According to WWE.com, John "Earthquake" Tenta passed away this morning at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with bladder cancer. Tenta is survived by his wife and three kids.
It's always tough to see these wrestlers that I cheered and hated as a kid dying off. John had been fighting cancer for over a year, and at one time, thought he had it beat. It finally caught up to him though.
RIP Earthquake
HornLakeTiger Wrote:According to WWE.com, John "Earthquake" Tenta passed away this morning at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with bladder cancer. Tenta is survived by his wife and three kids.
It's always tough to see these wrestlers that I cheered and hated as a kid dying off. John had been fighting cancer for over a year, and at one time, thought he had it beat. It finally caught up to him though.
RIP Earthquake
That's terrible, another legend lost. I can say as a kid I hated the guy because he was the "bad guy" villain to Hulk Hogan. But it's sad now.
Wrestlers we've lost over the years:
Yokozuna
Andre the Giant
Brian Pillman
Dino Bravo
The Texas Tornado
Rick Rude
Chris Candido
Hawk
The British Bulldog
Mr. Perfect
The Big Boss Man
Owen Hart
Eddie Guerrero
John Tenta
Many memories of all these legends who are sadly no longer with us.
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How the hell do you make a list of legends lost and leave out Junk Yard Dog (JYD). You can also add more Von Erichs to you list then just Kerry (The Texas Tornado).
uhmump95 Wrote:How the hell do you make a list of legends lost and leave out Junk Yard Dog (JYD). You can also add more Von Erichs to you list then just Kerry (The Texas Tornado).
Oh, JYD definitely belongs. It's just hard to remember off the top of your head every one of them that have died over recent years when the list just keeps on growing the way it has.
uhmump95 Wrote:How the hell do you make a list of legends lost and leave out Junk Yard Dog (JYD). You can also add more Von Erichs to you list then just Kerry (The Texas Tornado).
I give my apology for forgetting JYD. Stu Hart, Freddie Blassie, Art Barr, "Rad Radford", and "The Wall" are others I haven't mentioned.
Yes I know about the Von Erich family tragedy but it's hard for me to remember all their names, Kerry was the one I grew up watching the most.