
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.