Talk:John Tenta

message: I admit I haven't been into wrestling in many years, but I must say Tenta's debut WWF was one of the best orchestrated intros I've seen.  He looked so normal and believable in the audience (and genuinely surprised) that I think nobody had any clue it was a set-up until after he attacked the Warrior.  I've added it to the article.  Bobak 18:01, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beefed up his intro to WWF 

message: Was there any particular reason the Currently section was removed? I've reverted it as vandalism, since the information is accurate and important. It could do with additional information, but I can see no reason for its deletion. 72.200.136.66 08:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of section 

message: I believe you, but we still need a source to verify that he is indeed battling cancer.
:I know he's given updates on the WrestleCrap messageboard. OsFan 14:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation Needed 

message: I've been able to scrounge up some scans of magazine articles on Tenta during the time he was a sumo wrestler.  In the early 80s, it remained a novelty to see a Westerner in the sport, so the articles are quite good and fairly detailed (like giving his middle name).  I will add info from them to his early life.  There are a few pics, I'll see what I can grab for fair use (no other way to get these low-res photos). --Bobak 21:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tenta the Sumotori 

message: What was the whole sumo problem deal with his tattoo? Koberulz 16:35, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I've gleaned reading over the Sumo articles (and a general knowledge of the game from watching the occasional documentary): sumo is entrenched in honoring the past.  Past tradition has dictated that the sumo don't get tattoos (if you think about Japanese culture, Yakuza would get tattoos), since the sumo are held in such esteem, they try to keep the sport "pure".  That's my rough understanding of the sumo culture's view on tattoos.  --Bobak 16:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tattoo 

message: I don't have a source to cite but Tenta also used to wrestle under the name "The Canadian Champion". I remember seeing him wrestle at Killarney Secondary School very early in his career. -- œ™ 09:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Canadian Champion" 

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message: His Ring Names section has “Earthquake” twice and both appear to have the same sited source. I’m too scared to attempt an edit and goof something up but I wish someone would fix this. Thomas D Campbell (talk) 06:46, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redundancy