John Tenta Jr.
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John Anthony Tenta, Jr. was a Canadian sumōtori and professional wrestler best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. After a promising start to his sumo career, using the nameKototenzan, Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the WWF, feuding with Hulk Hogan and winning the WWF Tag Team Championship with partner, and personal friend, Typhoon. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in World Championship Wrestling, where he was known as Avalanche and The Shark, All Japan Pro Wrestling and a return to WWF as Golga. Tenta died in 2006 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Tenta retired from wrestling in 2004 after it was revealed that he had developed bladder cancer and was told he was given a 20% chance to live, assuming he continued with his chemotherapy treatments. During his November 18, 2005 interview on WrestleCrap Radio, Tenta announced that a recent radiation dosage did not go as planned, and had no effect on the tumor. He also announced that multiple tumors had spread to his lungs. The first public notice of Tenta's death was posted on WWE.com on June 7, 2006. On the June 9, 2006, edition of SmackDown, and the June 12, 2006, edition of Raw, WWE showed a bumper that read "RIP 'Earthquake' John Tenta" before each show began. Other media John Tenta's professional wrestling career garnered him appearances in several video games. In 1991, Tenta as Earthquake was portrayed as a feature character in Technos' popular arcade video game WWF WrestleFest. He was also included in the 1992 home video game WWF Super WrestleMania by LJN for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (he wasn't in the Sega Genesis version). In 2004, the Japanese video game developer Spike released King of Colosseum II, a puroresu-wrestling game for PlayStation 2 that featured Tenta as a playable character; it was a Japan-only release. On April 14, 2009, Tenta was announced as downloadable content for WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 which was released April 16, 2009. On February 23, 2016, he along with Typhoon appeared as downloadable content for WWE 2K16. He also appeared in WWE 2K17 as well as WWE 2K18 along with Typhoon.
Known for
Credits
Hulkamania Forever (1990)
as Earthquake
WWF The Main Event III (1990)
as Earthquake (Ringside)
WWF The Main Event V (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014)
as Golga
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
as Earthquake
WWE Survivor Series 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
as Golga
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001)
as Earthquake
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1992 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Bashed in the USA (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990)
as Earthquake
WWE World Tour 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE March to WrestleMania X (1994)
as Earthquake
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006)
as Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990)
as The Canadian Earthquake
WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1993 (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE SummerSlam 1998 (1998)
as Golga
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
as The Canadian Earthquake
WWE World Tour 1992 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House (1998)
as Golga
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 (1991)
as Earthquake
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 (1996)
as John Tenta
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches (1993)
as Earthquake
WCW World War 3 1995 (1995)
as Shark
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX (1995)
as Avalanche
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE SummerSlam 1991 (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Earthquake
Best of The British Bulldog (1993)
as Terremoto
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt (1994)
as Earthquake
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars (1992)
as Earthquake
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 (1994)
as Avalanche (Appearance)
WCW The Great American Bash 1996 (1996)
as John Tenta
WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990)
as Earthquake
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII (1992)
as Earthquake
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX (1995)
as Avalanche
WWE WrestleMania VII (1991)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleFest '91 (1991)
as Earthquake
WCW Fall Brawl 1995 (1995)
as The Shark
WCW Starrcade 1994 (1994)
as Avalanche
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX (1994)
as Avalanche
WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleMania VI (1990)
as Canadian Earthquake
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleFest '93 (1993)
as Earthquake
WWE Greatest Hits (1991)
as Earthquake
WAR Ryogoku Crush Night (1996)
Actor
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 (1990)
as Earthquake
WCW Uncensored 1995 (1995)
as Avalanche
WCW SuperBrawl V (1995)
as Avalanche
SWS WrestleFest (1991)
as John Tenta
WWE SummerSlam Fever (1990)
as Earthquake
WWE WrestleFest '90 (1990)
as Earthquake (Ringside)
WWE WrestleFest '92 (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Crunch Classic (1992)
as Earthquake
WWE Mega Matches (1991)
as Earthquake