John "Jack" Tunney Jr. 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".
Jack Tunney
1980s professional wrestling boom
The 1980s professional wrestling boom was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States and elsewhere throughout the 1980s. The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift from a system controlled by numerous regional companies to one dominated by two nationwide companies: McMahon's World Wrestling Federation and Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The decade also saw a considerable decline in the power of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a cartel which had until then dominated the wrestling landscape, and in the efforts to sustain belief in the kayfabe of wrestling.
Dusty Rhodes was a top star in Championship Wrestling from Florida and other NWA affiliates
Four-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel
Von Erich family members Mike and Kerry were mainstays in World Class Championship Wrestling
Hulk Hogan was the WWF's top star during the 1980s boom. Here he is in March 1989.