Shayne Hawke is a veteran professional wrestler on the Canadian independent scene who has written for WWE's comic book division, giving him plenty of expertise in the world of storytelling.
"Dark Side of the Ring" tells the not always flattering stories of professional wrestlers and their lives inside and outside of the ring.
Speaking to Jeremy Lambert & Joel Pearl on In The Weeds, Hawke discussed his role on season four of "Dark Side of the Ring."
"It was awesome. I did two dates down there. I played Kevin Sullivan, a young Kevin Sullivan, he beats up a bodybuilder. Very fun experience in Toronto. I also did, kind of stunt coordination...I helped block out fight scenes in the [Doink] episode. Ben Ortmanns, who is the actual pro wrestling coordinator from Crossbody Pro Wrestling, he brought me in a day early so him and Tyler Thomas, who is a very talented wrestler, we ran through their fight scene so they could film it so the crew could figure out how to best shoot the scenes. I did another episode, I can't reveal who I was because it has not aired. You better believe I will whore myself out on social media as soon as it does. It was a very cool experience. The whole crew was very nice there. I like the show quite a bit. I do struggle with it because I have a lot of dead friends in wrestling so seeing that kind of thing is hard for me. Being Kevin Sullivan in the episode centered around mental health was a very rewarding experience for me. I would love to do it again sometime. Dark Side of the Ring, cast your boy again, please," he said.
Elsewhere during the interview, Hawke discussed the American indies being the "indies on easy mode." You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Fans can check out Megabyte Ronnie's comments on Dark Side of the Ring and playing Magnum TA by clicking here.
Watch the full interview with Shayne Hawke in the video above.
