Fred Ottman
Biography
Fred Ottman is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Tugboat or Typhoon, and for teaming with John "Earthquake" Tenta as The Natural Disasters in the World Wrestling Federation. Ottman is also well known for his infamous Shockmaster gimmick in World Championship Wrestling. In WWF, he is a one-time Tag Team Champion. Personal life Ottman retired from wrestling after WCW folded in 2001. Ottman was one of the participants of the 20 Man Gimmick Battle Royal match at WrestleMania X-Seven as Tugboat. He now lives in Lakeland, Florida and works as a safety manager for Gaffin Industrial Services, a building cleaning service. He also coaches the little league team of his two sons and daughter, Berkley, Beau, and Bailey.
Known For
Raw
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Old School
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Clash of the Champions
All Movies (48)
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday2025 · as Typhoon
- WWE Hall of Fame 20252025 · as Typhoon
- Wrestling with Disaster2016 · as Himself
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven2001 · as Tugboat
- WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam1994 · as Typhoon
- Thunder in Paradise 21994 · as Yussef
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel1994 · as Albert
- WCW Starrcade 19931993 · as The Shockmaster
- WCW BattleBowl1993 · as The Shockmaster
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXV1993 · as The Shockmaster
- WCW Halloween Havoc 19931993 · as The Shockmaster
- WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts1993 · as Typhoon
- WCW Fall Brawl 19931993 · as The Shockmaster
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV1993 · as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers1993 · as Typhoon
- WWE Bashed in the USA1993 · as Typhoon
- WWE U.K. Rampage 19931993 · as Typhoon
- WWE UK Rampage '931993 · as Typhoon
- WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches1993 · as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 19931993 · as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 19921992 · as Typhoon
- WWE SummerSlam 19921992 · as Typhoon
- WWE World Tour 19921992 · as Typhoon
- WWE WrestleFest '921992 · as Typhoon
- 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars1992 · as Typhoon
- WWE Crunch Classic1992 · as Typhoon
- WWE WrestleMania VIII1992 · as Typhoon
- WWE March to WrestleMania VIII1992 · as Typhoon
- WWE Invasion '921992 · as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 19921992 · as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 19911991 · as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 19911991 · as Typhoon
- WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall1991 · as Typhoon
- WWE SummerSlam 19911991 · as Typhoon
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '911991 · as Typhoon
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars1991 · as Tugboat
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 41991 · as Tugboat
- WWE Greatest Hits1991 · as Tugboat
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII1991 · as Tugboat
- WWE The Main Event V1991 · as Tugboat
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 31991 · as Tugboat
- WWE Royal Rumble 19911991 · as Tugboat
- WWE Survivor Series 19901990 · as Tugboat
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 11990 · as Tugboat Thomas
- PWF Homecoming1989 · as The Big Steel Man
- WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '881988 · as Tug Tyler
- Hammerhead Jones1987 · as Zarek
- The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!— · as Brigadier General T.T.SM.
All TV Shows (12)
- WXO Wrestling2000
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest1998 · as Z'dak
- WWE Sunday Night Slam1994 · as Fred Ottman Typhoon
- Thunder in Paradise1994 · as Yussef
- Raw1993 · as Typhoon
- Clash of the Champions1988 · as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- Clash of the Champions1988 · as The Shockmaster
- WWF Wrestling Challenge1986 · as Tugboat Thomas
- WWF Wrestling Challenge1986 · as Tugboat
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985 · as Tugboat
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985
- WWE Old School1973 · as Typhoon