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Old 06-07-2006, 08:20 PM   #41
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Watch the full Bret Hart Hall of Fame speech - he's got a funny story about Earthquake.

Times like this - to quote Paul Bearer - "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".
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Old 06-07-2006, 09:52 PM   #42
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Damn. I guess it was gonna happen sooner or later, but it's still sad to hear about his death.

RIP 'Quake.
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Old 06-07-2006, 09:59 PM   #43
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I can't believe he was only 42. Back in the day he looked like he was 42.
If he was only 42yrs old, that means he was only 25 when he debuted in the WWF. He looked a lot older, probably due to the baldness.

Anyways, he wasn't an incredible wrestler, but he was a credible wrestler, which is just as important. He was one of the more agile big men in the game, and was part of some memorable moments. More so than that, away from wrestling, he seemed a genuine and friendly guy to his fans, and fought a brave battle, keeping positive until near the end. The guy deserved better. At least now his pain is over.

Rest In Peace.
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Old 06-07-2006, 10:04 PM   #44
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And he killed Hulkamania.
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Old 06-07-2006, 10:46 PM   #45
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Too bad.. RIP

At least he's not suffering
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Old 06-07-2006, 11:05 PM   #46
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damn i remember watching wrestling back then (I wasnt a fan at all back then, I was like 10, but I was watching it back then and Dibease started challenging some fat fuck in the audience. It so happened to be John Tenta)
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Old 06-08-2006, 01:04 AM   #47
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I thought he had beaten it

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Old 06-08-2006, 01:14 AM   #48
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Damn. I thought for sure he'd beat it.

R.I.P. Quake.
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Old 06-08-2006, 02:14 AM   #49
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RIP Tenta

Def. one of those guys you remembered when you started to watch wrestling in the 80s and know you could never forget. I remember him mostly from The Natural Disasters and for being one of the best big men in the biz, along with being one of the most genuine superstars in and out of the ring.

This is just sad, after reading on his updates posted on here over the year and for how young he was. He was a fighter to the end, joking around but still determined to beat the cancer when most people would do otherwise. Condolences to his family, friends, and the people who knew him at all.

RIP Quake, you will be missed.
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Old 06-08-2006, 02:41 AM   #50
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Old 06-08-2006, 03:10 AM   #51
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RIP Quake,you were the begining of the end for Hulkamaina and for that and many other things you will not be forgoten.
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Old 06-08-2006, 06:36 AM   #52
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The Natural Disasters was one of my favourite teams as a kid, definately because of 'Quake.

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Damn, like LC said, we knew it was coming but still a huge shock. Say this on Wrestlecrap and thought I'd post it:

I don't even know quite where to begin, so let me just start by saying this: John Tenta was a man I am proud to have called my friend. While we weren't best friends, we had talked several times over the past few years, and I considered him a true friend. I know he felt the same way about me. When we talked, it was always a fun time, and I was always ecstatic when I saw the caller ID and knew it was him.

Over the last year or so, as John was battling cancer, we didn't talk wrestling all that much. We were both more interested in talking about our families. John was so proud of his family, and we'd talk about his at length. He'd talk about how he was going to just be spending time with them, and I remember one night in particular where he asked that I didn't call, because he just wanted to spend time with them that night. He'd talk about Josephine, his wife, his sons Johnny and Jeff and his daughter Joanna. He was so proud of them all, and we would talk about them at length. And he never failed to ask about my family as well. He was that kind of guy.

My heart obviously broke when I heard the news that he had passed away. I sobbed not only because I personally had lost a friend, but because a family had just lost its father and husband. And because the world had lost a true class act, a man amongst men.

There is so much I could write about John...about how he would talk to us when no one else would. About how, when Merle passed away, he was right there for me. About how he called me from Japan when he had written the foreword to my book and read it over the phone to me, with me being speechless about how great it was and him saying, "Do you think that's ok?" About how he would make me laugh with his stories, and make me think about my own life and mortality when we talked of his struggles with cancer.

I would write about these things, but right now, I just can't. I am too devastated.

John, I will miss you dearly.

Your friend,

Randy Baer
(aka, RD Reynolds)
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Old 06-08-2006, 05:28 PM   #54
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Cancer's a bitch. I also thought he beat it out also. R.I.P. John. God I'm gonna miss all that jumping around the ring.
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RIP

The Natural Disasters remain to this day one of my favorite tag teams of all time. Sounds like he was a genuine nice guy too. Condolences go out to his family and friends
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Damn, like LC said, we knew it was coming but still a huge shock. Say this on Wrestlecrap and thought I'd post it:

I don't even know quite where to begin, so let me just start by saying this: John Tenta was a man I am proud to have called my friend. While we weren't best friends, we had talked several times over the past few years, and I considered him a true friend. I know he felt the same way about me. When we talked, it was always a fun time, and I was always ecstatic when I saw the caller ID and knew it was him.

Over the last year or so, as John was battling cancer, we didn't talk wrestling all that much. We were both more interested in talking about our families. John was so proud of his family, and we'd talk about his at length. He'd talk about how he was going to just be spending time with them, and I remember one night in particular where he asked that I didn't call, because he just wanted to spend time with them that night. He'd talk about Josephine, his wife, his sons Johnny and Jeff and his daughter Joanna. He was so proud of them all, and we would talk about them at length. And he never failed to ask about my family as well. He was that kind of guy.

My heart obviously broke when I heard the news that he had passed away. I sobbed not only because I personally had lost a friend, but because a family had just lost its father and husband. And because the world had lost a true class act, a man amongst men.

There is so much I could write about John...about how he would talk to us when no one else would. About how, when Merle passed away, he was right there for me. About how he called me from Japan when he had written the foreword to my book and read it over the phone to me, with me being speechless about how great it was and him saying, "Do you think that's ok?" About how he would make me laugh with his stories, and make me think about my own life and mortality when we talked of his struggles with cancer.

I would write about these things, but right now, I just can't. I am too devastated.

John, I will miss you dearly.

Your friend,

Randy Baer
(aka, RD Reynolds)
Beautiful.

The world needs more people like Tenta, and yet those seem to be the guys who leave us too soon. Again, rest in peace, John Tenta.
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