1. Jack Tunney was known worldwide for his appearances on World Wrestling Federation television as Jack Tunney under the character of the promotion's president.
22 Facts About Jack Tunney
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In 1930, Jack Corcoran set up Toronto's Queensbury Athletic Club, along with Jack's father, John Tunney Sr.
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In 1952, Jack Tunney entered into employment with the promotion, first as a referee and later in the booking office working alongside Frank, Norm Kimber, Frank Ayerst, Ed Noonan, and wrestlers Whipper Billy Watson and Pat Flanagan, as they promoted all over southern Ontario.
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In 1960, Frank Jack Tunney replaced Sam Muchnick at the NWA's helm, for a year, as president.
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Jack Tunney went on to serve as a vice president to Vince McMahon, Sr.
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Parisi was a no-show and began working for Jack Tunney the following week.
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Jack Tunney promoted two large summer outdoor shows at the Exhibition Stadium, dubbed Night Of Champions and Return Of The Champions.
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Jack Tunney held a distrust of Tunney who persistently utilised talent from other promotions, including the WWF.
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Jack Tunney decided he no longer wanted to promote cards with a mix of WWF, NWA, and other wrestling talent and decided to switch allegiances from the NWA and aligned himself with Vince McMahon's WWF, promoting only WWF cards north of the border.
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Soon, wrestling promotions across Canada fell on hard times as Jack Tunney helped McMahon take over their territories.
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For Jack Tunney, this move made him extremely influential and forged his lasting legacy:.
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Jack Tunney had big ideas and everybody thought he was just crazy, but not Jack.
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Jack Tunney saw what kind of an opportunity it was.
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The title was ceremonial only to provide an authority figure to announce major decisions on television, as Jack Tunney held no backstage power beyond that of a regional promoter; as such, his main roles were that of a storyline authority figure, to make matches, arbitrate disputes between wrestlers and announce major decisions or events on television.
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Unlike later authority figures in wrestling, Jack Tunney only appeared on screen when a major decision was needed, which made his announcements seem important.
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Titan had made the security deposit that reserved the Skydome for WrestleMania VI, and Eddie Jack Tunney had signed the check.
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Jack Tunney didn't think Hart would ever draw money, didn't approve of his main event push and complained publicly about various Hart-related issues.
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Jack Tunney was forced out of the WWF, retired and disappeared from the wrestling scene.
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Jack Tunney never returned to pro wrestling and this was the end of the Jack Tunney line of Toronto wrestling promoters.
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On September 17,1995, the final WWF show was held at the Gardens and the 64-year affiliation of pro wrestling and Maple Leaf Gardens ended, since Jack Tunney took with him the exclusive rights to wrestling at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
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On January 24,2004, at the age of 69, Jack Tunney died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Waterdown, Ontario, after a sudden illness.
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Jack Tunney continued to own a part of the office after the affiliation with McMahon and is said to have received a large settlement after he was pushed out of that partnership.