John Tenta Jr.

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: Acting

Born: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, 1963-06-22

Died: 2006-06-07

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1989	WWE Survivor Series 1989	The Canadian Earthquake	77
2	1990	WWE Royal Rumble 1990	The Canadian Earthquake	60
3	1990	WWE The Main Event III	Earthquake (Ringside)	0
4	1990	WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI	Earthquake	0
5	1990	WWE WrestleMania VI	Canadian Earthquake	84
6	1990	WWE WrestleFest '90	Earthquake (Ringside)	0
7	1990	WWE SummerSlam Fever	Earthquake	0
8	1990	WWE SummerSlam 1990	Earthquake	64
9	1990	WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90	Earthquake	40
10	1990	WWE Survivor Series 1990	Earthquake	80
11	1991	WWE Royal Rumble 1991	Earthquake	70
12	1991	WWE SuperTape vol. 3	Earthquake	100
13	1991	WWE The Main Event V	Earthquake	0
14	1991	WWE WrestleMania VII	Earthquake	74
15	1991	WWE Mega Matches	Earthquake	0
16	1991	SWS WrestleFest	John Tenta	0
17	1991	WWE U.K. Rampage 1991	Earthquake	60
18	1991	WWE SuperTape vol. 4	Earthquake	0
19	1991	WWE WrestleFest '91	Earthquake	0
20	1991	WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91	Earthquake	0
21	1991	WWE World Tour 1991	Earthquake	0
22	1991	WWE SummerSlam 1991	Earthquake	77
23	1991	WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall	Earthquake	60
24	1991	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991	Earthquake	0
25	1991	WWE Survivor Series 1991	Earthquake	77
26	1992	WWE Royal Rumble 1992	Earthquake	69
27	1992	WWF SuperTape '92	Earthquake	0
28	1992	WWE March to WrestleMania VIII	Earthquake	0
29	1992	WWE WrestleMania VIII	Earthquake	82
30	1992	WWE Crunch Classic	Earthquake	0
31	1992	3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars	Earthquake	100
32	1992	WWE WrestleFest '92	Earthquake	0
33	1992	WWE World Tour 1992	Earthquake	0
34	1992	WWE SummerSlam 1992	Earthquake	80
35	1992	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992	Earthquake	0
36	1992	WWE Survivor Series 1992	Earthquake	83
37	1993	WWE Royal Rumble 1993	Earthquake	66
38	1993	WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches	Earthquake	0
39	1993	WWF: WrestleFest '93	Earthquake	0
40	1993	WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em	Earthquake	0
41	1993	WWF Bashed in the USA	Earthquake	0
42	1993	WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers	Earthquake	0
43	1993	WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts	Earthquake	0
44	1994	WWE March to WrestleMania X	Earthquake	0
45	1994	WWE WrestleMania X	Earthquake	80
46	1994	WCW Halloween Havoc 1994	Avalanche (Appearance)	0
47	1994	WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX	Avalanche	0
48	1994	WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt	Earthquake	0
49	1994	WCW Starrcade 1994	Avalanche	0
50	1995	WCW Clash of the Champions XXX	Avalanche	0
51	1995	WCW Clash of The Champions XXX	Avalanche	0
52	1995	WCW SuperBrawl V	Avalanche	0
53	1995	WCW Uncensored 1995	Avalanche	20
54	1995	WCW Fall Brawl 1995	The Shark	70
55	1995	WCW World War 3 1995	Shark	0
56	1996	WCW The Great American Bash 1996	John Tenta	0
57	1996	WCW Bash at the Beach 1996	John Tenta	85
58	1996	WAR Ryogoku Crush Night		0
59	1998	WWE SummerSlam 1998	Golga	90
60	1998	WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House	Golga	76
61	1999	WWE Royal Rumble 1999	Golga	57
62	2001	WWE WrestleMania X-Seven	Earthquake	88
63	2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology	Earthquake	79
64	2014	WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2	Golga	90

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Saturday Night's Main Event	Earthquake	82
2	1985	Saturday Night's Main Event		82
3	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	The Canadian Earthquake	68
4	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	Earthquake	68
5	1993	Raw	Earthquake	68
6	1993	Raw	John Tenta	68
7	1993	Raw	Golga	68
8	1995	WCW Monday Nitro	The Shark	84
9	1998	WWE Heat	Golga	51
10	2019	Dark Side of the Ring	Self (Archival Footage)	82

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