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Jack Tunney
Born
John Tunney Jr.
(1935-01-21)January 21, 1935
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
January 24, 2004(2004-01-24) (aged 69)
Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
Relatives
Frank Tunney (uncle)
John "Jack" Tunney Jr. (January 21, 1935 – January 24, 2004) was a Canadian professional wrestling promoter. He was known worldwide for his appearances on World Wrestling Federation television as the promotion's figurehead president. Tunney's tenure was during the company's Golden Era, the peak days of "Hulkamania".
John "Jack" Tunney Jr. (January 21, 1935 – January 24, 2004) was a Canadian professional wrestling promoter. He was known worldwide for his appearances...
Retrieved March 16, 2018. Cavanaugh, Jack (2007). Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey (Softcover). New York London:...
Tunney (1912–1983), Canadian wrestling executive Gene Tunney (1897–1978), American professional boxer; world heavyweight champion 1926–28 JackTunney...
second meeting. Tunney also knocked out Georges Carpentier and defeated Jack Dempsey twice; first in 1926 and again in 1927. Tunney's successful title...
for Tunney from 1950-1956. Following Frank's death in 1983, the business was run by John's son JackTunney and Frank's son, Eddie Tunney. The Tunneys hosted...
and Tunney was hired by Jack Corcoran to fill that position. It was Corcoran who opened wrestling at Maple Leaf Gardens in November 1931. At Tunney's request...
involvement in the match, a rematch was immediately signed, with WWF president JackTunney announcing he would be present at ringside to make sure there was no...
DiBiase due to an arrangement that they had prior to the match. President JackTunney declared that the title cannot be forfeited to another individual. A...
a disagreement between two referees, JackTunney, the WWF President, declared Luger and Hart co-winners. Tunney announced that both wrestlers would get...
Giant handed the championship belt to Ted DiBiase, but WWF President JackTunney ruled this as vacating the title and therefore DiBiase's reign is not...
John Tunney may refer to: John Tunney (naturalist) (1870–1929), Australian naturalist John V. Tunney (1934–2018), United States politician JackTunney (John...
digitized out on television, on the (kayfabe) orders of WWF President JackTunney until Flair won the World Wrestling Federation Championship at the 1992...
1984, billed as the President of the promotion. He was succeeded by JackTunney. Shinma was chairman and one of the bookers for New Japan Pro-Wrestling...
promoted on television in a mock press conference where WWF President JackTunney had announced Hogan as the number one contender to Flair's WWF Championship...
the main event of WrestleMania VI by then WWF President JackTunney. On February 24, Tunney announced that both the WWF Championship and WWF Intercontinental...
but was replaced by Haku after being suspended indefinitely by JackTunney. Tunney explained that Rude's comments towards the Boss Man were the reason...
work on various tours in the Middle East. Gama Singh began working for JackTunney in Toronto and then worked several overseas tours for the WWF in Kuwait...
an active wrestler to gain revenge on Roberts; however, WWF President JackTunney refused. During a television taping for WWF Superstars of Wrestling on...
rematch between world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and former champion Jack Dempsey, which Tunney won in a unanimous decision. It took place on September...