One of the big lies of the 80's and early 90's was the boss of the WWF being President Jack Tunney. It is hard to imagine nowadays, but Tunney really did seem to carry authority and convinced many casual fans that he really was the man running the ship. Tunney played the president role for over ten years, and carried himself like an actual boss unlike the chairman and general manager characters of today. Vince McMahon meanwhile was on commentary playing a Michael Cole style character. In reality, Jack Tunney was an important figurehead in Canadian wrestling, controlling the Toronto wrestling market, and his 1984 allegiance with New York promoter Vince McMahon saw both men make a lot of money. The WWF named Tunney as a storyline president in the summer of '84; presumably they thought that the conservative looking gentleman looked the part. He would go on to be the man "in charge" of the WWF throughout the Hogan era and wrestling boom, overseeing key moments such as stripping the WWF title from Ted Dibiase after Andre the Giant won it for him. In 1995, McMahon ditched Tunney and promoted Toronto by himself. He also cut Tunney from TV, and the president of the WWF quietly disappeared into history. Sadly he died in 2004 aged 68, with no one from WWE attending the funeral and no announcement on WWE.COM. A ten year WWF lie about the owner of the company was erased from wrestling history like it never happened.
