Death of another old-timer

[Guest the r-train]

I don't know how much faith you can put into this, but here's what was posted at www.tvshowboards.com/wrestling

 

"My hope is that this message doesn't find it's way to the family of Johnathan Dennis Tenta before the hospital breaks the news to them in whatever fashion they feel is appropriate. It is not my wish to hurt any of his friends or family in posting this message so early into the story. My mother works the third floor of St. Mercy Hospital in Cedar Oaks, Arkansas. Evidently, at 10:04 pm on July 26, a man; late 40's was admitted, complaining or sharp chest pain, as well as difficulty breathing and passing stool. That man was later found to be John Tenta, better known to wrestling fans as Earthquake, Shark, Golga, and the Disciple. The diagnosis was that a mass of tissue had worked it's way through Tenta's bloodstream, and became entrapped in his upper aorta. It was no secret that Tenta's already mighty weight put quite the strain on an otherwise healthy heart, but once you factor a mass of tissue trying to invade the inner chambers of that same heart, and it comes as no surprise that shortly after 10:05 pm on Saturday, July 26, 2003; Sir John Tenta was pronounced dead by attending physician, Janet Ramble, D.D.S. Our hearts and prayers go out to Mr. Tenta's life-partner, Susan Tenta, and his children, also named Susan. You will be missed, Shark."

 

My condolences to his family and friends if this is true.

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

Wouldn't suprise me if it's true, but then again the Vader one wouldn't have etiher and that turned out to be false.

 

If it's true I imagine WrestleCrap will talk about it as they interviewed Tenta I think.

[Guest Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

This is a lame spoof. Poorly written article. and DDS as a professional title mean dentist doesn't it?

[Guest bravesfan]

RD (from Wrestlecrap) actually became good friends with Tenta, following the interview.

 

Obviously, I'll state that we need a credible source to report this first, before we jump to any conclusions.

[Guest Eagan469]

Here's a recent photo - he looks to be in good health to me:

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Damn...

 

If its true, R.I.P. Earthquake.

 

*pulls out SummerSlam 1990-1992 for Earthquake memories.

[Guest Army Eye]

The Disciple was Ed Leslie.

[Guest The Amazing Rando]

...it would take a nuclear bomb to destroy Ed Leslie...

[Guest the r-train]

You guys, I just noticed that the guy who put this up has that his sister works there in the subject, but that his mother works there in the text. I think he's lying, and I'm sorry for putting this up prematurely if it's not true.

[Guest RavishingRickRudo]

Can we PLEASE not post stuff like this until it's confirmed by Meltzer or another credible source?

[Guest undisputedjericho]

Sir John Tenta was pronounced dead by attending physician, Janet Ramble, D.D.S.

He was pronounced dead by a dentist?

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Kane?

[Guest Mattdotcom]

And knighted? What, does the Queen love Damien Burgers and hate Hulkamania?

[Guest bort]

isnt he in japan right now wrestling for ajpw, on there current tour, if so hed be in japan..i say it fake

[Guest Anglesault]

Sir John Tenta was pronounced dead by attending physician, Janet Ramble, D.D.S.

He was pronounced dead by a dentist?

And when the fuck was he knighted?

[Guest Retro Rob]

WHY????

 

 

EARTHQUAKE AND THE SHARK WERE THE REASONS I BECAME A WRESTLING FAN!! I MUST FIND PICTURES OF EVERY ONE OF HIS GIMMICKS IN ORDER TO PUT TOGETHER A HUGE TRIBUTE BANNER!!

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

WHY????

 

 

EARTHQUAKE AND THE SHARK WERE THE REASONS I BECAME A WRESTLING FAN!! I MUST FIND PICTURES OF EVERY ONE OF HIS GIMMICKS IN ORDER TO PUT TOGETHER A HUGE TRIBUTE BANNER!!

A tribute to what? His many failed gimmicks? His many crappy matches?

[Lil' Bitch 0]

But he did squash Hogan, literally.

[Guest evilhomer]

And Damien too... (or at least a bag filled with hamburger meat)

[Guest nl5xsk1]

Another observation: it says that he's survived by his "life partner, Susan Tenta" rather than his wife. Why does his non-wife have the same last name as him?

 

And it also says his "children, also named Susan" ... is he like George Foreman, and name all his kids the same name, or should that just say "child, also named Susan"?

[Guest AlwaysPissedOff]

I'm just going to close this since it's obviously false. Just be a bit more sure about the "news" when you post it.