Dark Side of the Ring reveals season seven premiere date, three-part episode on TNA
Dark Side of the Ring’s seventh season is set to kick off this summer with a multi-part episode focused on TNA Wrestling and the promotion’s founder Jeff Jarrett.
Variety reports that the new season of Dark Side of the Ring will begin airing on Vice TV on Tuesday, July 7 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Two episodes will air that night, with new documentaries set to premiere weekly after that. The first three episodes of the season will explore the foundational years of TNA and Jarrett’s personal story of redemption.
“Each season, we try to challenge ourselves to go deeper, and season seven is our most ambitious yet,” said Dark Side of the Ring co-creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener. “That’s especially true with our three-part exploration of TNA Wrestling, where Jeff Jarrett’s journey of redemption and resilience gives us a unique lens into the highs, struggles, and lasting impact of the foundational years of the company. It’s a perfect example of how compelling and ultimately human these stories really are.”
Jarrett’s life story includes overcoming a battle with addiction and having to endure the loss of his first wife Jill in 2007.
Here is the full list of announced episodes for this season of Dark Side of the Ring:
Dark Side of the Ring season seven topics —
- Three-part episode on TNA Wrestling and Jeff Jarrett
- Paul Orndorff
- Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor)
- Missy Hyatt
- Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher indie match from IWA-MS in 2005 and the personal animosity the two had toward each other
- Zach Gowen
- The Renegade (Rick Wilson), “an exotic dancer who had a brief run as [an] Ultimate Warrior knockoff.”
Dark Side of the Ring debuted in 2019 and became the most successful show in Vice TV history, launching “Dark Side” spinoffs on topics like football and pop culture.
“Dark Side of the Ring is one of our strongest franchises that speaks to our audience with its gritty exposition of the real emotional and physical costs behind professional wrestling,” said Vice TV president Pete Gaffney. “Wrestling is one of America’s most influential pop culture phenomenons, and this series further explores the blurred lines between wrestling’s spectacle and reality, ultimately uncovering the truths behind the stories fans thought they knew.”
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