John Tenta

John Anthony Tenta, Jr. (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian sumōtori and professional wrestler. He was best known for wrestling with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names, Earthquake and Golga and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring names, Avalanche and The Shark.

He was also known for being a sumo wrestler where did quite well but retired from the sport due to the difficulty of the sumo lifestyle, the toll the hard ring surface was taking on his body and the large tattoo of a tiger on his left biceps which in Japan is associated with gangsters. He was born on June 22, 1963 in Surrey, British Columbia and died on June 7, 2006 in Sanford, Florida from bladder cancer.

Championships
Tenta held many championships during his professional wrestling career:

 All Japan Pro Wrestling
 January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1988)
 World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fine Play Award (1988) – with Shunji Takano

 NWA All-Star Wrestling
 NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
 UWA Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times)

 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1990)
 PWI ranked him No. 40 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1992

 Super World of Sports
 SWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Typhoon

 Tokyo Sports
 Rookie of the Year (1987)

 World Wrestling Federation
 WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Typhoon

 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Worst Tag Team (1998) 
 Worst Gimmick (1998) 
 Worst Feud of the Year (1996) 

References

Other websites
Earthquake on WWE.com

Category:1963 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:Canadian professional wrestlers
Category:Cancer deaths in Florida
Category:Deaths from bladder cancer
Category:Former WWE wrestlers
Category:People from Surrey, British Columbia
Category:Sportspeople from British Columbia
Category:Sumo wrestlers