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