Known to the world variously as Tugboat, Typhoon, and The Shockmaster, Fred Ottman may be infamous on the internet for falling through a wall once, but is he the Greatest Wrestler of All Time? According to Colette and Orchid, yes! From his territory origins to his excursions to Europe and Japan to his stardom on Bearhugger dot net, yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
Matches Discussed:
- Big Bubba vs. Bruiser Brody (TSAW 2/1/86)
- Big Steel Man vs. Otto Wanz (CWA Europe 7/8/89)
- Tugboat vs. Earthquake (WWF 2/9/91)
- The Natural Disasters (Typhoon & Earthquake) vs. The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) (WWF 11/3/91)
- WarGames: The Shockmaster, Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & The British Bulldog vs. Big Van Vader, Sid Vicious, Booker T, & Stevie Ray (WCW 9/19/93)
- Typhoon & Shinja vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ultimo Dragon (WAR 12/8/95)
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