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