Earthquake
Real name: John Tenta
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Membership: Superstars, Natural Disasters, Three Faces of Fear, Dungeon of Doom, the Oddities
A.K.A.: The Canadian Earthquake, Avalanche, the Shark, the Gargoyle, Golga
Finisher: Earthquake Splash
Background: Always a big guy
John was always a large fellow. He was scouted by a sumo manager and even had a string of victories under his belt before he left for home. The reason for why is still a matter of some debate; either he hit a glass ceiling in the sport or his attitude rubbed some the wrong way. Depends on who you ask.
From there he bummed around Canada for a bit, even finding work as a lumberjack. Seeing a competition between the Ultimate Warrior and Dino Bravo, John was picked to sit on their backs to demonstrate their strength. John figured he threw in with his countryman and jumped on the Warrior's back.
That got him noticed. Jimmy Hart quickly sought him out and used him as a weapon against Hulk Hogan and later Jake Roberts. He finished the 80's fairly high on the hog but the 90s would be a different story.
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