Natural Disasters

[Earthquake GALLERY]

[Typhoon GALLERY]

Title History

• WWF Tag Team titles defeating Money Inc. (July 20, 1992);

Career Highlights

The backstory:

• Fred Ottman debuted in the WWF as Tugboat, and siding with Hulk Hogan in his feud with Dino Bravo & Earthquake..
• Tugboat eventually turned on Hulk Hogan and formed a dominating tag team with Earthquake known as the Natural Disasters.

World Wrestling Federation – The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon):

• June 26, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bill Sampson & Bob Abbott.
• July 7, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Matthew Burns & Scott Carlson.
• July 13, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bob Frazier & Koko B. Ware.
• July 21, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Matthew Burns & Scott Carlson.
• August 3, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Doug Carson & Stan Saxon.
• August 11, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Hutch Thomas & Mike Russell.
• August 24, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Andy Garcia & Russ Greenberg.
• August 26, 1991 – SummerSlam: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch)..
• September 1, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Chris Michaels & Sonny Blaze.
• September 8, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Paul Perez & Phil Apollo.
• September 14, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Brian Donahue & Mike Fury.
• September 28, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Joe Milano & Martin Roy.
• October 6, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Mark Thomas & Tony Diamond.
• October 19, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Barry Hardy, Duane Gill & Jim Arnon in a handicap match.
• November 3, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels).
• November 16, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Burt Stiles & Tom Stone.
• November 27, 1991 – Survivor Series: The Big Boss Man & The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) defeated Irwin R. Schyster & The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) in a tag team elimination match.
• December 1, 1991 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Jason Headings & Mario Mancini.
• December 12, 1991 – SWS: SWS tag team champions The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) to retain the titles.
• December 14, 1991 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bill Pierce & Kevin Drake.
• January 5, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Brian Donahue & Robert Taylor.
• January 11, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bobby Jones & Ken Johnson.
• January 19, 1992 – Royal Rumble: The Natural Disasters defeated WWF Tag Team champions The Legion of Doom by Countout..
• The Natural Disasters dumped their manager, Jimmy Hart, because Hart was favoring his other tag team, Money Inc., at the time.

World Wrestling Federation – The Natural Disasters (babyface turn):

• February 8, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bob Avery & Ray Hammer.
• February 10, 1992 – House Show: Animal and the Big Bossman defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon).
• March 8, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bob Avery & Brad Avery.
• March 14, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Jim Cooper & Paul Simpson.
• March 28, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bob Morgan & Dale Wolfe.
• April 5, 1992 – WrestleMania 8: The Natural Disasters defeated WWF Tag Team champions Money Inc. by Count-out..
• April 16, 1992 – SWS: Ric Flair & The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Ashura Hara, Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa.
• April 17, 1992 – SWS: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated George Takano & Shunji Takano to win the SWS tag team titles.
• April 18, 1992 – SWS: King Haku & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon to win the WSW tag team titles.
• April 25, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Kent Carlson & Tom Stone.
• May 3, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated The Brooklyn Brawler & Warren Bianchi.
• May 30, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Duane Gill & Mike Fury.
• June 13, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated The Executioners.
• July 6, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Barry Hardy & Brian Costello.
• July 18, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Duane Gill & The Brooklyn Brawler.
• July 20, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters defeated Money Inc (Ted DiBiase and IRS) to win the WWF Tag Team titles in a dark match.
• August 8, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Brian Brieger & Brian Donahue to retain the titles.
• August 29, 1992 – Summerslam: The Natural Disasters defeated The Beverly Brothers to retain the WWF Tag Team titles..
• September 6, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Craig Brown & Kevin Neal to retain the tag team titles.
• September 12, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Doug Somers & Joe Turner to retain the tag titles.
• September 27, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Doug Somers & Iron Mike Sharpe to retain the titles.
• October 3, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Barry Horowitz & Bob Bradley to retain the tag team titles.
• October 13, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated Brian Costello and Jim Peterson.
• October 18, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Ken Johnson & Victor Reeves to retain the tag team titles.
• October 24, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Bill Jordan & Tom Stone to retain the tag team titles.
• November 1, 1992 – Wrestling Challenge: Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase) defeated The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) to win the tag team titles.
• November 21, 1992 – Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated Mike Kramer and Steve Walker.
• November 24, 1992 – Survivor Series: The Nasty Boys & The Natural Disasters beat Money Inc. & The Beverly Brothers..