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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

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014 • Golga
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006 • Earthquake
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001 • Earthquake
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
1999 • Golga
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
1998 • Golga
WWE SummerSlam 1998
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998 • Golga
WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
1996 • John Tenta

Full filmography

WCW SuperBrawl V
WCW SuperBrawl V
1995 • Avalanche
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WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
1994 • Avalanche (Appearance)
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WWE WrestleMania X
WWE WrestleMania X
1994 • Earthquake
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WWE Crunch Classic
WWE Crunch Classic
1992 • Earthquake
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WWE Greatest Hits
WWE Greatest Hits
1991 • Earthquake
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SWS WrestleFest
SWS WrestleFest
1991 • John Tenta
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WWE Mega Matches
WWE Mega Matches
1991 • Earthquake
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WWE WrestleFest '90
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990 • Earthquake (Ringside)
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WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990 • Canadian Earthquake
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WWE The Main Event III
1990 • Earthquake (Ringside)
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WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990 • The Canadian Earthquake
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WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989 • The Canadian Earthquake
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