Fred Ottman
Born: 1956-08-10 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday as Typhoon
- WWE Hall of Fame 2025 as Typhoon
2016
- Wrestling with Disaster as Himself
2001
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven as Tugboat
2000
1998
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest as Z'dak
1994
- Thunder in Paradise as Yussef
- WWE Sunday Night Slam as Fred Ottman Typhoon
- Thunder in Paradise 2 as Yussef
- Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel as Albert
- WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam as Typhoon
1993
- Raw as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as Typhoon
- WCW Starrcade 1993 as The Shockmaster
- WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Typhoon
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 as The Shockmaster
- WWE Bashed in the USA as Typhoon
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXV as The Shockmaster
- WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as Typhoon
- WCW Fall Brawl 1993 as The Shockmaster
- WCW BattleBowl as The Shockmaster
- WWE UK Rampage '93 as Typhoon
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts as Typhoon
- WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Typhoon
1992
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 as Typhoon
- WWE WrestleMania VIII as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 as Typhoon
- WWE Crunch Classic as Typhoon
- WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as Typhoon
- WWE Invasion '92 as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Typhoon
- WWE World Tour 1992 as Typhoon
- 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Typhoon
- WWE WrestleFest '92 as Typhoon
1991
- WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Tugboat
- WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Typhoon
- WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall as Typhoon
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 as Tugboat
- WWE The Main Event V as Tugboat
- WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Tugboat
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Tugboat
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 as Tugboat
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as Typhoon
- WWE Greatest Hits as Tugboat
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 as Typhoon
1990
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Tugboat
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 as Tugboat Thomas
1989
- PWF Homecoming as The Big Steel Man
1988
- Clash of the Champions as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 as Tug Tyler
1987
- Hammerhead Jones as Zarek
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as Tugboat Thomas
1985
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event as Tugboat
1973
- WWE Old School as Typhoon