7 Famous Wrestlers Nicknamed After Natural Disasters

Originally billed as "Earthquake Evans," Tenta was one half of the Natural Disasters, a wrestling tag team. His finishing move involved jumping up and down around a fallen opponent and looking like an angry customer at a buffet that had just run out of short ribs, a phenomenon FEMA has actually ranked as a leading man-made disaster.

The other half of the Natural Disasters, Typhoon, debuted in the WWF as "Tugboat," probably the least intimidating of all sea-bound vessels. Right after the dinghy.

The "Hurricane" nickname was less a reference to weather and more a superhero alter-ego for comic book fan Helms. So that's two things normal people don't pay much attention to (kidding!).

Not just any tornado. A Texas tornado. That's incredibly specific. "I'm a tornado from around the Fort Worth area, although I was born in Austin, and my parents moved the whole family while I was an infant."

We hadn't heard of Quackenbush either, but the guy has written eight books, penned columns for wrestling magazines like the Wrestler and Pro Wrestling Illustrated and owns a wrestling school.

"Big Thunder" Gene Kiniski had a run as a heel champion back when fans would wait outside arenas for wrestlers to challenge them to actual fights. That's the equivalent of waiting outside the Broadway show 'Wicked' to punch the Wicked Witch of the West in the lips. And we'd do it again because she deserved it.

Gorilla gets included on a technicality. Monsoon wasn't really a nickname but it was a fake last name. His inclusion also stems from being one half of our favorite comedy duo "Gorilla and the Brain."