John Tenta Jr.
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Raw
John Tenta
1993
Series
Raw
Earthquake
1993
Series
Raw
Golga
1993
Series
WWE Heat
Golga
1998
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Earthquake
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Canadian Earthquake
1986
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Earthquake
1986
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
Series
Clash of the Champions
Avalanche
1988
Series
WWE Old School
Earthquake
1973
Series
WCW Monday Nitro
The Shark
1995
Film
WWE WrestleMania X
Earthquake
1994
Film
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Earthquake
2006
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE WrestleMania VI
Canadian Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1998
Golga
1998
Film
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Earthquake
2001
Film
WWE WrestleFest '91
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE WrestleMania VII
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Earthquake
1993
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Golga
1999
Film
WWE Greatest Hits
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Earthquake
1993
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE World Tour 1992
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
The Canadian Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Earthquake
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Earthquake
1991
Film
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Avalanche
1995
Film
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
Earthquake
1993
Film
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE World Tour 1991
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Golga
2014
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Earthquake
1994
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1989
The Canadian Earthquake
1989
Film
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
The Shark
1995
Film
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
Golga
1998
Film
WCW SuperBrawl V
Avalanche
1995
Film
WWE WrestleFest '90
Earthquake (Ringside)
1990
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Earthquake
1993
Film
WCW World War 3 1995
Shark
1995
Film
WCW Starrcade 1994
Avalanche
1994
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE Mega Matches
Earthquake
1991
Film
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
Avalanche
1994
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Earthquake
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Earthquake
1991
Film
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
John Tenta
1996
Film
WCW Uncensored 1995
Avalanche
1995
Film
Best of The British Bulldog
Terremoto
1993
Film
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Earthquake
1993
Film
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
John Tenta
1996
Film
WWE Crunch Classic
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE Bashed in the USA
Earthquake
1993
Film
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Avalanche (Appearance)
1994
Film
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Earthquake
1992
Film
WWE WrestleFest '93
Earthquake
1993
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE WrestleFest '92
Earthquake
1992
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Earthquake
1990
Film
WWE March to WrestleMania X
Earthquake
1994
Film
SWS WrestleFest
John Tenta
1991
WWE The Main Event III
Earthquake (Ringside)
1990
Film
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
Avalanche
1995
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Earthquake
1992
WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
1996
Film
WWE The Main Event V
Earthquake
1991
Film
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Earthquake
1990