Earthquake

[7.0] "Good big guy. Had his peak in Japan like a lot of big men at the time. His first WWE run was solid, and he felt like a big deal. His second WWE Run and his ECW run were disappointing. Watching his dark side of the ring it was sad how he was allowed to fall."

[4.0] "Nothing spectacular from watching his career in WWF and WCW. His style was not exciting for me to watch, and it took a Hogan feud to really put him on the map at all. Yes, he's a great guy and that's great."

[5.0] "Earthquake was a beast but couldn't really work in the ring on any mobility level, bless him. Top guy and legend of the game, but based on his wrestling ability there's nothing that's massively impressed me in all honesty. That being said, like I said, a top top guy."

[4.0] "John Tenta is, by all accounts, a rare thing in wrestling: a good and honorable man. However, as a wrestler he isn't worthy of a mountain of praise. He was big and imposing, yes, but he wasn't much beyond that. His matches were very predictable in a "big man squashes littler man" fashion. His better promos were generic. He was elevated by his feuds with Jake Roberts, Hulk Hogan, and even Money Inc., but was anyone who feuded with Tenta elevated? No, not really. Did Tenta innovate any new moves or spots? Also no. He rose to the challenge of his booking, but only so. Any half-decent big man could have accomplished the exact same career."

[9.0] "A great big man who had his best matches across the Pacific in Japan. Earthquake was always a presence, and in his prime could always be counted on to put a babyface over in a big way by making them look like an absolute world-beater. Very few were as intimidating."

[8.0] "Please please please don't judge tenta on what he did in WWF and WCW his time in japan is absolutely legendary he was teaming with the likes of keiji muto and genichiro tenryu against some of ajpw's best"

[7.0] "The best big man in the WWF since Andre at that time. Pretty scary on the mic as a heel and a good work rate and move set for a guy his size. Looking back years later it was a huge wasted opportunity in Earthquake and not making him the monster heel WWF champion after the Warrior experiment didn't take off. Instead of that lousy Gulf War angle, they should have had Quake tag the WWF title at the 91 Rumble then Hogan finishes off their near year long feud at Mania 7 where he wins the belt back. Instead his feud with Hogan slowly fizzled out with no real deciding blow off except Hogan throwing him out in the Royal Rumble. From there Quake started sliding down the card but did have some success in the tag division in 92. After the Disasters lost the belts back to Money Inc, there wasn't much else going on with Quaker. FF to WCW and he was basically pushed into the lousy Shark gimmick because "Avalanche" was too close to his WWF gimmick for Mr McMahon's liking. Another guy who had trouble succeeding once he left the WWF."

[9.0] "John Tenta was a mountain of a man to say it best. At 6'3" and 460 lbs, John had an overall physical presence that would intimidate pretty much anyone who stood across the ring from him. Add to that, the way he looked with the premature balding, the thick beard that he had, and the burly chest hair, it was hard not to be convinced that he was a monster. He had a distinctive speaking voice also which made his usual fiery promos that he would cut even more scary regardless of whether he was a heel or a babyface. In terms of his in ring work, he worked the big man style that he should've worked, and he was believable as all get out while doing it. Make no mistake though, with his shoot background in both amateur wrestling and sumo he had techniques to handle himself in the ring if he needed to if something wasn't going to plan. John was a legitimate bad ass and the real deal. Wonderful human being too. I got to chat with him a lot after he got sick and we bonded over our love of Saints and LSU football, and of course pro wrestling. Wish he was still around!"

[9.0] "An sensational performer and phenomenal at his unique way, was perfect for his size and physique and really fit the roles given to him in a perfect way, was an workhorse."

[8.0] "His WWF tenure was rather good I think! One of the best debuts in wrestling history. Instant credibility and heat with that push up angle! Made excellent Royal Rumble showings. A near impossible heel mountain for baby faces to attempt to conquer (they almost never did). I somewhat liked the pairing of The Natural Disasters, even if they weren't that great. The WCW run is deeply regrettable, not recommended whatsoever. The Golga character was the lone saving grace amongst The Oddities. As much as I'm glossing over things - there is depth to his WWF run, he was able to work main event and upper mid card programs with basically anyone and he truly delivered on the PPVS. 7.75 rounded up."

[3.0] "I have no idea why Tenta is rated so high. He was always so awkward looking in the ring. I get he wasn't brought up a professional wrestler, but one of the sumo variety, which is cool. He just never managed to impress me whatsoever in the ring and his mic skills were equally as dreadful."

[8.0] "John Tenta was great. A big man, former sumo wrestler who decided to become a wrestler and managed to gain some popularity in WWF. In fact, he was one of the huge scary heels that were put under Hogan, before John moved to the tag team division with Fred Ottman, who, by the way, had been Hulk's partner before that. Program with Hulkster was highlight of his WWF career and was really interesting and even later migrated to WCW, but in more ridiculous way. I think he was a decent wrestler and knew how to handle a microphone - his "I'm not a shark" promo is still among my favorites."

[10.0] "The guy was a legit beast in the ring, despite all the loses to the likes of Hogan and other top stars Earthquake never lost momentum. His move set was surprisingly more agile then most big man at the time, have you even seen his stuff in Japan' Top tier matches there."

[9.0] "One of the most underrated big men of all time, seriously doesn't get enough credit. Up there with Vader and Bam Bam for me, it's sad he never quite got the big push after his feud with Hogan and the whole Golga / Oddities thing and the Shark in WCW was a great waste of his talent. Him dying so young is also a tragedy."

[6.0] "Alright from what I've seen of him. A good worker in terms of being a big man that could be a intimidating heel as Earthquake or a asskicker face in singles or tags. Never quite had the element of actual threat he had with Hogan (to be fair through, Hogan's actually a very good seller under the gimmick so that had something to do with it) but he was a surprisingly solid feature everywhere he went. His Japan matches are fairly underrated but it's a great showcase of the more early days of him working with some of the best wrestlers around at the time. Nothing to say about his WCW stuff: Faces of Fear and the Dungeon are garbage, nothing more, nothing less."

[6.0] "Real solid big man in the early 90s, but a really big letdown when he returned to the WWF in the late 90s."

[6.0] "His "I am a man, not a shark" promo is one of the top 10 promos of all time. He was never the main guy, but you can't recreate the golden age without Earthquake. That would be like trying to do a Street Fighter reunion without E. Honda We know everyone is here to see Ken & Ryu and Chun Li... but hey, he was there. He was an OG. And he was an important part of history."

[4.0] "He is not great. He was alright when he was first in the WWF just squashing people but after he got beat by Hogan he lost his unstoppable monster aura."

[7.0] "John Tenta was a great big man wrestler, with his feud with Hulk Hogan in 1990 and his tag team alliance with Fred "Typhoon" Ottman likely being the two most well known parts of his career. Starting out as a real life Sumo Wrestler, Tenta eventually made his way into Pro Wrestling in the 80's and quickly got noticed thanks to his impressive agility for a man his size. Moving into the then WWF in the late 80's, Tenta played the role of the monstrous Natural Disaster known as "Earthquake", who would punish his opponents with his vicious "Aftershock" seated splash. After squishing Hulk Hogan on an episode of the Brother Love Show, the two ended up engaging in a very successful feud, that saw them draw well at house shows and cross paths on multiple pay per view events, with Hogan eventually winning the feud by last eliminating Quake to win the 1991 Royal Rumble. Following the end of that feud, Earthquake teamed up with Typhoon and the team had a good run both as faces and heels, winning the WWF Tag Team Titles from Money Inc and holding them for 85 days. Tenta eventually left the WWF in 1994 and went on to have a run of dimishing returns in WCW, before finally coming back to the WWF in 1998 under a mask as Golga. Tenta's last major pay per view appearance in the US was when he brought the Earthquake character back to compete in a Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001. Tenta was more than just a meandering big man, as he was surprisingly light on his feet and also was capable of delivering some very nice suplexes and throws to go along with his traditional big man offence of clubs and splashes. He was reportedly a gentle giant outside the ring and sadly passed away in 2004 after a battle with illness. His memory lives on though as one of Hogan's last great Monster Heel rivals during the Hulkamania Era of the WWF in the 80's and 90's"

[8.0] "I don't see how it's possible to hate Earthquake. A big fat guy who squashes people. It's what wrestling should be. And he was an actual sumo wrestler in Japan in the 1980s. Golga was funny, too..."

[8.0] "John Tenta is probably one of the most underrated big men of his day, sadly poorly booker and never utilised to his best ability. A big man who could be quick on his feet, keep up a full match pace and had a gloriously angry promo style, he was memorable and a prime example of the best of his era. It's such a shame he was never used the way that could have elevated him. RIP."

[7.0] "I really liked the gimmick for the time. Before I became a real wrestling fan, I remember seeing this guy as I was flipping through the channels & thinking he was really cool & seemed like a force. He fizzled pretty hard when he lost the Earthquake gimmick when he went to WCW & the Shark name & facepaint was laughable. Seeing him squish Damien is a moment to remember."

[9.0] "John Tenta was a tremendous big man, and he moved unbelievably well in the ring. He could have been a legitimate world champ in WWF, but like so many in the late 80's to early 90's, was given a solid heel push only to be fed to Hogan at a PPV and then dropped."

[8.0] "I opened Tenta's page expecting an average rating around an 8. He was one of the best big men of his era and definitely deserves a higher rating than 6. 4"

[10.0] "Underrated as hell, a very respected big man, and one of the best wrestlers of the hulkamania era. Not to mention he superb on the mic, it's a shame they put him in silly angles later in his career, but I'm sure everone nowadays respcts the Canadian Earthquake."

[7.0] "Never though he was a good in ring performer until i saw his late 80's AJPW stuff. He could wrestle and had a tremendous presence."

[8.0] "Outside the ring, I had a few interactions with him on the Wrestlecrap board, where he was really nice to everyone who would ask him questions and all that. Watching him, I really liked the big man style that he worked, especially when I saw his matches from Japan."

[10.0] "One monster of a guy. The biggest wrestler in WWF form 1989-1992. He did sumo before getting into pro wrestling. Earthquake had some of the best feuds ever with Hulk Hogan, Legion of Doom, Money Inc, Sting, and Ray Traylor (Big Bossman). His fighting skills were unique and he should have been WWF or WCW champion. Forming Natural Disasters with Typhoon was excellent and won the Tag Team titles. I loved the sumo match he had with Yokozuna and that match showed reality that Tenta is better than Yokozuna at sumo. Yokozuna never was an actual sumo wrestler they just billed him that way. When he was in WCW he was ok. Avalanche gimmick good, Shark gimmick mediocre, the half haircut gimmick terrible. In 1996-1997 he was a jobber which made him look bad. WCW shouldn't have made him a jobber. In my opinion WCW took advantage of him. When he returned to WWF as Golga of the Oddities he looked terrible. I loved seeing him at Wrestlemania 17 in the gimmick battle royal. Too bad he got cancer which ended his career. RIP John Tenta you were one great wrestler."

[9.0] "'Quake was surprisingly agile for a man of his size, and knew how to use that size to his advantage in putting together matches. You don't often see big men like this nowadays. He was a perfect monster villain for Hogan to go against and could work as either a lead villain or a henchman. Also formed a good big-man tag team, the Natural Disasters, with Typhoon. Sadly passed away in 2006, but we won't forget him."

[7.0] "What an impressive. big man. He could move his enormous girth around like a man half his size. They don't make 'em this big anymore. He is sorely missed."

[8.0] "While Earthquake's work in the ring was pretty good, his promo skills were definitely more his strongest point and he had a great look to him as well! That's why I'm giving Earthquake a high rating because if it wasn't all about Hulk Hogan during the late 80's and the early 90's, maybe more guys from that era probably would have held the WWF championship like Earthquake and a few others instead of only a handful of guys that deserved it such as The Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage during that time. Regardless of whether Earthquake's in-ring work was good at times or not, I think he had the great tools and qualities necessary to be a world champion during that time. I really wish he was still with us today! RIP Earthquake."

[8.0] "When he wrestled in the United States, John Tenta was just a big, heavy wrestler who did some power moves and sat on people. In Japan, John Tenta was a force to be reckoned with in professional wrestling. With a wide range of athletic backgrounds from amateur wrestling to sumo wrestling, american football and rugby, he was an enormous guy with a lot of hidden agility and technique."