Dark Side of the Ring Benoit - Part One (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Dark Side of the Ring

Benoit - Part One (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

In 2007 wrestling superstar Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and 7-year-old son Daniel, and then ended his own life. Those closest to tragedy never spoken openly, until now.

Director

Jason Eisener

Writer

Evan Husney

Composers

Wade MacNeil (original music by) | Andrew Gordon Macpherson (original music by)

Cinematographers

Andrew Appelle (as Andy Appelle) | Daniel Patterson | Kiarash Sadigh

Editor

Jason Cook

Casting Director

Eddie Majnemer

Production Designer

Nicolino De Francesco

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 24, 2020

Release date

Mar 24, 2020 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

Name	Known for
Chris Jericho Narrator / Self - Professional Wrestler Narrator / Self - Professional Wrestler See fewer	MacGruber (2010)
David Benoit Self - Son of Chris Benoit Self - Son of Chris Benoit See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Jim Ross Self Self See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Dean Malenko Self - Professional Wrestler Self - Professional Wrestler See fewer	WWE Raw (1993)
Chavo Guerrero Jr. Self - Professional Wrestler Self - Professional Wrestler See fewer	The Iron Claw (2023)
Vickie Guerrero Self - Former WWE Superstar Self - Former WWE Superstar See fewer	One Dave at a time (2020)
Sandra Toffoloni Self - Sister to Nancy Benoit Self - Sister to Nancy Benoit See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Julie Malenko Self - Wife of Dean Malenko Self - Wife of Dean Malenko See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Felipe Aukai Vince McMahon Vince McMahon See fewer	Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023)
Sarah Beaudin Actress Actress See fewer	Budders
Chris Benoit Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ECW November to Remember (1994)
Alexandra Best Actress Actress See fewer	Female Therapy (2016)
Ava Bettencourt Actress Actress See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Tommy Billington Self (archive footage) (as Dynamite Kid) Self (archive footage) (as Dynamite Kid) See fewer	WWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
Sophia Cauduro Actress Actress See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Christina Churchill Actress Actress See fewer	Workin' Moms (2017)
Zach Connor Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Rachel Dance Nancy Benoit Nancy Benoit See fewer	Anser Stecore (2019)
Nancy Daus-Sullivan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Channing Decker Eddie Guerrero (as David Karkoulas) Eddie Guerrero (as David Karkoulas) See fewer	TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004)
Dennis Fagan Self - Security for WWE Self - Security for WWE See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Sam Gladston Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Jonathan Gonzalez Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Eddie Guerrero Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	WrestleMania XIX (2003)
Steve Kasan Actor Actor See fewer	Depth of Pyaar (2019)
Daniel Lipka Daniel Benoit Daniel Benoit See fewer	Priscilla (2023)
Brandon Mendoza Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Ulises Minor Actor Actor See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Bradford Montague Actor (as Bradford Gillis) Actor (as Bradford Gillis) See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Tyson 'Dux' Moody Chris Benoit (as Tyson Moody) Chris Benoit (as Tyson Moody) See fewer	TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004)
Daniel James Pike Actor (as Daniel Pike) Actor (as Daniel Pike) See fewer	The Acrylic (2019)
Lily Rhodes Actress Actress See fewer	My Paranormal Nightmare (2020)
Kevin Sullivan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Baywatch (1989)
Laura A. Torres Actress Actress See fewer	Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
Morgan Willis David Benoit David Benoit See fewer	A Double-Edged Sword