John Coleman - Revision history

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	'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.		'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.
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	'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.		'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.
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		+	'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.
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-	'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.
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	==Early life==		==Early life==

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-	'''John Anthony ~~Tenta~~, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006)~~<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/john-tenta.html\|title=John Tenta Profile\|accessdate=2008-09-18\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>~~ was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[sumōtori]] and [[Professional ~~wrestling~~\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[~~World Wrestling Entertainment~~\|~~World~~ Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the ~~WWF~~, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (~~WWE~~)\|~~WWF~~ Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[~~Typhoon~~ (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to ~~WWF~~ as '''Golga'''. ~~Tenta~~ died in 2006 after suffering from [[cancer]] for a long time.	+	'''John Anthony Coleman, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a [[Canada\|Canadian]] [[Sumōtori\|sumōtori]] and [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[Sumo Wrestling\|sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the IWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Brian Lester (wrestler)\|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to IWF as '''Golga'''. Coleman died in 2006 after suffering from [[Cancer\|cancer]] for a long time.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |'''Bret Heart''' 
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|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Avalanche Canadian Earthquake Earthquake Earthquake Evans The Gargoyle Golga John Tenta Kototenta ([[Sumo Wrestling|sumo]]) Kototenzan ([[Sumo Wrestler|sumo]]) The Shark
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |468 lb (212 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 22, 1963 [[Surrey, British Columbia]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Death'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 7, 2006 (aged 42) [[Sanford, Florida]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Vancouver, British Columbia]] (as Earthquake) [[Mount Everett, Washington]] (as Avalanche) [[Great Barrier Reef]] (as Shark)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Shohei Baba|Giant Baba]] [[Tomomi Tsuruta|Jumbo Tsuruta Great Kabuki [[Barry Gordy]] [[Road Warriors [[Dory Funk]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1987
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |2004
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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |'''琴天山　俊光 Kototenzan Toshimitsu''' 
|-
| bgcolor=#d2deb6 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Personal information'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |192 kg (423 lb; 30.2 st)
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#d2deb6 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Career'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Heya (Sumo)|Stable]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Sadogatake Stable|Sadogatake]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Record'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |21-0-7
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |November, 1985
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Highest rank'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Makushita 43 (July, 1986)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July, 1986
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Yūshō|Championships]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi)
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| bgcolor=white align="center" colspan="3" |{{small|* Career information is correct as of May 2013.}}
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'''John Anthony Tenta, Jr.''' (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006)<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/john-tenta.html|title=John Tenta Profile|accessdate=2008-09-18|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[sumōtori]] and [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] best known for his work in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] as '''Earthquake'''. After a promising start to his [[sumo]] career, using the name '''Kototenzan''', Tenta switched to professional wrestling and became a high-profile star for the WWF, feuding with [[Hulk Hogan]] and winning the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] with partner, and personal friend, [[Typhoon (wrestler)|Typhoon]]. His professional wrestling career also encompassed runs in [[World Championship Wrestling]], where he was known as '''Avalanche''' and '''The Shark''', [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and a return to WWF as '''Golga'''. Tenta died in 2006 after suffering from [[cancer]] for a long time.

==Early life==

==Sumo career==

==Sumo career record==

==Professional wrestling career==
===All-Japan Pro Wrestling (1987–1989)===

===International Wrestling Federation (1989–1993; 1994)===

===World Championship Wrestling (1994–1997)===

===Return to International Wrestling Federation (1998–1999; 2001)===

==Illness and death==

==Other media==

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing moves'''
**''Earthquake Splash'' ([[IWE|IWF]]) / ''Avalanche Splash'' ([[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]]) / ''Shark Bomb'' ([[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]]) ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Seated senton|Running seated senton]] with "heavy jumping" theatrics)
**[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Side belly to belly suplex]] – 1987–1989; used as a signature move thereafter

*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Atomic drop|Atomic drop]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Bear hug|Bearhug]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big splash|Big splash]]
**[[Backbreaker#Canadian backbreaker rack|Canadian backbreaker]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|Corner body splash]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Elbow drop|Running jumping elbow drop]]
**[[Leg drop#Running leg drop|Running leg drop]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat takedown|Running neckbreaker]]
**[[Dropkick|Standing dropkick]]
**Walking on a fallen opponent's stomach
**[[Powerslam#Scoop powerslam|Walking scoop powerslam]]

*'''With [[Fred Ottman|Typhoon]]'''
**Typhoon hits a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|body avalanche]] and keeps the opponent cornered while Earthquake splashes his back, crushing the opponent with the impact of both of their weights

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Jimmy Hart]]
**[[Don Callis|The Jackyl]]
**[[Richard Johnson (wrestling)|Slick]]
**[[Nicole Vachon|Luna Vachon]]

*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
**"Winner Takes It All" by [[Sammy Hagar]] (AJPW; 1987–1989)
**"Lucky Ones" by [[Loverboy]] (NWA All-Star; 1987–1989)
**"[[La Marseillaise]]" by [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle]] (IWF; 1989–1990)
**"Quake Shake" by Jimmy Hart and J.J. Maguire (IWF/WWE/SWS/WAR/AJPW; 1990–1994, 2001–2004)
**"Avalanche Theme" (WCW; 1994–1995)
**"Shark Theme" (WCW; 1995–1996)
**"One Crazed Anarchist" (WCW; 1996–1997)
**"The Greatest Show" by [[Insane Clown Posse]] (IWF; 1998–1999)

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
**January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1988)

*'''[[NWA: All-Star Wrestling|All Star Wrestling]]'''
**[[UWA Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver Version)|UWA Heavyweight Championship ''(Vancouver version)'']] ([[UWA Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)#Title history|2 times]])

*'''[[NWA: All-Star Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver Version)|NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship ''(Vancouver version)'']] ([[NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version)#Title History|1 time]])

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year]] (1990)

*'''[[Super World of Sports]]'''
**SWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Brian Lester|Typhoon]]

*'''[[Tokyo Sports]]'''
**Rookie of the Year (1987)

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) – with [[Brian Lester|Typhoon]]

*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Tag Team|Worst Tag Team]] (1998) with [[Robert Pearce|Kurrgan]]
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Feud of the Year|Worst Feud of the Year]] (1996) vs. [[Brandon (McDonald's)|Big Bubba Rogers]]

==Notes==

==External links==

{{World Tag Team Championship (IWE)}}