Dark Side of the Ring is coming back this summer, and the new season is leading with its most ambitious project to date.

Vice TV has set a Tuesday, July 7 premiere date for the seventh season of the acclaimed wrestling docuseries, with two back-to-back episodes airing at 9 p.m. ET, according to a Variety exclusive. New episodes will follow weekly

The season opens with a three-part deep dive into Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and co-founder Jeff Jarrett, the longest single-subject arc the show has produced.

The Rest Of The Season
Beyond the Jarrett trilogy, season 7 will profile the late Paul Orndorff, Ray Traylor (The Big Boss Man), and longtime manager Missy Hyatt. There is also an episode dedicated to the infamous 2005 IWA Mid-South match between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher at the old ECW Arena in Philadelphia

Other episodes will tell the stories of one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen and Rick Wilson, the exotic dancer who briefly became WCW’s Ultimate Warrior knockoff The Renegade.

Vice TV president Pete Gaffney pitched the series as a fixture of the network’s slate. “Dark Side of the Ring is one of our strongest franchises that speaks to our audience with its gritty exposition of the real emotional and physical costs behind professional wrestling,” Gaffney said in the Variety announcement.

Co-creators and executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener framed season 7 as their most ambitious yet. “That’s especially true with our three-part exploration of TNA Wrestling, where Jeff Jarrett’s journey of redemption and resilience gives us a unique lens into the highs, struggles, and lasting impact of the foundational years of the company,” they said.

Dark Side of the Ring is produced by Vice Studios in partnership with Bell Media’s Crave, and distributed worldwide by VICE Distribution. The show has spawned the broader Dark Side franchise that now includes Dark Side of Football, Dark Side of the 90s, Dark Side of the 2000s, Dark Side of Reality TV, and Dark Side of the Cage.