Vice: Dark Side of the Ring

[RancidPunx]

5 minutes ago, BomberPat said:

I for one am amazed that The Dark Side Of The Ring might want to focus on the negatives, and not that he had a good match against Tiger Mask.

Do you think how good a worker he was will be mentioned in any capacity during the documentary ?

Edited February 27, 2021 by RancidPunx

[BomberPat]

Just now, RancidPunx said:

Do you think how good a worker he was will be mentioned in any capacity ?

Based on how they've discussed every other wrestler on the series so far, yes, absolutely. But it won't be the primary focus, and nor should it be.

[RancidPunx]

19 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said:

Since when does any documentary have to be balanced?

The story of the Dynamite kid is that he was a great worker and a horrible person.

To tell one side of his story only is simply disingenuous.

 

 

[The King Of Swing]

Don't worry I'm sure they'll mention how talented he was before getting into what a cunt he was.

[TomJones233]

Tom Billington was a shit human being with a shit style that helped fast track Benoit's insanity and downfall. 

also Sky Viewing Card

[wordsfromlee]

6 minutes ago, RancidPunx said:

The story of the Dynamite kid is that he was a great worker and a horrible person.

To tell one side of his story only is simply disingenuous.

The show is called The Dark Side of The Ring.

Of course it's going to lean heavily on negative aspect of his life. It's the whole remit of the show. If it was balanced it would be called The Light & Dark Side of The Ring or something.

[RancidPunx]

4 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said:

The show is called The Dark Side of The Ring.

Of course it's going to lean heavily on negative aspect of his life. It's the whole remit of the show. If it was balanced it would be called The Light & Dark Side of The Ring or something.

I agree

Edited February 27, 2021 by RancidPunx

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

Your argument is idiotic RancidPunx. You probably write letters to the BBC complaining that you can't understand why they call it Eastenders because they never show any Westenders, Northenders, or Southenders so it is balanced. 

You've made a bit of a tit of yourself. Just move on. 

[Keith Houchen]

I hope it isn’t like that Peter Sutcliffe documentary I saw. All they talked about was how horrible he was and didn’t even mention his skill behind the wheel of a lorry. Yes he may have nicked some tyres but you’d think a fair and balanced documentary would mention how he got another job shortly after. 

[RancidPunx]

29 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said:

I hope it isn’t like that Peter Sutcliffe documentary I saw. All they talked about was how horrible he was and didn’t even mention his skill behind the wheel of a lorry. Yes he may have nicked some tyres but you’d think a fair and balanced documentary would mention how he got another job shortly after. 

Ok, to use that Analogy : 

 

Lets say Peter Sutcliffe was a pioneer in the Truck industry.

Lets say he was commonly regarded as one of the best Truck driver's to ever live,  and was world famous for being an excellent truck driver, years ahead of his time and was respected by fellow truck drivers and fans of truck drivers alike the world over. Lets say he became rich and famous because of trucks first. 

If part of him being such a good truck driver was what drove him to be a horrible person and commit such horrible crimes in later life, do you not think they should mention truck driving  at all and highlight that aspect of his career to give context as to what he did and how his life ended up being drastically different from when he was a world famous truck driver?

 

Otherwise they are making a show about a man from England named Tom who was a cunt.

Thats not the full story.

 

 

Edited February 27, 2021 by RancidPunx

[RancidPunx]

28 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

Your argument is idiotic RancidPunx. You probably write letters to the BBC complaining that you can't understand why they call it Eastenders because they never show any Westenders, Northenders, or Southenders so it is balanced. 

You've made a bit of a tit of yourself. Just move on. 

I don't watch Eastenders, do people still write letters in complaining ?

 

 

 

[wordsfromlee]

3 minutes ago, RancidPunx said:

Ok, to use that Analogy : 

 

Lets say Peter Sutcliffe was a pioneer in the Truck industry.

Lets say he was commonly regarded as one of the best Truck driver's to ever live,  and was world famous for being an excellent truck driver, years ahead of his time and was respected by fellow truck drivers and fans of truck drivers alike the world over. Lets say he became rich and famous because of trucks first. 

If part of him being such a good truck driver was what drove him to be a horrible person and commit such horrible crimes in later life do you not think they should mention truck driving  at all and highlight that aspect of his career to give context  as to what he did and how his life ended up being drastically different from when he was a world famous truck driver?

 

Otherwise they are making a show about a man named Tom who was a cunt.

Thats not the full story.

But the show isn't about the full story. It's about the DARK SIDE of the story.

With the Dynamite Kid, of course they'll mention that he was a great wrestler, but his great wrestling won't be what the episode is about.

[TomJones233]

And his wrestling is probably also what caused him to be such a cunt. Brain damage and all that.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

The concept of the show seems to be beyond his grasp @wordsfromlee

 

From reading his book, it seems he was always a cunt, so wrestling can't be blamed for that 100% 

Edited February 27, 2021 by Lion_of_the_Midlands
Answering Delilah.

[TheBurningRed]

Did you watch the Chris Benoit one @RancidPunx? They didn’t ignore the fact he was a world champion and main evented Wrestlemania or any of his contributions to wrestling. It wasn’t all murder and what a horrible cunt he ended up being from the get go.