JOHN TENTA PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING
- 06/07/2006 (1:52:50 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
FROM HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER
John "Earthquake" Tenta passed away this morning at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with bladder cancer. Tenta is survived by his wife and three kids.
Tenta performed for both World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling throughout the 90s. He made multiple appearances on wrestling's grandest stage, participating in matches at WrestleManias VI, VII, VIII, X and X-Seven.
In 1992, Earthquake and his partner Typhoon, collectively known as "The Natural Disasters", defeated Money Inc. to capture the World Tag Team Championship. Prior to his career in professional wrestling, Tenta made a name for himself in Japan as a highly accomplished Sumo wrestler.
WATCH Earthquake's WrestleMania X match against Adam Bomb
John Tenta's offical forum
We send our deepest condolences and smypathy to his family, friends, and fans.
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