{"id":14052,"date":"2020-10-20T12:40:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T17:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14052"},"modified":"2020-10-20T12:40:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T17:40:03","slug":"dark-side-of-the-ring-set-to-return-for-a-third-season-on-vice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/dark-side-of-the-ring-set-to-return-for-a-third-season-on-vice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dark Side of the Ring&#8221; Set to Return for a Third Season on Vice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14053\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dark-side-ring-vice-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VICE TV announced today that the docuseries <strong><em>Dark Side of the Ring<\/em><\/strong> has been renewed for a third season. 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The series will return to VICE TV and Crave in Canada in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Since VICE TV launched <em>Dark Side of the Ring<\/em> in April 2019, the series has entertained wrestling fans and newcomers to the sport with the biggest stories from the last 40 years, giving viewers unprecedented access to wrestling insiders and revealing the brutal truths and often tragic consequences of lives in the squared circle.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2993149827\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Dark Side of the Ring<\/em> is a knockout show for VICE TV. The tag-team executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener are true heavyweight champions of the world (of TV), and we are so excited to pin down a third season of this incredible series,&#8221; said Morgan Hertzan, Executive Vice President and General Manager, VICE Television. &#8220;Seasons 1 and 2 of <em>Dark Side of the Ring<\/em> are examples of the compelling, thought-provoking, and engaging storytelling we champion here at VICE TV. 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