Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 10, 1956
Place of Birth
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Credits
57 titles
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
Filmography
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Typhoon
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Typhoon
Wrestling with Disaster
Himself
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Tugboat
WXO Wrestling
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Z'dak
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Fred Ottman Typhoon
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Typhoon
Thunder in Paradise 2
Yussef
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Albert
Thunder in Paradise
Yussef
WCW Starrcade 1993
The Shockmaster
WCW BattleBowl
The Shockmaster
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
The Shockmaster
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
The Shockmaster
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Typhoon
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
The Shockmaster
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
The Shockmaster (Debut)
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Typhoon
WWE Bashed in the USA
Typhoon
WWE UK Rampage '93
Typhoon
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Typhoon
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Typhoon
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Typhoon
Raw
Typhoon
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Typhoon
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Typhoon
WWE World Tour 1992
Typhoon
WWE WrestleFest '92
Typhoon
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Typhoon
WWE Crunch Classic
Typhoon
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Typhoon
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Typhoon
WWE Invasion '92
Typhoon
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Typhoon
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Typhoon
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Typhoon
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Typhoon
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Typhoon
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Typhoon
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Tugboat
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Tugboat
WWE Greatest Hits
Tugboat
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Tugboat
WWE The Main Event V
Tugboat
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Tugboat
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Tugboat
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Tugboat
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Tugboat Thomas
PWF Homecoming
The Big Steel Man