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MattSt

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  1. Anyone who kept up-to-date with his postings over at wrestlecrap.com will be awae of the man's sheer determination and perseverance with his cancer battle. He seemed to never stop fighting and genuinley believed he could defy all the bad news he was receiving from the medics treating him and pull through.Enjoyable to watch and one of those genuine scary heels that the industry lacks do much now, his young age has been highlighted above...it's quite amazing to think when he co-headlined Summerslam 1990, he was a mere 26-years-old.This has made me think of something quite frightening and sad as relates to what would likely be considered the top 3 matches of that PPV 16 years ago...Mr Perfect Vs Texas TornadoEarthquake w/Dino Bravo V Hulk Hogan w/Big Boss ManUltimate Warrior Vs Rick Rudeless than 16 years on and only two of them remain...On another note, John was of course also a living example of the sheer disorganization of WCW - even at its peak...After being told to change his famous tiger tattoo to one of a shark, ahead of his big introduction as 'Shark', Tenta underwent lengthy work to have the change...Months later, the Shark gimmick would be canned...he ended his WCW days wrestling as plain 'John Tenta' and was in line to headline WAR GAMES alongside Roddy Piper and 2 unknowns against the NWO before being replaced by the Horsemen.RIP John and thanks for the wonderful memories.

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