![Ron Hutchison on X: "A great story on the late John Tenta and his transition from the "slavery of Sumo" into the ranks of professional wrestling. Canadian Tenta, of course, went on Ron Hutchison on X: "A great story on the late John Tenta and his transition from the "slavery of Sumo" into the ranks of professional wrestling. Canadian Tenta, of course, went on](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJjurRpVUAMTGyf.jpg)
Ron Hutchison on X: "A great story on the late John Tenta and his transition from the "slavery of Sumo" into the ranks of professional wrestling. Canadian Tenta, of course, went on
![Surrey's John Tenta first rose to fame in Japan, where he spent 8 months as a sumo wrestler. He returned to Surrey in 1986 affectionately known as 'Big John'. By the early Surrey's John Tenta first rose to fame in Japan, where he spent 8 months as a sumo wrestler. He returned to Surrey in 1986 affectionately known as 'Big John'. By the early](https://i.redd.it/zyd2z7qjn2v61.jpg)
Surrey's John Tenta first rose to fame in Japan, where he spent 8 months as a sumo wrestler. He returned to Surrey in 1986 affectionately known as 'Big John'. By the early
![RedditCFB on X: "Big man athlete, John Tenta: LSU wrestling (sport dropped), then LSU CFB walk-on, LSU rugby, sumo wrestler, pro wrestler. Died 2006 (cancer) https://t.co/FhKN48NmsT" / X RedditCFB on X: "Big man athlete, John Tenta: LSU wrestling (sport dropped), then LSU CFB walk-on, LSU rugby, sumo wrestler, pro wrestler. Died 2006 (cancer) https://t.co/FhKN48NmsT" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5maTiaUYAAflD9.jpg)
RedditCFB on X: "Big man athlete, John Tenta: LSU wrestling (sport dropped), then LSU CFB walk-on, LSU rugby, sumo wrestler, pro wrestler. Died 2006 (cancer) https://t.co/FhKN48NmsT" / X
![SURREY NOW & THEN: John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago - Surrey Now-Leader SURREY NOW & THEN: John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago - Surrey Now-Leader](https://www.bpmcdn.com/f/files/surrey/import/embeds/210506-SUL-NowThenTenta-1993_1.jpg)
SURREY NOW & THEN: John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago - Surrey Now-Leader
![Roy Lucier on X: "Famous gaijin sumo wrestler John Tenta (later Earthquake in the WWF) starts his training with Giant Baba! This is from mid 1986, as Tenta rode with the Japanese Roy Lucier on X: "Famous gaijin sumo wrestler John Tenta (later Earthquake in the WWF) starts his training with Giant Baba! This is from mid 1986, as Tenta rode with the Japanese](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5Nren-aUAAAkD5.jpg:large)
Roy Lucier on X: "Famous gaijin sumo wrestler John Tenta (later Earthquake in the WWF) starts his training with Giant Baba! This is from mid 1986, as Tenta rode with the Japanese
Pro Wrestling Stories - "Earthquake" John Tenta and Yokozuna battling it out in a sumo match on RAW in '94. After competing in wrestling and football in college, Tenta became a sumo
![SURREY NOW & THEN: John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago - Surrey Now-Leader SURREY NOW & THEN: John 'Earthquake' Tenta wrestled around world before death 15 years ago - Surrey Now-Leader](https://www.bpmcdn.com/f/files/surrey/import/2022-01/24999457_web1_210506-SUL-NowThenTenta-main_1.jpg)