Fred Ottman
Acting
Born: 1956-08-10 in 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
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Tugboat
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Tugboat Thomas
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Tugboat
WWE Old School
Typhoon
Clash of the Champions
The Shockmaster (Debut)
Clash of the Champions
The Shockmaster
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Z'dak
Thunder in Paradise
Yussef
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Fred Ottman Typhoon
WWF The Main Event V
Tugboat
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Typhoon
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Typhoon
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Tugboat
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Typhoon
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Tugboat
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Tugboat
WCW BattleBowl
The Shockmaster
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Typhoon
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Typhoon
WXO Wrestling
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
The Shockmaster
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Tugboat Thomas
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Albert
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Typhoon
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Typhoon
WCW Starrcade 1993
The Shockmaster
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Typhoon
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Typhoon
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Typhoon
WWE Invasion '92
Typhoon
WWE Crunch Classic
Typhoon
WWE Greatest Hits
Tugboat
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Typhoon
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Tugboat
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Tugboat
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Typhoon