John Tenta (Earthquake)
John Tenta was a Canadian sumo wrestler and also a professional wrestler. In his first appearance in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was known as Earthquake, while in sumo wrestling, he used the name Kototenzan. Tenta switched to professional wrestling from sumo wrestling to become a big star in WWF, taking home the WWF Tag Team Championship when he partnered with Typhoon. He went by the name Avalanche in WCW and Golga in his return to WWF and The Shark in All Japan Pro Wrestling. John became a two-time UWA Heavyweight Champion and an NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion.
John Tenta had a height of 6’7” (2.01 m) and wrestled at a weight of 467 lb (212 kg).
John Tenta was a Canadian sumo wrestler and also a professional wrestler. In his first appearance in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was known as Earthquake, while in sumo wrestling, he used the name Kototenzan. Tenta switched to professional wrestling from sumo wrestling to become a big star in WWF, taking home the WWF Tag Team Championship when he partnered with Typhoon. He went by the name Avalanche in WCW and Golga in his return to WWF and The Shark in All Japan Pro Wrestling. John became a two-time UWA Heavyweight Champion and an NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion.
John Tenta had a height of 6’7” (2.01 m) and wrestled at a weight of 467 lb (212 kg).
