WWE Hall of Famer Typhoon reveals he’s been hospitalized for a month
Fred Ottman (aka Typhoon, Shockmaster) revealed that he has been hospitalized for an extended period of time.
The 69-year-old posted to Instagram on Sunday to say that for the last 30 days he has been in the hospital after his gallbladder “exploded,” resulting in serious infections. However, he said he is hopeful to be discharged soon.
Ottman said:
“If I would have waited one more day, the doctors told me I probably wouldn’t be here with you, be able to talk to you guys.
“But I’m here. I’ve lost a lot of muscle mass. I’ve lost a lot of different things. It’s been a brutal fight. I’ve been learning how to walk again. It’s been a fight.
“I’m not out of the woods yet, but Monday afternoon they are going to let me out of here.”
Ottman also noted that he will be going in for surgery on January 23 to have a drainage bag removed.
“Thank God, I’ve got a good wife. I’ve got great friends. My wrestling buddies are just amazing.”
Ottman, as Typhoon, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 along with Earthquake as The Natural Disasters. They are former one-time WWE Tag Team Champions, having defeated Ted DiBiase and IRS of Money Inc. for the titles at a house show in Denver on February 7, 1992. They dropped the belts back to Money Inc. at another house show that October.
Ottman’s post is below:
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