After watching the Dark Side of the Ring episode of Earthquake, it's really interesting to look back at this match, knowing that one man became a beloved figure in the locker room while the other man got fired for going off the rails. Seriously, John Tenta looked like an old veteran wrestler who's in his 40's. But he was 28 here and handled it like a pro. That alone should tell you how impressive he was for his age and size. What a legend.
@rafavelim30518 күн бұрын
John was a good man with a big heart, he knew he was tough and didnt see the need to prove it outside of the ring.
@brandonallen3808 Жыл бұрын
4:40 That had to be demoralizing for Kitao to here his fellow countrymen chat his opponents name.
@mikes.7654 Жыл бұрын
Good. Kitao was completely useless and it makes me smile whenever I see him get humiliated. Why anyone would screw with Tenta, one of the nicest people on earth, a careful wrestler, and a big cuddly teddy bear of a man that could maim you if he wanted to, I will never understand.
@KomradeKrusher Жыл бұрын
Too many mistake kindness for weakness.
@BradleyVolk311 ай бұрын
If you enjoy Koji being humiliated, then his UFC fight against 175lb Mark Hall is a MUST SEE. He basically gets his nose broken, stops fighting, and scrambles out of the cage in complete panic and terror. You'd think a 12 year old would have more of a pain tolerance. Some mmartists get their nose broken every fight they're in. Kojis first busted nose brought his cage fighting dreams to a screeching halt!😩😭🤕
@mikes.765411 ай бұрын
@@BradleyVolk3 Ahahahaha thank you imma look this up. Love seeing this dick get his shit pushed in.
@kevthegoat87749 ай бұрын
@@BradleyVolk3Kitao didn't go scrambling out the cage at all, he was actually on top of Mark Hall until they called the fight to check his nose and after it was broken he quit. He was actually very respectful to Hall after the loss bowing to him.
@BeeHatGuy2 ай бұрын
I just saw a documentary on this, and wow, Kitao was a dirty, disrespectful, undeserving bully. Only Yokozuna to never win a tournament on top of that
9 ай бұрын
If you want to see Kitao get his nose completely detroyed you can find his UFC 9 fight against Mark Hall on YT. Might be the bloodiest nose I've ever seen. It's funny watching Kitao having a fit throwing a table all because Tenta used some basic amateur wrestling on him. Tenta was legit. Wrestled for Louisiana State when they still had a wrestling program.
@ajp069 Жыл бұрын
I think the most important thing to remember here is that John Tenta was 27 years old when he had this match-turned-shoot 😅
@1980bwc Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@hoffjdod3276 Жыл бұрын
There’s no way he’s only 27 here, he looks 40 years old minimum
@ajp069 Жыл бұрын
@@hoffjdod3276 2 months from his 28th birthday 😅😅😅
@alp211888 ай бұрын
@@ajp069amazing I thought he was still in his early 20’s here
@mykoniichistorychannel8 ай бұрын
That’s a HARD 27.
@arserobinson71188 ай бұрын
Tenta's speed was amazing for such a big guy
@CactusJacksEar Жыл бұрын
In my opinion Koji Kitao made a complete fool of himself.
@Bryan8329 Жыл бұрын
He picked a good day to do it
@smokeyrameriz478 Жыл бұрын
Well he thought he was going to go out there and whoop Tenta. Realized he couldn't and threw a fit. Yeah he made a fool of himself
@JamesTobiasStewart5 ай бұрын
@@smokeyrameriz478 I find it interesting to note that he claimed in the ensuing shoot promo that Tenta would never be able to beat him in a real fight, when all he seemed to have; was shoot kicks, which Tenta mostly dodged or blocked, some slaps and trying to go for Tenta's eyes, which would have been scummy even if had worked, but which Tenta blocked. Then it became clear that he couldn't overpower Tenta, he assaulted the Ref, laid into the crowd, talked about how he could TOTALLY beat Tenta in a real fight and then left without actually doing anything to prove it. Frankly the most impressive physical feat in this match was Tenta deadlifting Kitao and throwing him like halfway across the ring at 3:19 (where notice that Kitao didn't seem to be having an easy time making Tenta let go).
I love how this is cut so the finish is Tenta telling Kitao, “This is pro wrestling.”
@snarkyguy2657 Жыл бұрын
Legendary match for all the wrong reasons.
@Bryan8329 Жыл бұрын
Bret Hart’s book has some interesting backstage perspective on this.
@attentionaddicts Жыл бұрын
8:40 - "who do you think you are?... This is pro wrestling"
@ericmonaco45093 ай бұрын
*Then later* Kitao:WRESTLING IS FAKE!!
@evanstore217 ай бұрын
Anybody watching this because of dark side of the ring?
@djyanno7 ай бұрын
I am now on board the John Tenta bandwagon. Such a great man!
@douglas69ification7 ай бұрын
Cornette and flyin' Brian
@CavangoVulgora5 ай бұрын
No, I am here because of "Hulk Hogan's Most DESPICABLE Lie(s)". 💪
@kowalskivideos64767 ай бұрын
Kitao was an unprofessional coward. He tried to poke his eye and when he realized tenta had his number he knew tenta would destroy him. A huge man with sumo training, yeah even if he was a grand champion tenta would eat him alive. Such an amazing professional and man Earthquake was. Sad he’s no longer with us
@rjminar1980 Жыл бұрын
Two big boys that knew how to go!
@danzena4059 Жыл бұрын
John Tenta is such a good friend. He put himself at risk to protect Hogan's reputation and the business of pro wrestling. He deserves his flowers for that.
@drewbog1055 Жыл бұрын
lmao🤣
@oRealAlieNo10 ай бұрын
U believe hogan😅😅😅😅
@johntenta78039 ай бұрын
Hogan's memory is pretty wrecked. Kitao was never a big enough draw to go against Hogan. Also Tenta already pinned Kitao in a worked match days before this. According to Bret Hart, Tenta already anticipated the shoot between him and Kitao days before this.
@UMAMIMAMU7 ай бұрын
4:56 "Are you f***ed up in the head?!". Lol.
@donjohn2695 Жыл бұрын
Koji tried this 💩with haku in a match and haku nearly killed him with a stiff as hell dropkick
@ashrafafifi84218 ай бұрын
I saw the match and didnt see any violence or killing attempting it was just girls match So chill out
@mykoniichistorychannel8 ай бұрын
Koji got his bell rung.
@dorlisamoothery8658 ай бұрын
@ashrafafifi8421 chill out for what because your feelings are hurt 😂😂
@chrismccoy64817 ай бұрын
@@ashrafafifi8421 😂 Haku legitimately dropped him with a dropkick to the face. Wtf did you watch? I'd get your brain checked out bud.
@@1980Triumph Saw it on a KZbin short interview...
@1980Triumph Жыл бұрын
@@bricepaul80 lol, me too and came looking for the match and saw your comment
@bricepaul80 Жыл бұрын
@@1980Triumph I'm not sure if this is the match he was referring to or not...
@1980Triumph Жыл бұрын
@@bricepaul80 me either because of the lack of actual combat but it does seem that Koji went to hook the eye and EQ got pissed and started cussing at him,
@Murcury1087 ай бұрын
when John put his hands out at 3:43 i can only imagine that he's saying to Kitao " what the fuck are you doing"
@longfootbuddy2 ай бұрын
i think tenta was scared.. scared of what would happen after he splattered kitaos guts all over the ring
@jamesblevins71153 ай бұрын
John Tenta is a Mount Rushmore figure in wrestling
@KRISSLEE-t1o7 ай бұрын
Earthquake are big, man, Tojo is huge too
@BisonBriggs-nj6xf3 ай бұрын
John wasn't playing ball,he tried to make it a shoot. If you know pro wrestling you would see this.
@kato12241224 Жыл бұрын
・・この状態 ( 興行としての理解度 ) で、リングに上がっていることが凄いです。 アマのケンカか なにか、サッパリ分かりません w
@joeloxig68729 ай бұрын
Kitao knew what he was doing … that's why he's an asshole.
@wingerfan12 ай бұрын
John Tenta hands-down would've took him in a fight any day of the week. Not somebody you want to mess with despite being a nice guy.
@stevejamieson84682 ай бұрын
A lot of people are unaware that John was a D1 wrestler at LSU before the school scrapped its program.
@hideki8398 Жыл бұрын
空気を読めないことと恐ろしいまでの自己評価の高さゆえに生まれたモンスター
@KokoandFooFoo2 ай бұрын
Hogan was supposed to wrestle Kitao in this match but Tenta said no because of Kitao's rep. Tenta offered to wrestle Kitao because Tenta is a former sumo and could handle Kitao who is also a former sumo.
@WisteriaNerium25 күн бұрын
Oh brother. If you believe Hogan on anything he says I got a bridge to sell you
@サンタ郎トナカイАй бұрын
「持ちつ持たれつ」。 北尾には理解出来なかった。
@shin.training-channel Жыл бұрын
4:30 起点
@halriggs9328 Жыл бұрын
Kitao did more then that at WrestleMania 7
@jipsumies343510 ай бұрын
Didn't he also wrestle in Wrestlemania 3 against Demolition?
@IrishKyokushin7 ай бұрын
@@jipsumies3435that was Wrestlemania 7, where he teamed with Tenryu to face Demolition.
Match Courtesy of TOKYO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance
@michaelmclaren13337 ай бұрын
What does tenta say at 7:00?
@Murcury1087 ай бұрын
"you wanna fucking try that shit with me"
@nick566777 ай бұрын
"We'll fuggin get dirty then!"
@adampickert29633 ай бұрын
I figured it out, Tenta yells out in full: "you wanna get dirty? We'll fucking get dirty then!"
@doctordemon50764 ай бұрын
Bro,why no sub...? 😢
@Dog777699 ай бұрын
Yokozuna to wrestling .... yikes
@josephbraus48366 ай бұрын
Wm 7 tenryu and kitao vs smash and crush worst match in history of wrestlemanias.
@neb37574 ай бұрын
06:45 whoa. Looked real
@JamesTobiasStewart2 ай бұрын
It was, by that point this match had gone completely off script, due to Kitao shooting on Tenta. Kitao was legitimately going for Tenta's eyes by that point and Tenta was understandably pissed about it and threw a very real kick in response. If you watch the throw earlier in the match, you'll see the lack of cooperation. Normally with Wrestling throws, the guy being thrown jumps subtly to aid in executing the move. Kitao meanwhile not only didn't jump, he was physically trying to pry Tenta's hands off, meaning Tenta had to deadlift him and execute the throw the hard way (which kind of shows why it was considered unwise to screw with John Tenta, despite his nice guy rep).
@neb37572 ай бұрын
@JamesTobiasStewart yeah it turned pretty much into a type of mma match.
@JamesTobiasStewart2 ай бұрын
@@neb3757 Yep, especially when Kitao tried to put Tenta in an armbar (though that crap with going for Tenta's eyes would still see Kitao disqualified in any reputable MMA organisation), like he was trying to legitimately do a submission hold.
@user-hideyoshi Жыл бұрын
伝説のYOKOZUNA(故人)
@DavidMorgan-d6p7 ай бұрын
Tenta threw the first slap and also seemed more aggressive in the beginning. I feel like Tenta had a reason he didn’t like dude
@peterp21535 ай бұрын
If you’re talking about the slap at 4:30, it’s because Kitao tried to legit wrench Earthquake’s arm with that hold. Though yes, I think there was trouble brewing with Kitao going into the match.
@ashrafafifi84218 ай бұрын
The japanesse plays the sumo guy in the movie name the quest with Jean claud vandame
@greenlanterncantake7 ай бұрын
Great movie! And soundrack
@尚則淡路Ай бұрын
北尾は八百長野郎と罵りクビになった!
@snerffy Жыл бұрын
Tenta seemed intent on embarrassing him from the outset. no one likes public humiliation. after Tenta manhandled Kitao at 3:18 and Kitao twisted his arm at 4:28, this match was effectively over.
@jkgoet01 Жыл бұрын
wasn't Kitao supposed to wrestle Hulk Hogan, but they found out before the match that Kitao was actually going to fight him, so Tenta stepped in because he used to Sumo so Hogan didn't get hurt? Just heard that on the Theo Von/Hogan podcast
@tomsnowden6201 Жыл бұрын
It’s pro wrestling bro
@snerffy Жыл бұрын
you’re right, jkgoet
@snerffy Жыл бұрын
pro wrestling has kayfabe and shoot incidents. you oughta know, bro.
@donjohn2695 Жыл бұрын
John was freinds with Hogan and knew that kitao was going to shoot on Hogan in there match so John stepped in and said he'll wrestle kitao so if kitao shoots tenta can handle it and John was right
Tenta was ultra-professional and particularly disliked the disrespect Kitao was showing pro-wrestling. Kitao was rightly sacked after this disgraceful behaviour.
Well yeah. Kitao decided midway through the match that he wasn’t going to cooperate and sandbagged Tenta every spot that he called. So it turned into two guys just poking and mad dogging one another, instead of an actual match.