NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Fred Ottman

Fred Ottman (born August 10, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his stints in both the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Shown above is a computer-generated image of the International Prototype Kilogram (â€œIPKâ€). The IPK is the kilogram. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Virginia. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ...

Career

Early career

Ottman made his pro debut in 1984, soon settling into the Memphis territory, where he made his first big impact as Big Bubba the Belt Collector (not to be confused with Big Bubba Rogers, AKA Ray Traylor) in a feud with Jerry Lawler. ^[1] After leaving Memphis, he headed to Texas All Star Wrestling where he was champion and feuded with Al Madril, Mike Golden, and Jonathan Boyd, among others. Ottman then headed back to Memphis as a heel then to Florida Championship Wrestling and became U.S. Steel (later changed to Big Steel Man because of legal threats from the U.S. Steel Corporation)^[1] and feuded with Dusty and Dustin Rhodes. Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1962 â€“ September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. ... The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe. ... Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. ... Virgil Riley Dustin Runnels III (born April 11, 1966) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Black Reign/Dustin Rhodes. ...

World Wrestling Federation

Tugboat

Ottman joined the WWF as Tugboat Thomas (later Tugboat), where his character developed a close friendship with Hulk Hogan, and assisted Hogan in his feud with Earthquake. ^[2] Although The Big Bossman took his place in Hogan's corner after Earthquake attacked Tugboat prior to the match, he later appeared on the same team as both Hogan and Bossman at the 1990 Survivor Series. ^[3] World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 â€“ June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1962 â€“ September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. ... Survivor Series 1990 was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ...

Typhoon

Ottman later became Typhoon after he attacked The Bushwhackers during a six-man tag team match. As Typhoon, he and Earthquake entered the tag team ranks as The Natural Disasters. They were managed by Jimmy Hart. After breaking away from Hart, the Natural Disasters defeated Money Inc. for the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1992. ^[4] For other uses, see Bushwhackers (disambiguation). ... The Natural Disasters Earthquake & Typhoon The Natural Disasters was the tag team comprised of Earthquake & Typhoon in the World Wrestling Federation. ... The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... Money Inc. ... One of NWAs World Tag Team Championship belts The World Tag Team Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated professional wrestling tag team (multi-wrestler team) titles . ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

World Championship Wrestling

The Shockmaster incident

In 1993, WCW had signed Ottman from the WWF, and he was to make his debut in a match alongside Sting, Dustin Rhodes, and Davey Boy Smith. He would be their mystery partner in the upcoming eight-man tag match against the heel team, Sid Vicious, Big Van Vader, and Harlem Heat (comprised of brothers Kole and Kane) at Fall Brawl. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... Virgil Riley Dustin Runnels III (born April 11, 1966) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Black Reign/Dustin Rhodes. ... David Boy (Davey Boy) Smith (November 28, 1962 â€“ May 18, 2002) was an English professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho (or Psycho) Sid. ... For the football player of the same name see Leon White (football player). ... Harlem Heat Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team made up of two brothers, Booker and Lane Huffman. ... Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965), better known by his wrestling personas Booker T and King Booker, is an American professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ...

When Sting and Smith were about to unveil their mystery partner, they did so during a live interview (on A Flair for the Gold, hosted by Ric Flair) in front of the WCW audience together with Sid and Harlem Heat. Sting would say, "All I have to say is... our partner is going to shock the world because he is none other than... The Shockmaster!" The camera zoomed in on a particular section of the set where two torches set off a small pyrotechnics explosion in front of a sheetrock wall. The Shockmaster was supposed to make his entrance by crashing through that wall in his new attire, consisting of a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet painted silver and covered in glitter, a pair of jeans, and a long black vest. In professional wrestling, a promo is short for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ... Ric Flair (born February 25, 1949 [1] and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), is an iconic American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... For the musical group Drywall, see Drywall (musical project) Example of drywall with joint compound, the common interior building material. ... Star Wars is an epic space opera saga and a fictional universe initially developed by George Lucas during the 1970s and expanded since that time. ... Stormtroopers have distinctive white armor and a helmet with a grimacing, skull-like visage. ...

As the camera was in for a close up, the upper part of his body broke through the wall, but the rest of his body did not, causing Ottman to fall through the rest of the wall. When he hit the floor, his helmet rolled off long enough for audiences to see who it was before he managed to put it back on. Even the announcers were speechless. However, Flair was heard to say "Oh, God!" at what happened, and shortly afterwards Davey Boy Smith was heard to say "He fell flat on his arse! Fell flat on his fucking arse!" Image File history File links Fred Ottman as The Shockmaster on World Championship Wrestling. ... Image File history File links Fred Ottman as The Shockmaster on World Championship Wrestling. ...

Despite this, The Shockmaster resumed his entrance as if nothing had happened, and he continued walking up to Sid and Harlem Heat. The interview ended with Shockmaster verbally threatening the four heels with, "They call me The Shockmaster. You've ruled the world long enough, Sid Vicious. Get ready! Come on, you want a piece of me? You want a piece of me? Come and get me. Come after me, Sid! I'm ready." The heels were clearly trying to stop themselves from laughing while he delivered his threat. The Shockmaster's voice was a prerecorded tape that was provided by Ole Anderson. Anderson used the same voice effects as he did for another infamous WCW angle, the Black Scorpion. Later, WCW attempted to salvage the incident by introducing a new character called the "Super Shockmaster." Also portrayed by Ottman, this was intended to be the Shockmaster's nephew, who would then refer to the Shockmaster as "Uncle Fred." After that point, the Shockmaster was portrayed as a klutz until the character was eventually abandoned. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... A klutz is a person who is clumsy, foolish, inept, or accident-prone. ...

Later career

Ottman returned to the WWF in 2001 (as Tugboat) for the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. ^[5] In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal) is a multi-competitor match in which wrestlers are eliminated from the match upon being thrown over the top rope and out of the ring, with both feet touching the floor of the venue. ... WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ...

Personal life

Ottman now lives in Florida operating his own business and coaching the Little League team of his three sons, Berkley, Bailey, and Beau.^[2] Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes particular local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ...

Managers

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Championships and accomplishments

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References

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