The eighth episode of the School of Morton podcast co-hosted by WWE Hall of
Fame Inductee Ricky Morton of the Rock n’ Roll Express is available for download
right now! Fred Ottman Tugboat, Typhoon of the Natural Disasters, The
Shockmaster discusses working with Hulk Hogan, Earthquake, and more.
On deciding to go to the WWF and the presentation of the gimmick of Typhoon:
“They called me in the office. Vince would sit down with all of his guys and
they would have agents or whoever the powers may be. Pat Patterson was always
his right hand man. They would throw things back and forth like a committee. He
would call you into the office and talk to you. The thing is if they would come
up with a gimmick for you they want you to be comfortable.”
How did that feel as a human being to be in the middle of huge feuds with
Hulk Hogan in the WWF: “I couldn’t believe it, actually. You had the man that
took the business to the next level and is that American icon.” He continued,
“Once you went through that curtain, you get out there and feel the electricity
of those people and Hulk was and still is a good, good guy and genuine guy and
has helped so many guys in this business. Feel the electricity and the people’s
response whether you are a heel or a babyface and getting that response.”
Regarding WWF Legend “Earthquake” John Tenta his tag team partner in the
Natural Disasters: “I got a picture of me and him at Disney World with our
families. In Orlando on the Dumbo ride with Mickey Mouse ears on. People knew
who we were from TV and here’s the two big rhinoceros with Mickey Mouse ears on
to ride the dumbo ride. We were lucky we didn’t snap them off. We were both
over four hundred pounds!”
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WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton will be in Madison, WV this Friday, at
WrestleCade in Winston Salem, NC on Saturday and appears live for WWE’s
Starrcade in Greensboro, NC on the same day.
See details about upcoming School of Morton Shows in Rogersville, Johnson
City , and Chuckey, TN on
facebook.com/schoolofmorton Next week’s guest will be Tommy
Dreamer. Send your questions via Twitter to @RealRickyMorton and
@ScottyIsOn.
The School of Morton Podcast is co-hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Morton
of the Rock N’ Roll Express and Scotty Campbell, a news/talk show host. The
podcast is available for download with new episodes released on Thursdays at:
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