10 Things We Learned From Dark Side Of The Ring: WCW Bash At The Beach 2000

5. This Is One Of VICE’s Lighter Episodes

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Lance Storm just won the prestigious, 'Best Facial Expression From VICE's Fourth Season' award. That's a screamer, but it perfectly sums up what most wrestling fans would've been thinking hearing all the back and forth between Russo, Jarrett and Bischoff on the episode.

This 'Dark Side' doesn't battle grim topics like death, families being torn apart or people dying due to serious substance abuse issues. It's more of a commentary on the silly side of wrestling politics, and how they got out of hand then somehow ended up in courts so people could laugh at the absurdity of things.

You'll enjoy it if you’re a bit burned out on the all the gritty stuff found elsewhere in VICE's lineup, basically. The fact guys bickering over a wrestling storyline ended up becoming a defamation lawsuit (before being thrown out of court) is simply astonishing.

Even our Lance can't believe it - just look at his wee face!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.