Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard
VICE
VICE
The podcast from the creators of the hit VICE TV show Dark Side of the Ring and the The Lapsed Fan is back for an all-new season. We take you deep into Dark Side the Ring's vast archives of unaired interviews with wrestling's most talked about personalities. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21
Mild-mannered Scott Simpson from Minneapolis truly became "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, and on the season finale of Unheard, he takes us into the perils and peaks of playing a foreign menace in professional wrestling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14
Missy Hyatt set many precedents as a valet who mixed it up in the wrestling ring, and on this episode of Unheard, she discusses the bumps and bruises, the disparities she faced as a non-wrestling female character, and being rescued from the brink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7
The former "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan learned from the best, and in this episode of Unheard, the former WCW booker and Eddie Graham confidant takes us through how to keep the audience guessing, a big secret Florida wrestling boss Eddie Graham kept, and how he finally convinced Hulk Hogan to become a bad guy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30
2 Cold Scorpio was quick to fly in the ring and quick to escalate outside of his, and on this episode of Unheard, the former Flash Funk takes us behind his behind-the-scenes confrontations, how he developed his signature moves, paranoia, and toughing it out in the Brawl for All. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23
Lanny Poffo served as the proud voice for his legendary late brother "Macho Man" Randy Savage in sitting for Dark Side cameras for its first episode, and on this installment of Unheard, he takes us through growing up with Randy, the making of the Macho Man, and finally taking a stand as the second-fiddle sibling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16
Marcus "Buff" Bagwell had it all even before he became a wrestling star, and on this episode of Unheard, the former WCW prodigy discusses insecurity, hazing, the lows of addiction, and his parting gift for his late mother, former WCW tag team champ Judy Bagwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9
From his carved-up forehead to his fork-stabbing style, Abdullah The Butcher knows how to bring in a crowd. On this episode of Unheard, Abby takes us back to some of his earliest hustles, and reluctantly lifts the veil on the tricks that made him a figure of fascination and fear for wrestling fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2
Kim Wood went from Brian Pillman's strength coach in football to his trusted adviser in wrestling, as Pillman sought to con promoters into a bidding war. On this episode of Unheard, Kim Wood takes into the psychology of wrestling's inner circle, and how addictive the ability to manipulate can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
