Episode
Dark Side of the Ring: Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story
Overview
One man's fanatical attempt to build a wrestling empire to rival Vince McMahon's goes tragically haywire as his ego and cocaine addiction kills his dream -- and him along with it.
Details
- Series
- Dark Side of the Ring
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2020-05-05
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story is Episode 8 in Season 2 of Dark Side of the Ring. It aired on 2020-05-05. The runtime is 44 min.
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