{"id":1882,"date":"2026-02-11T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:24:54","slug":"wwe-legend-says-his-gallbladder-exploded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1882","title":{"rendered":"WWE legend says his gallbladder ‘exploded’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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WWE legend<\/a> Fred Ottman, known in the ring as Typhoon, opened up on Sunday about a health scare that caused him a lengthy hospital stay last month.<\/p>\n

The former pro wrestler said he had been in the hospital for about 30 days and wanted to let his fans, family and loved ones know that he was doing OK, but wasn\u2019t “out of the woods yet.”<\/p>\n

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Former professional wrestler Fred Ottman attends ToyCon 2020 at the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel on March 14, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/span> (Gabe Ginsberg\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Unfortunately, my gallbladder exploded inside of me and it released a bunch of poison into my body,” Ottman said. “So, I\u2019ve been on my back for 30 days. The doctors have been amazing \u2013 my surgeons and that stuff. I had a major infection along with some of the stuff I\u2019ve been dealing with. As far as infection goes, if I would\u2019ve waited one more day, the doctors told my wife that I probably wouldn\u2019t be here with you or be able to talk to you guys. God bless.<\/p>\n

“But I\u2019m here, I lost a lot of muscle mass<\/a>. I\u2019ve lost a lot of different things. It\u2019s been a brutal fight. I\u2019ve been learning how to walk again. It\u2019s been a fight, it\u2019s been a fight.”<\/p>\n

Former pro wrestling stars like Demolition, Bryan Clark and others sent their condolences to Ottman on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Typhoon poses for a photo during his WWE days.<\/span> (WWE\/WWE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 69-year-old began his pro wrestling career in 1985 and was known as Sigfried when he debuted for Championship Wrestling in Georgia. He performed in several territories before making his World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) debut as Tugboat in 1989.<\/p>\n

He was reintroduced as Typhoon in 1991 and one half of the tag team<\/a> known as The Natural Disasters with Earthquake. He had a stint in World Championship Wrestling as The Shockmaster in 1993 and 1994 before getting one more stint in the WWF.<\/p>\n

Ottman wrestled elsewhere after his last WWF stint in 1994. He appeared in a 20-man battle royal at WrestleMania 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Typhoon in ring during a WWE event on July 9, 1991.<\/span> (WWE\/WWE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last year, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Earthquake.<\/p>\n

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