Fred Ottman, better known to wrestling fans as Tugboat, Typhoon, and the Shockmaster, is battling an illness.

Interestingly, Prichard claimed that Fred Ottman, who was Tugboat in WWE and the infamous Shockmaster in WCW, was originally slated to headline WrestleMania 7.

There is a beloved nostalgia, even though the stint was short. To the point where even Jeopardy legend Ken Jennings tweeted that "the best gimmick in WWE history belonged to 'Tugboat Thomas." ...

Wrestler Hulk Hogan died at 71 on Thursday. If you were around in the 80s and 90s, you remember Hulkamania. There's someone in middle Tennessee with a very personal perspective on that era.