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