via using the same razor blade to draw blood in their respective matches.

Claims from Abdullah and his friends stated that he can’t read or write, thus he missed all the notices about the lawsuit and lost the case by not showing up. Various wrestlers that worked with Abdullah stated they never picked up on that and would be stunned if he couldn’t read.

1 Vince Russo Wanted Lance Storm To Play Eric Bischoff's Son

Bischoff Was Only 14 Years Older Than Storm

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  • Storm Had Original WCW Meeting With Both Russo & Bischoff
  • Russo Wanted Storm To Play Bischoff's Son Despite Age Difference
  • Storm Realized He Would Have To Make Bad Days Work

Lance Storm joined WCW during that weird period when both Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff were sharing power. Dark Side of the Ring looked at the issues between Bischoff and Russo pinpointing the Bash at the Beach 2000 PPV with the Hulk Hogan situation.

Storm admitted a side story in the episode about starting to second guess Russo right away when he pitched a storyline of Lance being Bischoff’s son. Both guys were floored at Russo’s idea given they were only 14 years apart in age to make that idea even more ridiculous.

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