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-	'''~~Fred Ottman~~''' (born August 10, 1956) is a retired [[United States of America\|American]] [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known as '''Tugboat''' or '''Typhoon''', and for teaming with [[John Coleman, Jr.\|John "Earthquake" Coleman]] as [[The Natural Disasters]] in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]]. Coleman is also well known for his infamous '''Shockmaster''' gimmick in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]]. In IWF, he is a one-time [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)\|World Tag Team Champion]].	+	'''Brian Lester''' (born August 10, 1956) is a retired [[United States of America\|American]] [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestler]] best known as '''Tugboat''' or '''Typhoon''', and for teaming with [[John Coleman, Jr.\|John "Earthquake" Coleman]] as [[The Natural Disasters]] in the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]]. Coleman is also well known for his infamous '''Shockmaster''' gimmick in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]]. In IWF, he is a one-time [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)\|World Tag Team Champion]].

	==Career==		==Career==

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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |'''Brian Lester''' 
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|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Big Bubba Bubba the Belt Collector Big Steel Man Tugboat Thomas '''Tugboat''' '''Typhoon''' The Shockmaster Super Shockmaster
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |384 lb (174 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |August 10, 1956 (age 57) [[Norfolk, Virginia]], [[United States of America|United States]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Lakeland, Florida]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Shohei Baba|Giant Baba]] [[Tomomi Tsuruta|Jumbo Tsuruta Great Kabuki [[Barry Gordy]] [[Road Warriors [[Dory Funk]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1984
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1996
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'''Fred Ottman''' (born August 10, 1956) is a retired [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] best known as '''Tugboat''' or '''Typhoon''', and for teaming with [[John Coleman, Jr.|John "Earthquake" Coleman]] as [[The Natural Disasters]] in the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]. Coleman is also well known for his infamous '''Shockmaster''' gimmick in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]]. In IWF, he is a one-time [[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|World Tag Team Champion]].

==Career==

===Florida Championship Wrestling (1988-1989)===

====U.S. Steel====

====Tugboat (1989–1991)====

====Natural Disasters (1991–1993)====
:'Main article: [[The Natural Disasters]]''

===World Championship Wrestling (1993–1994)===

====The Shockmaster incident (1993)====

====Post-Shockmaster (1993–1994)====

===Return to the IWF (1994)===

===Japan, Independent circuit, and retirement (1994–2001)===

==Personal life==

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing moves'''
**''Tidal Wave'' ([[IWE|IWF]]) / ''Shockmaster Splash'' ([[WCW]]) ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Big splash|Running splash]])<ref name="wwebio"/>

*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Bear hug|Bearhug]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|Body avalanche]]

*'''With [[John Coleman|Earthquake]]'''
**Typhoon hits a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|body avalanche]] and keeps the opponent/s cornered while Earthquake splashes his back, crushing the opponent with the impact of both of their weights

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Jimmy Heart]]
**[[Richard Johnson (wrestler)|Slick]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Continental Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA International Heavyweight Championship]] ([[AWA International Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) - with [[Jerry Lawler]] (1) and Goliath (1)
*'''International Wrestling Association'''
**IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[Super World of Sports]]'''
**SWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with [[John Coleman|Earthquake]]
*'''Universal Superstars of America'''
**USA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) - with Earthquake

==References==

==External links==

{{World Tag Team Championship (IWE)}}
{{Rhodes Family}}

Brian Lester - Revision history

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