Dark Side of the Ring has revealed which episode will be opening the show’s fifth season.
Season five of Dark Side of the Ring will premiere with an episode focused on John “Earthquake” Tenta. It’s set to air on Vice TV at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, March 5.
Tenta, a former sumo wrestler, worked in Japan, WWF, and WCW during his career. He was one of Hulk Hogan’s most memorable opponents of the 1990s.
Tenta died of cancer in 2006. He was 42 years old.
Dark Side of the Ring wrote:
Season 5 will kick-off with John ‘Earthquake’ Tenta’s story.
A larger-than-life heel in the ring and a die hard family man at home, Tenta’s passing at just 42 years old was an especially cruel ending for a man so universally beloved.
Tuesday, March 5 at 10pm ET on @vicetv
.The episode is titled “The Ballad of ‘Earthquake’ John Tenta.” The synopsis for it can be read below:
John Tenta couldn’t be further from the monstrous Earthquake character WWF fans loved to hate; as his career faded, a health battle threatened to take him from the family he loved.
Season five of Dark Side of the Ring will also have episodes focusing on Chris Adams, Sensational Sherri, Terry Gordy, Black Saturday (Vince McMahon purchasing Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1984 for access to its TBS time slot), Chris Colt, The Sandman, Harley Race, Buff Bagwell, and Brutus Beefcake.
