Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Ring

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Critically-acclaimed “Dark Side Of The Ring” is back on Vice TV, and season 2 kicks off with a two-parter about Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero! Producer Evan Husney and director Jason Eisener reveal how they got David Benoit, Chris’ son, and Sandra Toffoloni, Nancy’s sister, to participate. They also talk about the upcoming episode on the Owen Hart tragedy and what it took to get Owen’s widow, Martha, to agree to the documentary. And they discuss Jericho’s involvement as contributor and show narrator. Plus, they talk origins of the series in general, what inspired their story choices for seasons 1 and 2, and whether there might be a season 3.

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0:00.0	So one of the most talked about wrestling shows over the last few years is Dark Side of the
0:19.5	Ring.
0:20.5	And especially poignant now with the Chris Benoit documentary that part one has gone
0:25.5	up on YouTube and the series is now and season has now started.
0:29.6	So Evan Husley and Jason Eisner are here.
0:33.7	We've been working together quite a bit since I'm narrating season two.
0:38.6	But are you guys pleased so far with the response you've gotten from the part one of the Chris
0:45.8	Benoit Eddie Guerrero saga that's been up on YouTube?
0:48.4	Yeah, I mean it's been the response has been really positive.
0:52.6	I think it's affected a lot of people and just it's a story that really hasn't surfaced
0:58.1	a lot over the last 13 years or whatever it's been now.
1:01.7	So it's just I think it's a very emotional time for people to be revisiting but for the
1:07.2	most part it seems positive.
1:08.6	Yeah and I think like some people may have been a little bit skeptical about how we were
1:13.1	going to tell this story.
1:14.9	But I think the response we're getting right now is that it seems a little unexpected and
1:20.3	people are really taking to it in an emotional way.
1:23.5	That's pretty amazing.
1:24.7	Well it's one of those stories that even though it's been 13 years ago when we go back
1:29.9	and revisit it, it's the biggest story of maybe ever in wrestling history.
1:36.2	I think kind of in tandem with the Owen Hart story tragedy and I think I know you guys
1:42.0	will talk about that later as well.
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