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The Natural Disasters named to the WWE Hall of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame has announced two new members into their Hall of Fame, which are former WWE Tag Team Champions, The Natural Disasters.
Comprised of Earthquake (John Tenta) and Typhoon (Fred Ottman), the pair first teamed in the summer of 1991 following a heel turn by Typhoon. Managed by Jimmy Hart, they chased the Legion of Doom for the Tag Titles but were double-crossed by Hart, who “gave their title shots” to Money Inc (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Shyster) at a house show in Denver. Money Inc won the titles, and the Disasters would challenge them for the Tag Titles throughout the winter and spring of 1992, finally winning them in July, though they would drop them back to Money Inc three months later. The team would disband in early 1993.
Both Tenta had significant singles runs, and both would later compete for WCW. Earthquake, who was the larger and more successful of the two, had an earlier main event run in the WWE against Hulk Hogan, and would main event in WCW as Avalanche as a member of the Three Faces of Fear and the Dungeon of Doom.
Both Earthquake and Typhoon were ranked (individually) on our notinhalloffame.com WWE list for WWE Hall of Fame contention. They will be removed, as well as the others who were chosen in 2025 following Wrestlemania.
We here at notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate The Natural Disasters for their impending induction.
267. Typhoon
A big man who had few peers as powerful as he, Fred Ottman was at his best when he was Typhoon; one half of the Natural Disasters with Earthquake. He was initially brought into the WWE as Hulk Hogan’s buddy Tugboat, but as that first run ended he slid too far down the card to have a solid program with the Hulkster (all friends of Hulk’s, especially large man would turn on Hulk at some point in time). His heel turn was still profitable as he and Earthquake would have a good run as a team, but it was in WCW that Ottman would have his most famous moment; or rather most infamous moment. The WCW debut of his persona, the Shockmaster remains the biggest blunder in wrestling history and is still talked about today. Chances are, when that is your career defining moment, the Hall of Fame will elude you.