WWE legend reveals harrowing health battle: 'It’s been a fight'

WWE fable Fred Ottman, known successful the ringing arsenic Typhoon, opened up connected Sunday astir a wellness scare that caused him a lengthy infirmary enactment past month.

The erstwhile pro wrestler said helium had been successful the infirmary for astir 30 days and wanted to fto his fans, household and loved ones cognize that helium was doing OK, but wasn’t "out of the woods yet."

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Former nonrecreational wrestler Fred Ottman attends ToyCon 2020 astatine the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel connected March 14, 2020 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

"Unfortunately, my gallbladder exploded wrong of maine and it released a clump of poison into my body," Ottman said. "So, I’ve been connected my backmost for 30 days. The doctors person been astonishing – my surgeons and that stuff. I had a large corruption on with immoderate of the worldly I’ve been dealing with. As acold arsenic corruption goes, if I would’ve waited 1 much day, the doctors told my woman that I astir apt wouldn’t beryllium present with you oregon beryllium capable to speech to you guys. God bless.

"But I’m here, I mislaid a batch of musculus mass. I’ve mislaid a batch of antithetic things. It’s been a brutal fight. I’ve been learning however to locomotion again. It’s been a fight, it’s been a fight."

Former pro wrestling stars similar Demolition, Bryan Clark and others sent their condolences to Ottman connected Instagram.

Typhoon poses for a photograph during his WWE days. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)

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The 69-year-old began his pro wrestling vocation successful 1985 and was known arsenic Sigfried erstwhile helium debuted for Championship Wrestling successful Georgia. He performed successful respective territories earlier making his World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) debut arsenic Tugboat successful 1989.

He was reintroduced arsenic Typhoon successful 1991 and 1 fractional of the tag squad known arsenic The Natural Disasters with Earthquake. He had a stint successful World Championship Wrestling arsenic The Shockmaster successful 1993 and 1994 earlier getting 1 much stint successful the WWF.

Ottman wrestled elsewhere aft his past WWF stint successful 1994. He appeared successful a 20-man conflict royal astatine WrestleMania 17.

Typhoon successful ringing during a WWE lawsuit connected July 9, 1991. (WWE/WWE via Getty Images)

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Last year, helium was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Earthquake.

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