wigmonkey Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 R.I.P John. Great Heel in the early 90's, will be missed by the Wrestling world.
The Hitman Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 RIP EARTHQUAKEGreat big man, nice bloke, and so upbeat when fighting cancer.
Deepex Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 RIP EarthquakeI will always remember actually being scared for Hulk Hogan during his feud with Earthquake. This was back in the days when I believed wrestling was real and the Earthquake was a really threatening heel!RIP John Tenta
619 Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 So sad. Condolences to his family, he'll be greatly missed.
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted June 7, 2006 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2006 RIP Quake.I can't really add any more to the thread that hasn't already been said, but he was one of my favourite wrestlers.The summer of 91 holds a special place in my heart.
Majik Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 RIP Mr Tenta. A superb character, a cracking heel, and came across as a really nice bloke in his net postings. Only the other day I was reading his explanation of his wee shoot in Japan he had to pull to wake up his opponent.Majik
stingersplash Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Not really shocked but its very sad - RIP Big Man.
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 7, 2006 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2006 Scary stat: This particular death obviously isn't related to the "usual causes", but it does mean we've reached the point where 10% of people who worked a WrestleMania match in the 1990s are dead.
Paul Essex Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Writing this with a lump in my throat.At least i had the pleasure of meeting him and seeing him wrestle when he was over here, such a nice guy to talk to.RIP John, will be missed.
Lawz Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Gah ive just heard this, very sad news indeed, one of the first guys I saw as a child wrestling, everyone had a nice word to say about him.RIP Quake.
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted June 7, 2006 Paid Members Posted June 7, 2006 This is genuinely sad news. I think we all knew it was coming, but his brave fight should be seen as an inspiration.Here was a guy who was great in either a heel or a babyface role. Either he was the shockingly evil and undeniably credible super-villain, or he was the lovable "teddy bear" style big man.One of my standout memories from his career was, of course, the Hogan-squashing angle. I remember clearly, because it was all handled and performed perfectly by all involved, that they did this awesome music video which was set to a remixed version of "Real American", which showed Hogan as the American hero, meeting kids and soldiers and basically being the popular good guy...then, dramatically, the music changes, and they cut to footage of Quake jumping on Hogan again and again, and Hogan being treated and carried out while Tenta stands menacingly and unashamedly. It was one of those genuine moments that your disbelief is totally suspended, and set up the big match so that you HAD to see it. Tenta played his role throughout this, his most high profile and important feud, to perfection.He had to put up with some crap throughout his latter career, such as horrid gimmicks, dodgy promoters etc, but he always seemed to try and give the fans everything he had every single time, and throughout his latter career, including his tours of the UK, he seemed to thoroughly enjoy his time in front of fans, doing his job.RIP, one of the most influencial, memorable and imitated performers in wrestling history.
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