John Tenta
John Anthony Tenta, Jr. (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian sumōtori and professional wrestler. He was best known for wrestling with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names, Earthquake and Golga and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring names, Avalanche and The Shark.
| John Tenta | |
|---|---|
 Tenta performing a dropkick | |
| Born | June 22, 1963 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | June 7, 2006 (aged 42) Sanford, Florida, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kototenta, Kototenzan (in sumo) John Tenta Earthquake Evans Canadian Earthquake Earthquake Golga Avalanche The Shark |
| Billed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Billed weight | 460 lb (210 kg) |
| Billed from | Vancouver, British Columbia (as Earthquake) Mount Everett, Washington (as Avalanche) Great Barrier Reef (as Shark) |
| Trained by | Giant Baba Jumbo Tsuruta Great Kabuki Terry Gordy Road Warriors Dory Funk |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Retired | 2004 |
He was also known for being a sumo wrestler where did quite well but retired from the sport due to the difficulty of the sumo lifestyle, the toll the hard ring surface was taking on his body and the large tattoo of a tiger on his left biceps which in Japan is associated with gangsters. He was born on June 22, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia and died on June 7, 2006 in Sanford, Florida from bladder cancer.[1][2]
Championships
changeTenta held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
- UWA Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times)
- Tokyo Sports
- Rookie of the Year (1987)[7]
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Typhoon
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Tag Team (1998) with Kurrgan
- Worst Gimmick (1998) as Golga, as part of The Oddities
- Worst Feud of the Year (1996) vs. Big Bubba Rogers
References
change- ↑ "John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago". Retrieved 11 February 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Ex-LSU, WWF wrestler 'Earthquake' dies at 42". ESPN.com. 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ↑ "Misc. All Japan Events". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ↑ "Awards " Earthquake " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (April 17, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards" (in German). PuroLove. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
Other websites
change- Earthquake on WWE.com
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