Name
Fred Ottman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-08-10 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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- 1991 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Tugboat
- 1993 WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts as Typhoon
- 1992 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Typhoon
- 1993 WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE WrestleFest '92 as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE Crunch Classic as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 as Tugboat
- 1991 WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 as Tugboat
- 1990 WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 as Tugboat Thomas
- 1993 WWE Bashed in the USA as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE Invasion '92 as Typhoon
- 1993 WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Tugboat
- 1987 Hammerhead Jones as Zarek
- 1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Tugboat
- 1991 WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE Survivor Series 1992 as Typhoon
- 1993 WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Typhoon
- 1993 WCW Starrcade 1993 as The Shockmaster
- 1993 WCW Fall Brawl 1993 as The Shockmaster
- 1991 WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall as Typhoon
- 2001 WWE WrestleMania X-Seven as Tugboat
- 2016 Wrestling with Disaster as Himself
- Soon The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy! as Brigadier General T.T.SM.
- 1988 WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 as Tug Tyler
- 1989 PWF Homecoming as The Big Steel Man
- 1991 WWF The Main Event V as Tugboat
- 1991 WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Tugboat
- 1992 WWE SummerSlam 1992 as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Typhoon
- 1993 WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE WrestleMania VIII as Typhoon
- 1993 WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- 1993 WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 as The Shockmaster
- 1993 WCW Clash of the Champions XXV as The Shockmaster
- 1993 WCW BattleBowl as The Shockmaster
- 1994 WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam as Typhoon
- 1994 Thunder in Paradise 2 as Yussef
- 1994 Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel as Albert
- 2025 WWE Hall of Fame 2025 as Typhoon
- 2025 WrestleMania 41: Saturday as Typhoon
- 1992 WWE World Tour 1992 as Typhoon
- 1993 WWE UK Rampage '93 as Typhoon
- 1991 WWE Greatest Hits as Tugboat
- 1998 Mortal Kombat: Conquest ( 1 episode ) as Z'dak
- 2000 WXO Wrestling ( 3 episodes )
- 1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge ( 2 episodes ) as Tugboat Thomas
- 1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge ( 16 episodes ) as Tugboat
- 1993 Raw ( 7 episodes ) as Typhoon
- 1994 Thunder in Paradise ( 22 episodes ) as Yussef
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 5 episodes ) as Tugboat
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 1 episode )
- 1973 WWE Old School ( 1 episode ) as Typhoon
- 1994 WWE Sunday Night Slam ( 1 episode ) as Fred Ottman Typhoon
- 1988 Clash of the Champions ( 1 episode ) as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- 1988 Clash of the Champions ( 1 episode ) as The Shockmaster
