John Tenta
| John Tenta | |
|---|---|
Tenta in 1988 | |
| Birth name | John Anthony Tenta Jr. |
| Born | June 22, 1963 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | June 7, 2006 (aged 42) Sanford, Florida, United States |
| Cause of death | Bladder cancer |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Avalanche The Canadian Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake Evans The Gargoyle Golga John Tenta Kototenta (sumo) Kototenzan (sumo) The Shark |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Billed weight | 468 lb (212 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 |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Kototenzan Toshimitsu | |
|---|---|
| 琴天山 俊光 | |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 192 kg (423 lb; 30.2 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Sadogatake |
| Record | 21-0-7 |
| Debut | November 1985 |
| Highest rank | Makushita 43 (July 1986) |
| Retired | July 1986 |
| Championships | 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
Last updated: May 2013 | |
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.
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 as a member of The Natural Disasters with 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.
On April 19, 2025, Tenta, as Earthquake, was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 alongside Typhoon as The Natural Disasters.