Ever since Darkish Aspect of the Ring debuted again in 2019, the Vice TV documentary sequence has pulled again the curtain, so to talk, on a few of wrestling’s greatest controversies, tragedies, and stars going method again to the early days. With the present’s sixth season set to premiere on the 2025 TV schedule earlier than the tip of March, I’ve been getting fired up about what’s develop into among the finest wrestling reveals round.
Although I’m excited to look at all 10 episodes, together with the premiere in regards to the notorious Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring ‘98, there are two tales that I’m significantly fired up about with Darkish Aspect of the Ring Season 6. Include me as I break down the pair of wrestlers whose tales I can’t wait to dive into when the present returns in a few weeks…
Massive Van Vader
Once I was a child, few wrestlers captured my consideration and creativeness fairly like Massive Van Vader, a remarkably agile superheavyweight who had massive moments in WCW, WWE, and just about any main promotion all over the world. To this present day, he’s at all times the primary wrestler I unlock on the WWE 2K video games simply so I can hear “It’s time, it’s time, it’s Vader time” earlier than that screeching guitar monitor picks up.
Leon Allen White, who handed away at 63 in 2018, just some years earlier than being inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame in 2022, was at all times introduced as one of many greatest, strongest, and most devastating heels within the wrestling world. Nonetheless, from tales I’ve heard through the years, he was additionally a sort and mild big who was on the receiving finish of some harsh therapy and bullying from his friends. I’m undecided how a lot Darkish Aspect of the Ring will dig into that a part of Vader’s story, however I actually hope individuals come out of the episode having a greater understanding of one of many best to ever step into the squared circle.
Tony Atlas
Tony Atlas (actual title Anthony White), a transformative wrestler who helped pave the way in which for African-American stars within the ‘90s and past, was one of many strongest, fiercest, and hardest-working robust males within the historical past of the game. From his days of dominating the NWA territorial system to working in WWE on a number of events to honing his craft in NJPW, there was nothing the bodybuilder-turned-wrestler couldn’t do within the ring.
However, the facet of the 2006 WWE Corridor of Fame inductee’s profession that has me probably the most excited for his episode is the truth that he was a significant power within the business when some loopy stuff was happening. From being there the evening Bruiser Brody was murdered in Puerto Rico (this was lined within the present’s first season) to working in a tense locker room in WWE, Atlas noticed all of it. With a full episode dedicated to him, I can’t wait to see how this unfolds.
These are simply two tales that can be explored in Darkish Aspect of the Ring Season 6. Based mostly on the present’s trailer, the return of this nice true crime sequence may even deal with Hell in a Cell, Ludvig Borga, Billy Jack Haynes, “Scorching Stuff” Eddie Gilbert, “Celebrity” Billy Graham, Daffney, The Authentic Sheik, and Muhammad Hassan when it premieres on March twenty fifth.