Tag: Frank Tunney

1957: The year the Ontario government questioned pro wrestling’s validity

Posted by Andrew Calvert | Mar 19, 2018 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Classics, Interviews

The world of pro wrestling has always had a history of conflict with the various sports...

Without Toronto, there would have been no Bruno Sammartino

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 10, 2012 | Classics, Interviews

Bruno Sammartino had said he was done traveling to fan fests and conventions, but then the...

The reluctant career of strongman Doug Hepburn

Posted by Greg Oliver | Dec 22, 2005 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

In the 1950s, Doug Hepburn was one of the most famous Canadians in the world, renowned for his...

Jack Tunney dies

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 26, 2004 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, Obituaries

Longtime Toronto promoter, and former WWF President Jack Tunney died Saturday in Lindsay, Ont. He...

Frank and Jack Tunney controlled Toronto for decades

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 30, 1999 | Canadian Hall of Fame

The Tunneys controlled wrestling in southern Ontario for over sixty years. Frank Tunney was a...

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