@stufaman Jack Tunney was the onscreen "WWF president", much like Sting is in charge on Impact wrestling right now. A figurehead. And of course, Vince was behind/in charge of WWF back then.
Demolition were the best when it had Ax and Smash. They they started to suck when Crush was added. No disrespect towards Brian Adams(RIP) but that's how I felt 21 years ago.
This is how you wrap up a story line. today it would just read Ax has been future endeavoured on the wwe website. Hell, today there would not be demolition, mr fuji, lod or any of them because theyu don't care about tag teams or managers...Why do I watche anymore? habit?
@Pulpedtoafiction31 In their shoot interview, Ax said that all he had to do was take his heart medication and he would be fine. The reason they brought in Crush was Vince didnt want him dying in the ring.
Agreed all. The "evil boss" character is completely playd out & passe. Can we PLEASE go back to the unseen & unheard from (NOT the "anonymous" boss either) boss...unless in dire instanceslike a vacancey or suspension. McMahon has said about the PG rating & lack of "attitude," that they'd gone about as far as they could go in that direction, so in order to go 4ward, they'd hav to go back again first. Well Vince, if that's the case, ditch the ominous boss angles. BTW - turn Cena heel 4 our sake!!
Jack Tunney was probably the best long-term authority figure they had. He was impartial and acted like you would expect a President to act, without being a character.
so long ax & very well following sato being replaced by the masked kato & sato returned during the summer of 1991 in a series of 6 man tag team bouts & only had 1 tv appearance with kato & tanaka losing to the british bulldog ricky steamboat & the texas tornado which aired on the summerslam 91 special on USA network
@stone85 - The WWF could very well have called the Kato & Tanaka version of the Orient Express, Bad Company, as it was Pat Tanaka's AWA Bad Company partner Paul Diamond under the mask. Interesting notes: Pat Tanaka is now the referee/trainer 4 Hulk Hogan's MCW (Migdet Championship Wrestling) on True TV, & did u know that after Konnan left the WWF after briefly playing the masked wrestler Max Moon, Paul Diamond took his place as that character. Bret says Konnan also taught him the sharpshooter.
always heard it was part of LOD signing with the company that Demolition wouldn't be put over and pushed after the LOD feud so LOD could "kill off" Demolition... between tanking Demolition -AND- Power of Pain for LOD, LOD then turned around, refused to have any taped footage of their title loss and half a year later bailed outright... professional
@Schaefster82 Demolition and the Powers were Vince's answer to The Road Warriors, so once the Warriors were signed he really didn't need the others anymore. The Powers were already broken up before LOD got there though.
According to Animal's autobiography, there was no taped footage because the match never happened. Hawk failed a piss test and was suspended so the "house show title change" was the on-screen excuse to why LOD were no longer champs. Animal never bailed either, Hawk did.
@NukeIt2Bdone I know.....I'm just saying the Powers made their debut in mid 1988 in WWF as babyfaces with the same look as the Road Warriors. But they didn't get over at all....hence the heel turn
@Derby14 Tunney may not have been very exciting as far as talking goes for an "authority figure", but unlike many authority figures, he never seemed to hog the spotlight. He'd only do his stuff "from his office" when necessary.
@DukeofColumbia: I totally agree and would like to add a point: I think Jack Tunny is a symbol of what WWF wrestling used to be.....more authentic....more 'real'.
@iwanttoseemrshow exactly, back in thge 1980s they tried to make this kind of thing out as legit as the Commissioner of the NFL, MLB, or NBA. Well, maybe not the last one.
This was all done because Ax of Demolition had some severe health issues which forced him to step away from the ring for sometime. After Ax left WWE, Smash and Crush were the remaining members of Demolition. Demolition Smash and Crush would lose to teams such as The Rockers, Legion Of Doom, and The Bushwhackers after Ax left WWE, there last match together was at Wrestlemania VII against Tenryu and Kitao, where Demolition was at the losing end. Demolition was a great tag team!
@MrSUCH84 Yeah, I heard Ax's health issues was because he developed an Allergy to shellfish while he was in Japan, so Crush took over. It sucks that Demolition was demoted used as enhancement talent for guys like The Rockers, Nasty Boyz, L.O.D and any other up and coming Tag Team. Such a shame too, I guess they saw Demolition's star fading due to The Road Warriors. They pretty much phased them out.
@EricV1 Actually Bill Eadie(Ax / Masked Superstar & very damn near the nxt WWF champion aftr Backlund's 1st reign (Backlund was allowd 2 choose his successor & wantd some1 w/ actual wrestling ability. It came down 2 Masked Superstar & the Iron Shiek!))...Actually Bill Eadie was diagnosed as havn an irregular heartbeat, & although he was ceared to wrestle, Vince was scared to death about him having a heart attack in the ring.(This info comes from Bret Hart in his autobiography.)
@NxDragon76 Ohhhh that makes more sense. The stories I always heard was him and that shellfish story, but this makes more sense with him having heart problems and Crush takes his spot. But it was to no avail sadly as Demolition was a shadow of what they once were.
Furthermore..Jack Tunney takes no shit from anyone!
NickyBoje 1 month ago
bill eadie(axe) took time off for health reason. so crush and smash was the 2 demolition members left.
PhillyReese215 1 month ago
So who was Jack Tunney?
Vince was behind WWF even back here wasn't he?
stufaman 1 month ago
@stufaman Jack Tunney was the onscreen "WWF president", much like Sting is in charge on Impact wrestling right now. A figurehead. And of course, Vince was behind/in charge of WWF back then.
speedbuggy 4 weeks ago
@speedbuggy So he was just a cover character. I sometimes wondered if The Million $ man character was a warm up for Vinces own personoa.
stufaman 3 weeks ago
For Real, Ax left the WWF because of Health issues.
Jessyleppert 1 month ago
RIP Jack Tunney who is sadly no longer with us - he was actually Canadian, not American.
Rob23 1 month ago
Is it true that there was one-one from wwe at tunneys funeral?
RhodesLives 2 months ago
@RhodesLives
Nobody from WWF attended, according to Wikipedia.
f13acidevil 1 month ago
Demolition were the best when it had Ax and Smash. They they started to suck when Crush was added. No disrespect towards Brian Adams(RIP) but that's how I felt 21 years ago.
oldschoolbx1970 2 months ago 2
Tunney really seemed to be in charge of the WWF/WWE compared to Vince back then. He did'nt let Vince turn him into one of his stooges.
360whiplash 3 months ago
This is how you wrap up a story line. today it would just read Ax has been future endeavoured on the wwe website. Hell, today there would not be demolition, mr fuji, lod or any of them because theyu don't care about tag teams or managers...Why do I watche anymore? habit?
Drinapropriatetouch 3 months ago
And so ends the era of Ax.
That's the moment Demolition died as far as I'm concerned.
TrueTalkTV 3 months ago 3
breach of ethics!? lol love teh old school wwf!
Christafah1 3 months ago
Bill Edie left the team and it was just Smash and Crush!
MrCarl220 4 months ago
When Axe had to retire due to ill health and Crush came in it was over for what was a great team.
Pulpedtoafiction31 4 months ago 3
@Pulpedtoafiction31 In their shoot interview, Ax said that all he had to do was take his heart medication and he would be fine. The reason they brought in Crush was Vince didnt want him dying in the ring.
TheBryanSaraShow 4 months ago
When was Ax (Bill Eadie's) final WWF appearnce? some say it was the 1990 survivor series, others say it was a couple of weeks after that??
Rob23 5 months ago
Agreed all. The "evil boss" character is completely playd out & passe. Can we PLEASE go back to the unseen & unheard from (NOT the "anonymous" boss either) boss...unless in dire instanceslike a vacancey or suspension. McMahon has said about the PG rating & lack of "attitude," that they'd gone about as far as they could go in that direction, so in order to go 4ward, they'd hav to go back again first. Well Vince, if that's the case, ditch the ominous boss angles. BTW - turn Cena heel 4 our sake!!
NxDragon76 5 months ago
Jack Tunney was probably the best long-term authority figure they had. He was impartial and acted like you would expect a President to act, without being a character.
MystikWizard 5 months ago 14
@MystikWizard Agreed; some people didn't always like his decisions, but Mr. Tunney seemed to do a very good job as President. RIP Jack Tunney :-(
ckendall67 5 months ago
PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE: The criminal immigrant beaner wetback known as mysterio, is a foul, smelly, crap-in-the-pants piece of garbage.
unclebobpart2 5 months ago
so long ax & very well following sato being replaced by the masked kato & sato returned during the summer of 1991 in a series of 6 man tag team bouts & only had 1 tv appearance with kato & tanaka losing to the british bulldog ricky steamboat & the texas tornado which aired on the summerslam 91 special on USA network
stone85 6 months ago
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NxDragon76 5 months ago
@stone85 - The WWF could very well have called the Kato & Tanaka version of the Orient Express, Bad Company, as it was Pat Tanaka's AWA Bad Company partner Paul Diamond under the mask. Interesting notes: Pat Tanaka is now the referee/trainer 4 Hulk Hogan's MCW (Migdet Championship Wrestling) on True TV, & did u know that after Konnan left the WWF after briefly playing the masked wrestler Max Moon, Paul Diamond took his place as that character. Bret says Konnan also taught him the sharpshooter.
NxDragon76 5 months ago
Jack Tunney would make a better president than Obama.
OldSchoolRasslin 6 months ago 4
stupid ruling jack tunney
winfir0 7 months ago
always heard it was part of LOD signing with the company that Demolition wouldn't be put over and pushed after the LOD feud so LOD could "kill off" Demolition... between tanking Demolition -AND- Power of Pain for LOD, LOD then turned around, refused to have any taped footage of their title loss and half a year later bailed outright... professional
Schaefster82 9 months ago
@Schaefster82 Demolition and the Powers were Vince's answer to The Road Warriors, so once the Warriors were signed he really didn't need the others anymore. The Powers were already broken up before LOD got there though.
According to Animal's autobiography, there was no taped footage because the match never happened. Hawk failed a piss test and was suspended so the "house show title change" was the on-screen excuse to why LOD were no longer champs. Animal never bailed either, Hawk did.
KHayes666 7 months ago
@KHayes666 No, the Powers of Pain wrestled in NWA before they ever worked for Vince
NukeIt2Bdone 4 months ago
@NukeIt2Bdone I know.....I'm just saying the Powers made their debut in mid 1988 in WWF as babyfaces with the same look as the Road Warriors. But they didn't get over at all....hence the heel turn
KHayes666 4 months ago
Jack Tunney reads the prompter (or the cue cards) very presidentially...
Derby14 10 months ago
@Derby14 Tunney may not have been very exciting as far as talking goes for an "authority figure", but unlike many authority figures, he never seemed to hog the spotlight. He'd only do his stuff "from his office" when necessary.
DukeofColumbia 9 months ago 16
@DukeofColumbia: I totally agree and would like to add a point: I think Jack Tunny is a symbol of what WWF wrestling used to be.....more authentic....more 'real'.
iwanttoseemrshow 5 months ago
@iwanttoseemrshow exactly, back in thge 1980s they tried to make this kind of thing out as legit as the Commissioner of the NFL, MLB, or NBA. Well, maybe not the last one.
Srd1126 5 months ago
Big News!
mcstay2011 10 months ago
I recall Smash & Crush wrestling in singles matches after Wrestlemania VII.
landrykkb 11 months ago
So Long Ax.
Fartingbellybutton 11 months ago
This was all done because Ax of Demolition had some severe health issues which forced him to step away from the ring for sometime. After Ax left WWE, Smash and Crush were the remaining members of Demolition. Demolition Smash and Crush would lose to teams such as The Rockers, Legion Of Doom, and The Bushwhackers after Ax left WWE, there last match together was at Wrestlemania VII against Tenryu and Kitao, where Demolition was at the losing end. Demolition was a great tag team!
MrSUCH84 1 year ago
@MrSUCH84 Actually they got some wins in Japan 1 week after Japan and again they teamed up on a tour in September 91.
mrwrestlingtape1 1 year ago
@MrSUCH84 Yeah, I heard Ax's health issues was because he developed an Allergy to shellfish while he was in Japan, so Crush took over. It sucks that Demolition was demoted used as enhancement talent for guys like The Rockers, Nasty Boyz, L.O.D and any other up and coming Tag Team. Such a shame too, I guess they saw Demolition's star fading due to The Road Warriors. They pretty much phased them out.
EricV1 9 months ago
@EricV1 Actually Bill Eadie(Ax / Masked Superstar & very damn near the nxt WWF champion aftr Backlund's 1st reign (Backlund was allowd 2 choose his successor & wantd some1 w/ actual wrestling ability. It came down 2 Masked Superstar & the Iron Shiek!))...Actually Bill Eadie was diagnosed as havn an irregular heartbeat, & although he was ceared to wrestle, Vince was scared to death about him having a heart attack in the ring.(This info comes from Bret Hart in his autobiography.)
NxDragon76 5 months ago
@NxDragon76 Ohhhh that makes more sense. The stories I always heard was him and that shellfish story, but this makes more sense with him having heart problems and Crush takes his spot. But it was to no avail sadly as Demolition was a shadow of what they once were.
EricV1 5 months ago