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Fred Ottman
- Born August 10, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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
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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.
Known for
Raw1993
Mortal Kombat: Conquest1998
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven2001
Thunder in Paradise1994
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday2025
WWE WrestleMania VIII1992
Thunder in Paradise 21994
Filmography
- TBAThe Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!FilmBrigadier General T.T.SM.
- 2025WWE WrestleMania 41: SaturdayFilmTyphoon
- 2025WWE Hall of Fame 2025FilmTyphoon
- 2016Wrestling with DisasterFilmHimself
- 2001WWE WrestleMania X-SevenFilmTugboat
- 2000WXO WrestlingSeries
- 1998Mortal Kombat: ConquestSeriesZ'dak
- 1994Thunder in ParadiseSeriesYussef
- 1994Thunder in Paradise 2FilmYussef
- 1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver AngelFilmAlbert
- 1994WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night SlamFilmTyphoon
- 1994WWE Sunday Night SlamSeriesFred Ottman Typhoon
- 1993RawSeriesTyphoon
- 1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993FilmTyphoon
- 1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993FilmTyphoon
- 1993WCW Halloween Havoc 1993FilmThe Shockmaster
- 1993WCW Starrcade 1993FilmThe Shockmaster
- 1993WCW BattleBowlFilmThe Shockmaster
- 1993WWE Grudges, Gripes & GruntsFilmTyphoon
- 1993WWE Wrestling Grudge MatchesFilmTyphoon
- 1993WWE Bashed in the USAFilmTyphoon
- 1993WWE Invasion of the BodyslammersFilmTyphoon
- 1993WCW Fall Brawl 1993FilmThe Shockmaster
- 1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXIVFilmThe Shockmaster (Debut)
- 1993WCW Clash of the Champions XXVFilmThe Shockmaster
- 1993WWE UK Rampage '93FilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE WrestleMania VIIIFilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992FilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE SummerSlam 1992FilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE Survivor Series 1992FilmTyphoon
- 19923rd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsFilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE WrestleFest '92FilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE Crunch ClassicFilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE Invasion '92FilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE March to WrestleMania VIIIFilmTyphoon
- 1992WWE World Tour 1992FilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991FilmTugboat
- 1991WWE SummerSlam 1991FilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE Survivor Series 1991FilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE SuperTape: Volume 3FilmTugboat
- 19912nd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsFilmTugboat
- 1991WWE Battle Royal at the Albert HallFilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE SuperTape: Volume 4FilmTugboat
- 1991WWF The Main Event VFilmTugboat
- 1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VIIFilmTugboat
- 1991WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91FilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991FilmTyphoon
- 1991WWE Greatest HitsFilmTugboat
- 1990WWE Survivor Series 1990FilmTugboat
- 1990WWE SuperTape: Volume 1FilmTugboat Thomas
- 1990Hulkamania ForeverFilmTugboat
- 1989PWF HomecomingFilmThe Big Steel Man
- 1988WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88FilmTug Tyler
- 1988Clash of the ChampionsSeriesThe Shockmaster (Debut), The Shockmaster
- 1987Hammerhead JonesFilmZarek
- 1986WWF SuperstarsSeriesWrestler (Tugboat)
- 1986WWF Wrestling ChallengeSeriesTugboat Thomas, Tugboat
- 1985WWE Saturday Night's Main EventSeriesTugboat
- 1973WWE Old SchoolSeriesTyphoon