John Tenta
Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (1963–2006)
約翰·滕塔 · ジョン・テンタ · 존 텐타
- Born
- 22 June 1963, Surrey
- Died
- 7 June 2006, Sanford
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- professional wrestler, rikishi
- Height
- 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 209 kg (461 lb)
- Team / club
- LSU Tigers football
John Anthony Tenta Jr. (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (rikishi) best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as 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 as a member of The Natural Disasters with 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.
Tenta, as Earthquake, was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 alongside Typhoon as The Natural Disasters.
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Facts from Wikidata Q1345719 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.