Hulk Hogan Wanted For Dark Side Of The Ring Season 3

We talk all things Dark Side of the Ring with executive producer Evan Husney.

by Andrew Pollard
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With VICE’s stunning Dark Side of the Ring now in the midst of its second season in North America – and with a Season 2 UK premiere tentatively pencilled in for June – we were lucky enough to grab some time with the show’s co-creator and executive producer, Evan Husney.

A long-time wrestling fan, Evan and Jason Eisener are the brains behind Dark Side of the Ring, as they look to explore some of professional wrestling’s more tragic, emotional, or outright shocking stories.

All done with a ridiculously amount of research and a respectful care to the topics on display, Dark Side of the Ring is simply never anything less that must-see television for wrestling fans and non-wrestling fans alike.

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In our chat with Evan, we were able to dive deep on dissecting some of wrestling’s darkest days, the delicate nature of dealing with the very real tragedies that have affected those involved, earning the trust of people like Martha Hart and The Godfather, his wish to work with Hulk Hogan, and even hear how he and Jason had tentative plans for an entire documentary series centred on the infamous Benoit Tragedy.

Find our full interview below.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.