WWE ex-wrestler Earthquake dead

[el_dazza]

From wwe.com:

John “Earthquake” Tenta has passed away 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.


Strange, me and a friend were talking about him the other day, brilliant wrestler, and i'm sure will be missed greatly in the wreslting world. RIP

 

[Morba]

42!

he was older than that back when he was wrestling surely :/

RIP big guy

 

[Greenlizard0]

RIP

I remember "The Natural Disaster" in the sort of WWE/F heyday. Now it's just all entertainment/soap opera crap.

 

[NokkonWud]

Shame, one of my favourites ever. Though he must be older than 42.

 

[crunchman]

This was John Tenta's last post on the Wrestlecrap forum which he frequented quite reguarly:
http://realwrestlecrap.proboards89....rd=offtopic&thread=1144128711&post=1144186830
He seemed like a geniunely nice guy and would keep in touch with the fans using that forum.
I too am shocked at his age , last time I saw him wrestle was at Wrestlemania 17 in the gimmick battle royal.

RIP

 

[EasyG]

the natural disasters owned the place up !

i probably still have the action figures, earthquake and typhoon them were the days.

 

[MR_Punk]

Only 42 Id have put him much older.

RIP Big Fella!

+44

 

[Hlebio]

Only 42, expected him to be much older.

Always upsetting when a wrestler you grew up watching dies.

 

[NokkonWud]

Only 42, expected him to be much older.

Always upsetting when a wrestler you grew up watching dies.

It's true, I get more upset at those deaths (Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero and Earthquakes) that other, more famous people, maybe it's because you feel so involved with them when you're young, like you're part of their story too.