Fred Ottman
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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Full filmography
- Raw (1993) as Typhoon
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Tugboat
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as Tugboat Thomas
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as Tugboat
- WWE Sunday Night Slam (1994) as Fred Ottman Typhoon
- WWE Old School (1973) as Typhoon
- Clash of the Champions (1988) as The Shockmaster (Debut)
- Clash of the Champions (1988) as The Shockmaster
- Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) as Z'dak
- Thunder in Paradise (1994) as Yussef
- WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992) as Typhoon
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) as Tugboat
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025) as Typhoon
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 (1992) as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 1991 (1991) as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990) as Tugboat
- Thunder in Paradise 2 (1994) as Yussef
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991) as Tugboat
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992) as Typhoon
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992) as Typhoon
- WWE Hall of Fame 2025 (2025) as Typhoon
- WXO Wrestling (2000)
- WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993) as Typhoon