BATON ROUGE, La. Former L-S-U wrestler John Tenta, known professionally as "Earthquake" while competing in the World Wrestling Federation, has died at the age of 42.
The school announced today, 9 June 2006, that Tenta died after a lengthy battle with bladder cancer."Big John," as he was known at L-S-U, lettered for the Tigers in the early 1980s when wrestling was a nationally-renowned varsity sport.
He also participated in football for the TigersBorn in Surrey, British Columbia, he weighed eleven pounds, three ounces at birth. Recently he measured six-six and weighed in at over 400 pounds.
After leaving L-S-U, Tenta briefly took up sumo wrestling in Japan before going into pro wrestling. He joined the WWF in 1989 and gained fame as "Earthquake" as he feuded with Hulk Hogan.
Tenta performed for both World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling throughout the 1990s. He made multiple appearances on wrestling's grandest stage, participating in matches at WrestleManias Six, Seven, Eight, Ten and X-Seven.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
(source:
KLFY News)
RIP Earthquake
