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