The Truth Commission
| The Truth Commission | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members |
The Commandant Kurrgan the Interrogator Recon Sniper Tank The Jackyl |
| Billed from | South Africa |
| Debut | 1996 |
| Disbanded | 1999 |
| Years active | 1996-1999 |
| Promotions |
WWF USWA |
The Truth Commission was a professional wrestling heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). Their gimmick was that they were a white separatist group from South Africa, and their label Truth Commission was a take on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Truth Commission debuted in the USWA, where Recon and Kurrgan (then known as The Interrogator) captured the USWA Tag Team Championship and Tank briefly captured the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship. Their manager, the Commandant, was an actor who had met Bret Hart while Hart was filming in South Africa. Hart recommended him to the WWF as a manager for the Truth Commission.
Upon moving to the WWF, the Commandant was later replaced by Commission member The Jackyl because the WWF wanted someone in the role who could participate physically in the matches. Tank departed from the WWF after a couple of matches. The Interrogator changed his name to Kurrgan was pushed as a monster heel while Recon and Sniper competed as a tag team. Incidentally, Jackyl was initially more interested in being a wrestler than the group's manager, but WWF booker Vince McMahon convinced him to cut promos on behalf of the Truth Commission because of his talent for it. Jackyl even fought in a match in a house show as the General losing to Jim Neidhart.
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