Former WWE Champion To Be Covered on the Upcoming Season of ‘Dark Side of the Ring’

Fans could agree that the early ’80s to late ’90s can be considered the golden era of WWE. However, this ‘golden era’ happened to have many controversial elements. The Vice TV docuseries, Dark Side of the Ring has been debunking several myths from the era since 2019. Now, the series has been renewed for another season and it seems that Olympic gold medalist and WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will be involved in this season.

Former WWE Champion’s ‘struggle’ to be featured in this season

According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer, the series will be renewed for a fifth season. Along with that, a confirmed list of topics that will be covered in this season has also been revealed. However, one episode in particular might become the most talked about topic. The episode that might get all the attention is said to be based on Angle.

The episode is said to be focusing on Angle’s struggle with drug abuse and alcohol addiction. Along with that, the spotlight will be shown on other stars such as Brutus Beefcake, Harley Race, Buff Bagwell, Chris Adams, and Sandman.

An episode will also be focusing on the infamous Black Saturday incident from 1984. The day is known in pro wrestling history for Vince McMahon purchasing the Georgia Wrestling Championship, just to get access to the TBS time slot.

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While Angle’s infamous past will be brought to limelight to show the real side of the story, the former WWE champion has once openly spoken about his struggle in the past.

How Kurt Angle went down the rabbit hole?

Angle is known for his time as an Olympic wrestler before entering the ring of WWE. However, the wrestling career in general brought a lot of banes along with it. During his famous 1996 run for the gold, Angle had broken his neck and had to take support of other medications. However, the second time when his neck got injured, he had to resort to painkillers.

In an interview a few months ago, he stated that things with painkillers got out of hand for him. The star admitted to “popping” a lot of them to cope with pain. However, he admitted that he had once overdosed on the medications after hearing the news of her sister’s untimely demise. Angle decided to take matters into his own hands back in 2013 by entering rehab. Since then, the star has been known for advocating for the safe use of the said medications while staying away from them. Do you think it is a good decision to cover an episode on such a sensitive topic?

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