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  • Dark Side of the Ring The Junkyard Dog (Season 4, Episode 5)
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    TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

Dark Side of the Ring

The Junkyard Dog (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-MA
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama, History

The Junkyard Dog was one of the very first successful black wrestlers in the WWF. He had all the fame in the world, but drug abuse started his downfall from which he never recovered.
Director
Andrew Appelle (as Andy Appelle)
Writers
Jason Eisener (created by) | Evan Husney (created by) | Jerome Skeete
Composer
Andrew Gordon Macpherson (original music by)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Richard Brooks-Racicot (as Richard Racicot)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 27, 2023

Release date
Jun 27, 2023 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
7 nominations

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Cast

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Chris Jericho
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ernie Ladd
Self - Professional Wrestler (archive footage) Self - Professional Wrestler (archive footage)   See fewer
Jake Roberts
Self - Professional Wrestler (as Jake "The Snake" Roberts) Self - Professional Wrestler (as Jake "The Snake" Roberts)   See fewer
Jim Ross
Self - Professional Wrestling Announcer Self - Professional Wrestling Announcer   See fewer
James Ware
Self - Professional Wrestler (as Koko B. Ware) Self - Professional Wrestler (as Koko B. Ware)   See fewer
Tony Atlas
Self - Professional Wrestler Self - Professional Wrestler   See fewer
Ted DiBiase
Self - Professional Wrestler Self - Professional Wrestler   See fewer
James E. Cornette
Self - Wrestling Historian (as Jim Cornette) Self - Wrestling Historian (as Jim Cornette)   See fewer
Teddy Long
Self - Former Wrestling Manager Self - Former Wrestling Manager   See fewer
Jarvis Woodburn Jr.
Self - Nephew of The Junkyard Dog Self - Nephew of The Junkyard Dog   See fewer
Jim Duggan
Self - Professional Wrestler (as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan) Self - Professional Wrestler (as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan)   See fewer
Afa Anoai
Self (archive footage) (as The Wild Samoans) Self (archive footage) (as The Wild Samoans)   See fewer
Sika Anoai
Self (archive footage) (as The Wild Samoans) Self (archive footage) (as The Wild Samoans)   See fewer
Bob Backlund
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Brickhouse Brown
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Randy Bynoe
Actor (as Randy 'D-Sciple' Bynoe) Actor (as Randy 'D-Sciple' Bynoe)   See fewer
Eddie Crawford
Self (archive footage) (as The Snowman) Self (archive footage) (as The Snowman)   See fewer
Harry Fujiwara
Self (archive footage) (as Mr. Fuji) Self (archive footage) (as Mr. Fuji)   See fewer
Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy
Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds) Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds)   See fewer
Bret Hart
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Hulk Hogan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rocky Johnson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Leon Lokombo
Actor (as Leon Jr. Lokombo) Actor (as Leon Jr. Lokombo)   See fewer
Vincent Lombardi
Self - Head Coach, Green Bay Packers (archive footage) (as Vince Lombardi) Self - Head Coach, Green Bay Packers (archive footage) (as Vince Lombardi)   See fewer
James McConville
Bill Watts (as James Bernard McConville) Bill Watts (as James Bernard McConville)   See fewer
Vince McMahon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent McMahon
Self (archive footage) (as Vince McMahon Sr.) Self (archive footage) (as Vince McMahon Sr.)   See fewer
Bradford Montague
Actor (as Bradford Gillis) Actor (as Bradford Gillis)   See fewer
Pedro Morales
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Alfred Neely
Self - Referee (archive footage) Self - Referee (archive footage)   See fewer
Renee Oke
Actor Actor   See fewer
Roddy Piper
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Reed
Self (archive footage) (as Butch Reed) Self (archive footage) (as Butch Reed)   See fewer
LaToya Ritter
Self - Daughter of Junk Yard Dog (archive footage) Self - Daughter of Junk Yard Dog (archive footage)   See fewer
Sylvester Ritter
Self - Junk Yard Dog (archive footage) Self - Junk Yard Dog (archive footage)   See fewer
Buddy Roberts
Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds) Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds)   See fewer
Bruno Sammartino
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Daniel-Paul Sampson
Jarvis Woodburn (as Daniel Sampson) Jarvis Woodburn (as Daniel Sampson)   See fewer
Michael Seitz
Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds) Self (archive footage) (as The Freebirds)   See fewer
Bill Watts
Self - Promoter, Mid-South Wrestling (archive footage) Self - Promoter, Mid-South Wrestling (archive footage)   See fewer
George Wells
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Christine Woodburn
Self - Sister of the Junk Yard Dog (archive footage) Self - Sister of the Junk Yard Dog (archive footage)   See fewer
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