"Vice's" "Dark Side of the Ring" series has done it once again with another excellent episode this time "The Ballad of 'Earthquake' John Tenta" which is episode one the season 5 premiere which was informative, and touching as it wore on an old wrestling fans emotions like me. Telling was the rise of John as a college and Sumo wrestler in Japan he was big with success. Then he would get his big break in the "WWF" by being introduced as a strong guy break the rules bad guy. From then on his feud with Hogan made him the top bad guy, before teaming with "Tugboat" and "Typhoon" to become a wicked wild tag team. However John would be drawn back to Japan, and do ventures in the "WCW" before returning to his blue collar working roots only sadly terminal illness would cut his life short. Touching were seeing the interviews from old wrestlers and most of all his wife and kids brought tears when they talked about John being a good husband and dad with a big heart. Overall wonderful excellent episode that any wrestling fan should watch.
Review of The Ballad of 'Earthquake' John Tenta
