Official "Dark Side Of The Ring" Discussion Thread

[blues_funk_reggae]

saba simba was just smh

Bruce Prichard can try to explain, deflect, and juelz his way through everything Vince did, but the bottom line is that character was all Vince.
Vince loved to bring guys in and humiliate them with these trash gimmicks.
That's what Vince thought an "African warrior" was supposed to be, dancing to the ring, big over the top props, barefoot.
He could never just bring in a wrestler and let them be them, sh*t was crazy, smh.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

I think some others were better but at least Atlas didn't die. Some of the undisputed ones usually end with a dead wrestler or a retrospective on an extreme wrestler or promotion. FMW's for example was really good, but I have no appetite to watch it again.

Halfway through this episode I was wondering if they were gonna leave out a bunch of stuff, but they managed to get everything in without rushing it.

EDIT: found the True Life episode I mentioned earlier

One of the best episodes of MTV True Life.

I've always enjoyed listening to Tony's interviews because his story never changes, never, not once. Always puts it all out there even if it embarrasses him.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

"I aint always gonna be here for you"

Still hear this from my mother

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

I thought it was a great episode.

I've actually liked this whole season, except the "Hell In A Cell" one that's been done to death.

Tony deserves to get his flowers.

I can only imagine that he's taken so much bullshyt from CACs during the '70s & '80s.

That's why I try to give old dudes the benefit of the doubt, a lot of them c00n because they were literally broken by racism & c00ning's the only way they learned how to deal with the pain.

Watching now, you aint lying...racism broke him down so much breh basically normalized it when explaining shyt he going through

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Damn, wrapped the episode up

Having to wrestle keep stay afloat at his age is brutal. Someone toss this man a check

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[Da_Eggman]

 

[Bonefan32]

The Tony Atlas episode was good, He's always great when he's on the show,I wish he would've got a chance to be a world champ back in the day

I don't know a lot about Tommy Rich but he seems like a good guy,I liked hearing about their friendship

Also so much respect for Atlas wife giving him a place to live

 

[patscorpio]

they made dude look like the biggest mark in the world. He was told when he would drop the belt before he got it and everything and still let that shyt destroy him mentally...by the time he got it together mentally the roids destroyed him physically

 

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

There are 10 episodes of tales from the territories, all available on demand on Xfinity, from vice.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

Yo that play that Superstar Billy Graham wrote was kinda dark and wild, with Jake the Snake playing Billy

Some of those scenes were wild, like the one with the demons

 

[Bugzbunny129]

One of the best episodes of MTV True Life.

I've always enjoyed listening to Tony's interviews because his story never changes, never, not once. Always puts it all out there even if it embarrasses him.

Checking out tony ep rn

Tony atlas is a national treasure.

Im actually thinking of tryna catch a small show to see him and tommy rich together. You can tell they really close friends. Tommy saving him from the kkk is crazy. Murdoch was a POS. Flair LOVES murdoch… coincidence?

And yea tonys got the best shoots in the game. From mr usa to small towns being only black guy to limos with hulk to piss off vince to homeless to comeback after comeback to today being a regular on all east coast wrestling shows.

Thw opportunities he fukked up are legendary. Lost arnolds card to be in the gladiator scene in conan which made arnold mad as he made him look bad on his first movie; coulda been champ and rather got walked on lmao.

Best shoots in the game in modern day. Has stories on EVERYONE. the brody story alone makes him a good guy idc what anyone says. Dutch tried painting himself as a good guy without knowing tony straight up said he did NOTHING aired out all of them not giving af. Meanwhile dutch booked for them after it and tried to paint brody as his friend. Tony had beef with brody just before as he thought he pushed him outta texas and still tried to save his life.

And you know tony coulda been a regular down there as a big star but never went back. Especially in 80s when he was still in great shape and working still. The savoldi stuff was sad too. Made decent money to live in the area and not move around. Seemed like a good gig. Vince a pos.

Saba simba? I guess he wanted to do an ali type thing but the dance and headdress was just to embarrass tony because he could. He got paid/married he didnt care and i think that pissed vince off even more.

Hes a good guy. I know he does training for people now for work. Hope hes doing ok. Wife thing was sad.

His interviews with dan mirade (rip) on boston wrestling were really good. He was a weekly guest for like 2 years, then they fell out and dan died. Miss that show b

 

[Da_Eggman]

Eddie would of been amazing in the attitude era if he lived crazy was only 32 and had already did so much in other territories

Paul did him dirty with ecw

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

This was the 1st episode (other than Hell in a Cell, which has been done to death) that I didn't like.

It just was kind of boring & rushed.

Eddie Gilbert's one of the great characters & stories in wrestling history & it just feels like they glossed over it.