Crossbody of Work Episode 142: Tugboat/Typhoon/Shockmaster

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

This week the guys are looking at the career of Fred Ottman, a man you know by many names. We look at his WWF debut as Tugboat and his heel turn that had him change his name to Typhoon. After watching the Natural Disasters in tag action, we check out Ottman’s most memorable moment: his debut as The Shockmaster. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Wrestling Twitter accounts
• Motorola Razrs
• Popeye
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Tugboat vs Mr. Perfect (c) – Intercontinental Championship Match – Wrestling Challenge, May 4, 1991

Match Two:

Tugboat & The Bushwackers vs Earthquake & The Nasty Boys – WWF Superstars, June 15, 1991
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

The Natural Disasters vs Money Inc (c) – WWF Tag Team Championships – Wrestlemania 8
Link to Peacock here.

Match Four:

The Natural Disasters(c) vs King Haku & Yoshiaki Yatsu – SWS Tag Team Championships – SWS April 18, 1992
Link to the match here.

Promo: The Shockmaster Debut

Match Five:

Shockmaster & Paul Orndorff vs Lord Steven Regal & Ricky Steamboat – Battlebowl 1993
Link to Peacock here.

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