Fred Ottman revealed on social media, he has been hospitalized for the last 30-days, after his gallbladder exploded, resulting in serious infections.
Ottman also noted that he has lost a lot of muscle mass and has been learning to walk again and that he will need a surgery later in the month to take a drainage bag out.
Ottman is best known as Typhoon and then Tugboat in WWE. He and the John Tenta who wrestled as Earthquake, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2025 under the Natural Disasters Tag Team. Ottman also wrestled as the Shockmaster in WCW.
Wrestleview wishes Ottman a speedy and successful recovery.