• Air date: 06 May '21 14 episodes
      Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.
  • List of Episodes (14)
    • 1. Brian Pillman Part One

      06 May '21
      Brian Pillman clawed his way to infamy with a groundbreaking performance that blurred the lines between fact and fiction until it led to his ultimate destruction.
    • 2. Brian Pillman Part Two

      06 May '21
      After enduring a horrific car wreck, Brian Pillman masks his injuries while pushing his body to the brink. His untimely death leaves his young family struggling to cope.
    • 3. The Ultra-Violence of Nick Gage

      13 May '21
      Nick Gage is the self-proclaimed king of deathmatch wrestling, but his road to the top has been marked with a six-year prison sentence for armed robbery and personal tragedies.
    • 4. Collision in Korea

      20 May '21
      In one of the most bizarre acts of political theatre ever conceived, professional wrestlers deployed to North Korea faced a terrifying ordeal that had them fighting for their lives.
    • 5. Becoming Warrior

      27 May '21
      The Ultimate Warrior was a divisive force in and outside of the ring. His first wife reveals how an aspiring chiropractor morphed himself into wrestling's most polarizing figure.
    • 6. In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith

      03 Jun '21
      Having survived familial abuse at the hands of their father and the mysterious abduction of their sister, Jake "The Snake" and his siblings struggle to reconcile with their past.
    • 7. The Dynamite Kid

      10 Jun '21
      The Dynamite Kid earned worldwide fame with a riveting, self-sacrificing style, but violent confrontations outside the ring would destroy his family, his body and his legacy.
    • 8. The Plane Ride From Hell

      16 Sep '21
      A private 757 flight descended into a nightmare as intoxicated wrestlers clashed with their flight crew, erupting into one of wrestling’s most infamous scandals.
    • 9. The Double Life of Chris Kanyon

      23 Sep '21
      In a culture that celebrates machismo and negative gay stereotypes, wrestling innovator Chris Kanyon kept his own sexuality a closely guarded secret for decades.
    • 10. Blood & Wire: Onita's FMW

      30 Sep '21
      After Japan's Atsushi Onita creates FMW and its spectacular matches featuring explosions and gratuitous gore, his handpicked successor takes his own life while drowning in debt.
    • 11. Bikers, Bombs & Bedlam: Johnny K9

      07 Oct '21
      Johnny K9 led a double life as an in-ring brute and the leader of a biker gang implicated in drug trafficking, the bombing of a police station, and a gruesome double murder.
    • 12. The Many Faces of Luna Vachon

      14 Oct '21
      A striking villain in the ring, Luna Vachon was a groundbreaking physical performer who battled mental illness and addiction while seeking to champion women's wrestling.
    • 13. Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW

      21 Oct '21
      XPW merged Rob Black's passions for hardcore porn and deathmatch wrestling, but after he waged a war with federal authorities his empire imploded.
    • 14. The Steroid Trials

      28 Oct '21
      In the mid 90s, wrestling was rocked by accusations of rampant steroid abuse. With star witness Hulk Hogan, prosecutors set out to prove that Vince McMahon was the one responsible.