Person
Fred Ottman
Acting · Born 1956-08-10 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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
Typhoon
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Tugboat Thomas
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Tugboat
WWE Old School
Typhoon
Clash of the Champions
The Shockmaster (Debut)
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Z'dak
Thunder in Paradise
Yussef
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Fred Ottman Typhoon
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Typhoon
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Tugboat Thomas
Filmography
- 2025WrestleMania 41: SaturdayTyphoon
- 2025WWE Hall of Fame 2025Typhoon
- 2016Wrestling with DisasterHimself
- 2001WWE WrestleMania X-SevenTugboat
- 2000WXO Wrestling
- 1998Mortal Kombat: ConquestZ'dak
- 1994WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night SlamTyphoon
- 1994WWE Sunday Night SlamFred Ottman Typhoon
- 1994Thunder in Paradise 2Yussef
- 1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver AngelAlbert
- 1994Thunder in ParadiseYussef
- 1993WCW Starrcade 1993The Shockmaster
- 1993WCW BattleBowlThe Shockmaster
- 1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXVThe Shockmaster
- 1993WCW Halloween Havoc 1993The Shockmaster
- 1993WWE Grudges, Gripes & GruntsTyphoon
- 1993WCW Fall Brawl 1993The Shockmaster
- 1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXIVThe Shockmaster (Debut)
- 1993WWE Invasion of the BodyslammersTyphoon
- 1993WWE Bashed in the USATyphoon
- 1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993Typhoon
- 1993WWE UK Rampage '93Typhoon
- 1993WWE Wrestling Grudge MatchesTyphoon
- 1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993Typhoon
- 1993RawTyphoon
- 1992WWE Survivor Series 1992Typhoon
- 1992WWE SummerSlam 1992Typhoon
- 1992WWE World Tour 1992Typhoon
- 1992WWE WrestleFest '92Typhoon
- 19923rd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsTyphoon
- 1992WWE Crunch ClassicTyphoon
- 1992WWE WrestleMania VIIITyphoon
- 1992WWE March to WrestleMania VIIITyphoon
- 1992WWE Invasion '92Typhoon
- 1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992Typhoon
- 1991WWE Survivor Series 1991Typhoon
- 1991WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991Typhoon
- 1991WWE Battle Royal at the Albert HallTyphoon
- 1991WWE SummerSlam 1991Typhoon
- 1991WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91Typhoon
- 19912nd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsTugboat
- 1991WWE SuperTape: Volume 4Tugboat
- 1991WWE Greatest HitsTugboat
- 1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VIITugboat
- 1991WWE The Main Event VTugboat
- 1991WWE SuperTape: Volume 3Tugboat
- 1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991Tugboat
- 1990WWE Survivor Series 1990Tugboat
- 1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 1Tugboat Thomas
- 1989PWF HomecomingThe Big Steel Man
- 1988WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88Tug Tyler
- 1988Clash of the ChampionsThe Shockmaster (Debut)
- 1987Hammerhead JonesZarek
- 1986WWF Wrestling ChallengeTugboat Thomas
- 1985WWE Saturday Night's Main EventTugboat
- 1973WWE Old SchoolTyphoon
- —The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!Brigadier General T.T.SM.
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