John Tenta

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Tenta
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1963(1963-06-22)
Age	61
Date Of Death	2006-06-07
Birthplace	Surrey
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Gemini

John Tenta Biography

John Tenta is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on June 22, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. He is well- known as a result of His WWF work, in which the name was used to describe him as Earthquake and won the 1993 WWF Tag Team Championship together with his teammate and friend Typhoon.

In the heights of his fame He fought with his fellow WWF superstar At the height of his popularity he feuded with fellow WWF star Hulk Hogan..

John Tenta was born in Surrey, British Columbia. Named after his father, he was a large baby weighing 11 pounds, 3 ounces at birth. Inspired by professional wrestlers Gene Kiniski and Don Leo Jonathan, Tenta decided to pursue wrestling at age 6. He learned freestyle wrestling at North Surrey Secondary, becoming a Canadian junior champion in 1981. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he finished sixth in the super-heavyweight category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Vancouver.

Tenta then moved to Japan to pursue a career in sumo after being recruited by a former yokozuna who met Tenta on a trip to Vancouver. In October 1985, he joined a sumo stable, Sadogatake, run by former yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu (his stable also produced ōzeki Kotoōshū Katsunori from Bulgaria). Following tradition, the young sumōtori took the shikona name of Kototenta Toshikatsu (琴天太 俊克 , Koto + Tenta) , surname translated as Tenta the Harp.

His wife was Josephine Tenta until his death and had three children with her.

John Tenta Net Worth

John Tenta is one of the richest Wrestler from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Tenta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made the decision to pursue an athletic career at the age of 6 and, in 1981, at 18 years old, he became champion of the Canadian junior champ.

He enjoyed a long and successful career with sumo wrestlers and also in All Japan Pro Wrestling, before joining the WWF in 1989.

John Anthony Tenta Jr. (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (rikishi) best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake, though initially known as Canadian Earthquake. After a promising start to his sumo career, using the name Kototenzan, 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 long battle with bladder cancer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Tenta height 6 ft 7 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Tenta Dating?

According to our records, John Tenta married to Josephine Tenta. As of December 1, 2023, John Tenta’s is not dating anyone.

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Tenta’s career peaked when he entered a feud with Hulk Hogan. The feud exploded in May 1990, when Earthquake snuck up on Hogan from behind during a segment of The Brother Love Show (on WWF Superstars of Wrestling) and repeatedly crushed Hogan’s ribs with his “Earthquake splash.” Eventually, Hogan recovered and gained revenge on Earthquake and defeated him in a series of matches across the country, starting with Hogan’s countout victory at SummerSlam 1990. Hogan and Earthquake were the final two participants in the 1991 Royal Rumble, with Hogan getting the victory.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. John Tenta celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

After his stint with Hogan, Earthquake attained another WrestleMania victory, defeating former Hart stable mate Greg Valentine at WrestleMania VII. On April 1, 1991, WWF held a joint show in Kobe with Japanese promotion Super World of Sports called SWS Wrestle Dream. Earthquake appeared to face Kōji Kitao, in a battle of two former sumo wrestlers. Kitao and Tenta broke kayfabe by being uncooperative with each other. Kitao didn’t sell Earthquake’s attacks and shot on him. The match ended when Kitao was disqualified for kicking the referee. After the match, Kitao immediately grabbed a microphone and began telling the audience that wrestling is fake and that Tenta never could really beat him, as other Japanese wrestlers attempted to restrain him. The incident led to Kitao being fired from SWS.

Why did Earthquake leave WWF?

Illness and death. Tenta retired from wrestling in 2004 after it was revealed that he had developed bladder cancer and was given a 20% chance to live, assuming he continued with his chemotherapy treatments.

How old was earthquake when died?

42 years (1963–2006)

Who managed the earthquake in WWF?

World Wrestling Federation (1989–1993; 1994) After making two dark match appearances under his real name in March 1989, Tenta joined the WWF full-time in September 1989. In his first match after signing on, a dark match on September 21, 1989, he was known as Earthquake Evans and managed by Slick.

Is earthquake the wrestler dead?

June 7, 2006

Is typhoon still alive?

Fred Alex Ottman (born August 10, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler. He worked for the World Wrestling Federation from 1989 to 1993 under the ring names Tugboat and Typhoon.