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Dark Side of the Ring: Unheard

VICE
21 episodes   Last Updated: Apr 30, 25
The podcast from the creators of the hit VICE TV show Dark Side of the Ring and the The Lapsed Fan is back for an all-new season. We take you deep into Dark Side the Ring's vast archives of unaired interviews with wrestling's most talked about personalities. New episodes drop every Wednesday. 

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Episodes

Apr 30, 2025
2 Cold Scorpio
2 Cold Scorpio was quick to fly in the ring and quick to escalate outside of his, and on this episode of Unheard, the former Flash Funk takes us behind his behind-the-scenes confrontations, how he developed his signature moves, paranoia, and toughing it out in the Brawl for All. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2025
Lanny Poffo
Lanny Poffo served as the proud voice for his legendary late brother "Macho Man" Randy Savage in sitting for Dark Side cameras for its first episode, and on this installment of Unheard, he takes us through growing up with Randy, the making of the Macho Man, and finally taking a stand as the second-fiddle sibling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2025
Buff Bagwell
Marcus "Buff" Bagwell had it all even before he became a wrestling star, and on this episode of Unheard, the former WCW prodigy discusses insecurity, hazing, the lows of addiction, and his parting gift for his late mother, former WCW tag team champ Judy Bagwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From his carved-up forehead to his fork-stabbing style, Abdullah The Butcher knows how to bring in a crowd. On this episode of Unheard, Abby takes us back to some of his earliest hustles, and reluctantly lifts the veil on the tricks that made him a figure of fascination and fear for wrestling fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 02, 2025
Kim Wood
Kim Wood went from Brian Pillman's strength coach in football to his trusted adviser in wrestling, as Pillman sought to con promoters into a bidding war. On this episode of Unheard, Kim Wood takes into the psychology of wrestling's inner circle, and how addictive the ability to manipulate can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2025
Bret Hart
Bret Hart has ridden all of wrestling's highs and lows, and in this episode of Unheard, he talks about growing from boyhood surrounded by wrestlers in Calgary, to sharing a plane with "Sammy Hagar," to why cameras were allowed backstage the night of the Montreal Screwjob. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2025
Mick Foley
Mick Foley has faced down fear and sacrificed life and limb in the wrestling business, and in this episode of Unheard, he shares his innermost thoughts on why bumping into bombs and barbed wire is worth it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 08, 2024
Jerry McDevitt
The man behind Vince McMahon's legal triumphs, Jerry McDevitt, sat with us for Season 3, and in this season finale of Unheard, he shares memories of McMahon confronting prosecutors, his fateful entré into the wrestling world, and how he became a steroid expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Returning to one of our most memorable interviews, we curate the unaired perspectives of Dr. D David Schultz on getting heel "heat", taking the fall for scandals, and the possibility of reconciling with John Stossel and Vince McMahon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2024
Scott Hall
From the raw footage of his Season 1 interviews, we surface the late Scott Hall's memories on WCW drug culture, getting to know Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, and putting money first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.