Official "Dark Side Of The Ring" Discussion Thread (OFFICIALLY RENEWED FOR SEASON 7)

[WaveMolecules]

great episode. grizzly smith was a demon. pure evil.

the brother who didnt wrestle some way off about him

 

[El Poyo Loco]

It's sad the siblings are strangers and not close because of the abuse

When you'd rather be this persona you made up than your real self because being your real self brings back to much pain.

 

[Flex Luger]

Jesus Christ Grizzly Smith was a Grade A piece of shyt human being. I hope he’s still burning in hell.

 

[Paper Boi]

i know it's about to get dark, but the first 5 mins is a real exercise in white wrestling bubble fragility.

"oh no they weren't allowed to be called by the same last name in their gimmicks"

 

[Cartier Murphy]

I knew this one was gonna be tough but when I saw that disclaimer at the beginning about sexual abuse I immediately knew it was gonna be bad that was an uncomfortable watch. All of Grizzy’s kids are scarred for life, the fact that any of them ever were able to overcome his bullshyt and clean themselves up is a miracle at all and god bless them for it.

He definitely had a hand in that one daughter going missing too they hint at it but it’s clear as day. I know I was just complaining about the show a couple pages back but goddamn they really lived up to the Darkside part of the show name with this one

 

[thaKEAF]

Uhhh I didn’t know what I was getting into with this episode.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

She wouldn't have to shoot'em; nikka would've been holding his brains in his hands if I found out.

Side note: Y'all boys make sure to decompress after watching this shyt.

Dude, I literally sat in the dark for like 5 minutes after watching that shyt on DVR like

I definitely shouldn't have watched that shyt after work and before bed at like 3:30AM

 

[Ace Money]

Dude, I literally sat in the dark for like 5 minutes after watching that shyt on DVR like

I definitely shouldn't have watched that shyt after work and before bed at like 3:30AM

shyt was a chore. Bruhs did try to warn those who were unfamiliar with their family history. But We just couldn’t look away.

Now they sayin’ next week is gonna be ramped up fukkery also.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

That was probably Grizzly's whole plan in doing this: implicate the wrestlers in his actions so they couldn't go to the police even if they figured out what he was actually doing with those kids. Anything related to something like breaking kayfabe was the cherry on top. I don't like using the word, but that is some evil shyt.

I just got to that point in my watch, too...

That was Epstein's thing too. He had tapes of others doing the deed to blackmail them. It's just incredibly baffling to me how people just turn a blind eye to it and excuse the behavior. Especially in the wrestling world.

 

[Grifter]

The one sibling that Jake could probably have turned too, refused to believe him cause her mom saved her from the abuse.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

I lost interest halfway through it, maybe I'll pick it up later this week.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I may have to watch the Jake episode when my mind is right.

 

[jackswstd]

Crazy they were al



Week after next on June 17th

It still doesn't sit well with me that she was inducted as part of DX in the HOF after they didn't even acknowledge her existence for damn near two decades.

 

[Lurk Angle]

Seeing that Jake episode makes you realize wrestling had/has alot of dirtbags
Jake's father look like somebody of catch a predator too

 

[OVER]

Wrestlers used to make jokes about Grizzley Smith liking them young and they'd all share a hearty laugh together

Sam Houston was the most interesting part about it to me. All the kids except Jake seemed to still have a level of esteem for Grizzly Smith even Robin not wanting his abuse of her to tarnish his legacy. Babydoll said that if Grizzley was alive he would've convinced Sam that the rapes were Robin's fault and the energy he gives leads me to believe she is right.