For months now, we've been seeing paparazzi photos of Zac Efron looking extremely beefy with a silly haircut, and hearing reports about "The Bear" star Jeremy Allen White's "gross" diet in preparation for the new A24 film, "The Iron Claw." For outsiders looking in, "The Iron Claw" looks like a wrestling drama, and many are thrilled to see the pair of actors step into the squared circle of muscle ballet. However, the average Joe's opinion of wrestling is rooted in the heyday of Hulkamania, the Attitude Era of the late '90s, or through crossover stars who have since become actors. Here's the thing: It's really cool that Allen and Efron are going to be in a wrestling movie, but if you're anticipating something like the extremely fun "Fighting With My Family" starring Florence Pugh or the deeply moving biopic "Cassandro" starring Gael García Bernal ... you're in for a hell of a rude awakening.
- 10/11/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Welcome to this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have Edge fighting Seth Rollins at Madison Square Garden. That works for me. Brock Lesnar is here…somewhere. Brock Lesnar: Ruth! Let’s f–k! Me: Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Not my butt! SmackDown starts now! Ah! Not the jimmies!
[Author’s Note: Brock Lesnar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a former co-worker, is on this show and if that alarms or upsets you, then viewer discretion is advised]. Match #1: King Nakamura/Big E./Rick Boogs/Rey Mysterio/Dominik Mysterio b. Otis/Bobby Roode/Dolph Ziggler/Sami Zayn/Apollo Crews The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Prior to Big E, The Mysterios, King Nakamura & Rick Boogs’10-Man Tag Team Match against Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Otis, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, The Master Strategist introduced Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks in order to give his team the edge in the Madison Square Garden showdown. But in the final moments of the action, Young got caught interfering, and the official sent him to the backstage area.
[Author’s Note: Brock Lesnar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a former co-worker, is on this show and if that alarms or upsets you, then viewer discretion is advised]. Match #1: King Nakamura/Big E./Rick Boogs/Rey Mysterio/Dominik Mysterio b. Otis/Bobby Roode/Dolph Ziggler/Sami Zayn/Apollo Crews The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Prior to Big E, The Mysterios, King Nakamura & Rick Boogs’10-Man Tag Team Match against Sami Zayn, Apollo Crews, Otis, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, The Master Strategist introduced Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks in order to give his team the edge in the Madison Square Garden showdown. But in the final moments of the action, Young got caught interfering, and the official sent him to the backstage area.
- 9/13/2021
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Vice is continuing to add to the number of shows it has in the ring.
The youth-skewing broadcaster is expanding its Dark Side of the Ring franchise further with a 90-minute talk show.
Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential, which premieres Tuesday March 9, will feature eight 90-minute episodes, where the show’s creators dive into the episodes of season one and two and answer the unanswered questions and secrets and feature never-seen-before moments.
Creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener will sit down for a series of roundtable discussions with host and wrestling insider Conrad Thompson and episodes will feature guests such as Tommy Dreamer, The Blue Meanie, Savio Vega , and former WWE referee Mike Chioda.
Each episode will explore a major moment from the series, including the Von Erich brothers’ tragic deaths, The Montreal Screwjob and conspiracy theories around Gino Hernandez’s death.
It comes as Vice TV is gearing...
The youth-skewing broadcaster is expanding its Dark Side of the Ring franchise further with a 90-minute talk show.
Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential, which premieres Tuesday March 9, will feature eight 90-minute episodes, where the show’s creators dive into the episodes of season one and two and answer the unanswered questions and secrets and feature never-seen-before moments.
Creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener will sit down for a series of roundtable discussions with host and wrestling insider Conrad Thompson and episodes will feature guests such as Tommy Dreamer, The Blue Meanie, Savio Vega , and former WWE referee Mike Chioda.
Each episode will explore a major moment from the series, including the Von Erich brothers’ tragic deaths, The Montreal Screwjob and conspiracy theories around Gino Hernandez’s death.
It comes as Vice TV is gearing...
- 3/1/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Finding the right actor for a role is always a difficult task. Finding the right one to be a body-double for a professional wrestler is a whole ‘nother thing. Producer Evan Husney told TheWrap he got “so lucky” when casting his reenactments for the Viceland pro-wrestling docuseries “The Dark Side of the Ring,” which debuts on Wednesday.
“Sometimes we just got so lucky,” he told us. “Obviously, we had people working super-hard to cast those people and to get it right, but at the same time we just got a lot of easy breaks.”
Like that time Husney found his “Macho Man” Randy Savage just cosplaying around New Orleans’ WrestleMania 34. Husney almost dropped his beer, which would have been another tragedy in the “Dark Side of the Ring” — a title his mom came up with, by the way — saga.
“I thought he’d come back from the dead,” Husney said,...
“Sometimes we just got so lucky,” he told us. “Obviously, we had people working super-hard to cast those people and to get it right, but at the same time we just got a lot of easy breaks.”
Like that time Husney found his “Macho Man” Randy Savage just cosplaying around New Orleans’ WrestleMania 34. Husney almost dropped his beer, which would have been another tragedy in the “Dark Side of the Ring” — a title his mom came up with, by the way — saga.
“I thought he’d come back from the dead,” Husney said,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Kayfabe died a long time ago, which is to say that everyone is in on the secret of professional wrestling — and the wrestlers themselves no longer pretend otherwise. Even so, this blurring of the lines between reality and illusion belies the industry’s real secret: What goes on behind the scenes has always been more interesting than what we actually see onscreen.
That’s the premise behind Viceland’s forthcoming docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring,” which examines some of the most infamous incidents in pro-wrestling. Smart marks may already be familiar with the tragic fate of the Von Erichs or Bruiser Brody’s suspicious death, but anyone who’s never stayed up all night to watch Wrestle Kingdom or obsessed over Dave Meltzer’s star ratings will surely find a lot of new insights here. “There was a period in the wrestling business where, if you were crazy onscreen,...
That’s the premise behind Viceland’s forthcoming docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring,” which examines some of the most infamous incidents in pro-wrestling. Smart marks may already be familiar with the tragic fate of the Von Erichs or Bruiser Brody’s suspicious death, but anyone who’s never stayed up all night to watch Wrestle Kingdom or obsessed over Dave Meltzer’s star ratings will surely find a lot of new insights here. “There was a period in the wrestling business where, if you were crazy onscreen,...
- 3/30/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Viceland is exploring the ugly side of the professional wrestling business with new docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring,” which features interviews with WWE alums Bret Hart, Bruce Prichard, Jim Cornette, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and more.
Narrated by legendary booker, wrestler and manager Dutch Mantell, the six-episode series will examine the collision of fantasy and reality in the singular universe of professional wrestling, the only sport whose stars’ larger-than-life characters exist in and often out of the ring, telling some of the dark and untold stories around some of the sport’s all-time greats — stories that obsess hardcore wrestling fans and will compel new viewers alike.
Viceland’s description continues:
From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling — with each episode centered on a professional wrestling icon, including the tragic love story of Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Miss Elizabeth,...
Narrated by legendary booker, wrestler and manager Dutch Mantell, the six-episode series will examine the collision of fantasy and reality in the singular universe of professional wrestling, the only sport whose stars’ larger-than-life characters exist in and often out of the ring, telling some of the dark and untold stories around some of the sport’s all-time greats — stories that obsess hardcore wrestling fans and will compel new viewers alike.
Viceland’s description continues:
From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling — with each episode centered on a professional wrestling icon, including the tragic love story of Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Miss Elizabeth,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Wrestling fans will be able to relive some of the most infamous moments and learn untold secrets with Viceland’s new docu-series, “Dark Side of the Ring.”
The six-episode series, which premieres April 10 at 9 p.m. Et., will dive into the biggest controversies from in and out of the ring involving professional wrestling’s most notorious superstars.
“Dark Side of the Ring” will examine the tragic love story between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and his former manager and wrestler Miss Elizabeth, plus the dark history of the multigenerational Von Erich wrestling family, victims of the so-called “Von Erich curse.” The show will also explore the unscripted Montreal Screwjob that stripped Bret Hart of his title, the unexplained locker room fight that led to the death of Bruiser Brody, the mistaken homicide and later-ruled drug overdose of “Gorgeous” Gino Hernandez, and the sexual misconduct and industry manipulation allegations against female star The Fabulous Moolah.
The six-episode series, which premieres April 10 at 9 p.m. Et., will dive into the biggest controversies from in and out of the ring involving professional wrestling’s most notorious superstars.
“Dark Side of the Ring” will examine the tragic love story between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and his former manager and wrestler Miss Elizabeth, plus the dark history of the multigenerational Von Erich wrestling family, victims of the so-called “Von Erich curse.” The show will also explore the unscripted Montreal Screwjob that stripped Bret Hart of his title, the unexplained locker room fight that led to the death of Bruiser Brody, the mistaken homicide and later-ruled drug overdose of “Gorgeous” Gino Hernandez, and the sexual misconduct and industry manipulation allegations against female star The Fabulous Moolah.
- 3/28/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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