Teddy Hart, now 42, is considered a story of what could've been. The nephew of Bret and Owen Hart, he is a third-generation wrestler and had numerous opportunities in WWE and other promotions but his behavior would always get him (and those who affiliated with him) in trouble. Now, he's the subject of a new true crime docuseries on Peacock, Dangerous Breed: Crime. Cons. Cats.
The series will premiere on Tuesday November 22nd, it's unclear how many episodes will air.
The doc started as a reality series Hart was fimlimg with Canadian filmmaker Frederick Kroetsch. After the disappearance of Hart's girlfriend, Samantha Fiddler, the doc took a turn. Kroetsch also notes that after filming with Hart and previous ex-girlfriends, those women reached out to Kroetsch to describe accusations of abuse and sexual misconduct.
The initial synopsis of the doc reads "After accumulating years of footage, Frederick is shocked when multiple women whom he has been filming alongside Teddy, describe disturbing accusations of sexual misconduct behind the scenes. As Teddy defends himself against growing allegations, his protege and ex-girlfriend Samantha Fiddler, goes missing. With Samantha’s family desperate for answers, Frederick reexamines the footage and seeks out the people closest to Samantha, leading to a dramatic current day confrontation with Teddy Hart."
Dave Meltzer reports that Hart was encouraging friends to be interviewed for the documentary, saying it would be fun, likely not realizing what the true nature of the documentary would be. It will be hard for any wrestling promotion to hire Hart after this. Here's the trailer for the doc:
What's on TV tonight?
Smackdown is live at 8pm on Fox. Here's the card:
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day
- Six-pack challenge number one contender's match: Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shotzi vs. Sonya Deville vs. Lacey Evans vs. Xia Li
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Santos Escobar
- SmackDown World Cup Tournament begins
AEW Rampage is on at 10pm on TNT. Here's the card:
- AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Lee Johnson
- AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Bandido vs. Rush
- AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Ricky Starks vs. Lance Archer
- AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Brian Cage vs. Dante Martin
- Nyla Rose issues an open challenge
- Jungle Boy face-to-face with Christian Cage & Luchasaurus
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