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John Tenta (Wrestler) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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John Tenta
John Anthony Tenta Jr. was a Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler 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.
Birth nameJohn Anthony Tenta Jr.
BornJune 22, 1963, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
DiedJune 7, 2006, Sanford, Florida, United States
Cause of deathBladder cancer
Ring name(s)Avalanche, The Canadian Earthquake, Earthquake, Earthquake Evans, The Gargoyle, Golga, John Tenta, Kototenta (sumo), Kototenzan (sumo), The Shark
Billed fromVancouver, British Columbia (as Earthquake), Mount Everett, Washington (as Avalanche), Great Barrier Reef (as Shark)
Trained byGiant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Great Kabuki, Terry Gordy
Debut1987
Retired2004

About John Tenta

Wrestler John Tenta was born on June 22, 1963 in Canada (He dies at the age of 42, on June 7, 2006).

Earthquake was his WWF ring name, and he and friend and teammate Typhoon won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1992.

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John Tenta before becoming famous

John Tenta was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1963 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At the age of six, he decided to pursue a wrestling career, and at the age of eighteen, he became the Canadian junior champion.

Achievement of John Tenta

Before signing with the WWF in 1989, he had successful careers as a sumo wrestler and in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

John Tenta's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three children with Josephine Tenta, with whom he was married until his death.

John Tenta on Social Media

John Tenta Collabed with

He had a feud with fellow WWF star Wrestler Hulk Hogan during the height of his fame.

John Tenta Income & Net worth

John Tenta's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a wrestler. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the John Tenta.

John Tenta Height and Weight

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Latest information about John Tenta updated on March 20 2023.