VICE’s Dark Side of the Ring returned recently for a fourth season of the controversial documentary series.
The show explores the darker underbelly of the professional wrestling world and has covered a wide range of topics including Vince McMahon’s mid 1990’s steroid trial, the murder of Bruiser Brody, the infamous Plane Ride From Hell and the final days of Owen Hart.
The fourth season kicked off with a deep dive into the relationship between Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch, better known as Sunny in the WWE.
It was an episode packed with emotion, with the likes of former WWE Superstars Lance Storm, Dr. Tom Pritchard and Jim Cornette all becoming extremely emotional when discussing the late Candido, who passed away suddenly in April 2005 from acute pneumonia, a condition contracted after surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula suffered in a steel cage match at TNA Lockdown just days earlier.
Chris Jericho returned to narrate the show, with Mick Foley and Terri Runnels amongst those interviewed alongside Candido’s brother Johnny, who has won praise for his honest and passionate appearance.
Whilst the show itself has been well received critically, a report has revealed that viewing figures for the season four opener were lower than anticipated.
Viewing Figures Revealed For Dark Side Of The Ring Season Four Opener
Wrestlenomics reports that the show drew 147,000 viewers. That number is down on the Season Three average of 177,230 and some way short of the 272,000 who tuned in for the two-part feature on Brian Pillman that opened the previous season.
The full list of episodes remaining in the fourth season of Dark Side Of The Ring can be seen below:
Abdullah the Butcher
Adrian Adonis
Bash at the Beach 2000
Bam Bam Bigelow
Doink the Clown
The Graham Family
The Junkyard Dog
Magnum TA
Marty Jannetty
Regarding the Bash at the Beach 2000 episode, Booker T recently spoke about how he turned down appearing on the show, noting that doing so “just opens you up for a whole lot of criticism.”