As far as well-known figures in wrestling history go, Kevin Dunn is a name only smart wrestling fans and WWE employees would know. Dunn has been working for the WWF/E since all the way back in 1984, working on the production side of the business. Some say that he was given a lifetime position in the WWF for saving a priceless tape collection from a burning car. While in WWE, Dunn served as part of the team that helped create WrestleMania, the Slammy Awards, Saturday Nights Main Event. To this day, he is essentially one of the cream of the crop in WWE, responsible for virtually all of WWEs televised productions. So why is he such an enemy of professional wrestling if he helps create so much WWE programming? Allegedly, Kevin Dunn has been constantly trying to distance himself from wrestling as much as possible. Its argued that he was the one who convinced WWEs top brass to (more or less) eliminate the word wrestler from all WWE programming, replacing it with the whole Superstars thing. Apart from this, he is also supposedly one of the strongest supporters of WWE programming having more non-wrestling segments, and given his power, he might be capable of actually making those changes. However, whether this is really true remains to be seen. The main advocate for this position is Jim Cornette, a longtime wrestling manager who has been involved in wrestling promotions for decades. Though he often backs up his allegations with firsthand experience working with Dunn, there is little other evidence in this regard. If it were true, then for all intents and purposes, there wouldnt be that much wrestling on WWE programming in the first place. Dunn was in charge of TV production when the best wrestlers were seen on TV. From Bret Hart to Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair to Kurt Angle, CM Punk to Daniel Bryan, all of these guys would be considered wrestlers . However, some people believe it, especially after a promo by John Cena, in which he says something along the lines of I wanted to become, Im sorry, a professional WRESTLER. This line was supposedly intended for Kevin Dunn, whom John Cena mentioned by first name, but it could just as easily be John Cena working the smart members of the WWE Universe.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
