TV series
The Biggest Stories in Wrestling’s Darkest Secrets.
Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.
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Episode 1
Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch were high school sweethearts whose talent and ambition had them on a path to wrestling stardom. Along the way, drugs, injuries, and ill-fated choices sent them down another road altogether.
Directed by Andrew AppelleGuest stars Jim Cornette, Lance Evers, Mick Foley, Tom Prichard, Johnny Candido, Terri Runnels
Episode 2
Wrestling hearththrob Terry Magnum T.A. Allen was destined for worldwide stardom, but one rainy night altered his career and the future of wrestling forever.
Guest stars Aurelian Smith Jr., Scott Simpson, Jim Cornette, Terry Allen, Bill Apter, David Crockett, James Williams
Episode 3
Florida became a wrestling mecca for decades under patriarch Eddie Graham and his son Mike, but a series of shocking and unrelenting tragedies threatened to eclipse their legacy.
Guest stars Kevin Sullivan, Jim Cornette, Brian Blair
Episode 4
Matt Borne, the man behind Doink the Clown, lived a life of unhinged violence and substance abuse until his shocking death left his family questioning if it really was an accident.
Guest stars Mick Foley, Brian Blair, Jim Duggan, Tom Prichard, Jack Greig, Matt Osborne
Episode 5
One of the first Black megastars in wrestling, the Junkyard Dog's journey to the top of the business is marked by addiction and unrealized potential.
Guest stars Sylvester Ritter
Episode 6
A real life street fighter, Adrian Adonis turns flamboyant wrestling heel, but his life cuts short in an horrific accident that has been shrouded in mystery for the past thirty years.
Guest stars Keith Franke
Episode 7
Infamous for his in-ring bloodbaths, Abdullah the Butcher was a money-making phenomenon. But after fifty years of pushing boundaries, one cut cost him everything.
Guest stars Mick Foley, Larry Shreve
Episode 8
Convict; bounty hunter; flame-skulled wrestling legend; addict; the lore of Bam Bam Bigelow has only grown since his death; his family tells his improbable tale for the first time.
Guest stars Dave Meltzer, Page Falkinburg Jr., Peter Senerchia
Episode 9
At the end of the '90s, WCW's greatest battles played out backstage between scheming executives and writers, until one off-script rant against Hulk Hogan changed everything.
Guest stars Eric Bischoff, Lance Evers, Vince Russo, Jeffrey Jarrett, Dave Meltzer
Episode 10
Known for their raw athleticism and sex appeal, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty's run as The Rockers was eclipsed by Marty's excess, drug abuse, and possible murder.
Guest stars Frederick Jannetty, Ed Leslie, Allen Sarven, Pat Tanaka
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Wayne KeownNarrator (voice)
Christopher Keith IrvineNarrator (voice)
Kevin Von Erich
Kevin Sullivan
Dean Simon
Vickie Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Nancy Toffoloni
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