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[edit] 1962!

He was born in 1962! Whoa he's alot younger than I thought by about 5-10 years!!!

[edit] Beefed up his intro to WWF

I admit I haven't been into wrestling in many years, but I must say Tenta's debut WWF was one of the best orchestrated intros I've seen. He looked so normal and believable in the audience (and genuinely surprised) that I think nobody had any clue it was a set-up until after he attacked the Warrior. I've added it to the article. Bobak 18:01, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] WTF?

I have reverted the page due to the fact that he has NOT been hospitalised, as the article had said.

[edit] Removal of section

Was there any particular reason the Currently section was removed? I've reverted it as vandalism, since the information is accurate and important. It could do with additional information, but I can see no reason for its deletion. 72.200.136.66 08:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citation Needed

I believe you, but we still need a source to verify that he is indeed battling cancer.

I know he's given updates on the WrestleCrap messageboard. OsFan 14:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)


removal of vandalism:


"you'll never be missed" -taken out of the "death" section -R.A.

[edit] R.I.P.

He passed away this morning, he will be missed by anybody who grew up watching WWF in the 80s/90s. TJ Spyke 19:39, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes. I did, the 'Quake was one of my fave wreslters of the time. He was a great big man of the sport.(Halbared 20:21, 7 June 2006 (UTC))
R.I.P. I added his appearence in WrestleFest, he was my favorite character to use. I also liked his character, I vividly remember his introduction and earlier I wrote that section of this article. --Bobak 01:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Wow, I remember this dude. I used to watch wrestling when I was younger, and Earthquake was a superstar then, like back in the 90s. R.I.P. TamYum
Bobak, thanks a lot for adding the WWF WrestleFest screenshot & info. I was considering doing that myself, but I had to leave my computer. I think I'm going to fire up a game in honor of Tenta right now, actually. RIP Quake. --SHODAN 00:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
No problem. I didn't realize he had also appeared in that Japanese game, King of Colosseum II --I really, would like to use this screenshot if I could get someone to do a capture (this link has the gamespot watermark): [1]. --Bobak 14:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

R.I.P Lord revan 15:56, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( At least his pain is over...RIP...TruthCrusader 17:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wcw

does anyone want to add about his world title shot against the giant

[edit] Tenta the Sumotori

I've been able to scrounge up some scans of magazine articles on Tenta during the time he was a sumo wrestler. In the early 80s, it remained a novelty to see a Westerner in the sport, so the articles are quite good and fairly detailed (like giving his middle name). I will add info from them to his early life. There are a few pics, I'll see what I can grab for fair use (no other way to get these low-res photos). --Bobak 21:39, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Height? (the definitive answer section)

Okay, while I have not really cared one way or another, I've noticed a lot of edit/reverts on the man's height. Some say its 193 cm (6 ft 4 in), others (usually anon) say its 201 cm (6 ft 7 in). Can we have a discussion here so that there's a written record of how we decided on one or the other? --Bobak 15:02, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Anon keeps changing to his ring height. Which the WWE always billed as 6 ft 7 in. This was because when he entered he fsaced Hogan, who in '90 was also billed as 6 ft 7 in. Hogan's true height is 6 ft 4 in as he admits in his autobiog. Some sites still have his old ring height, but a few have a more accurate figure. He was roughlt 1 inch taller than Ottman, and aboot Hogan's height.

http://www.celebheights.com/s/Dalip-Singh-3708.html

http://www.twnpnews.com/information/bios/TENTA.HTM

From the Sumo World mag that I used to get his weight at age 22, it said his height there was 198cm, or 6"5'. Meh, one inch doesn't matter, I say go with that previous one --it just asserts that he certainly wasn't as tall as 6"7'. --Bobak 19:45, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


This information is from a John Tenta real life interview. Next email question asks John what his weight and height was at his peak, and his best Tag Team match.

John: I was 6' 7 and about 470lbs, I don’t know how many stones that is. He also says he was about 6'6.5 later in life due to having a disk removed and about 400 pounds.Cashisclay 04:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

http://www.firetank.com/smashwrestling/interview-earthquake.shtml

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2475805

[edit] Tattoo

What was the whole sumo problem deal with his tattoo? Koberulz 16:35, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

From what I've gleaned reading over the Sumo articles (and a general knowledge of the game from watching the occasional documentary): sumo is entrenched in honoring the past. Past tradition has dictated that the sumo don't get tattoos (if you think about Japanese culture, Yakuza would get tattoos), since the sumo are held in such esteem, they try to keep the sport "pure". That's my rough understanding of the sumo culture's view on tattoos. --Bobak 16:56, 7 December 2006 (UTC)