Fred Ottman

Acting

Born Aug 10, 1956

From 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 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.

Fred Ottman

Known For

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WWE Survivor Series 1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WWE WrestleMania VIII

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

Thunder in Paradise 2

Filmography — Acting

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WWE Survivor Series 1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WWE WrestleMania VIII

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

Thunder in Paradise 2

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

WWE SummerSlam 1992

WCW Fall Brawl 1993

WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

WWE The Main Event V

WWE World Tour 1992

WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

WWE Invasion '92

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

WWE SummerSlam 1991

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91

WCW Clash of the Champions XXV

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

WWE WrestleFest '92

WCW Starrcade 1993

Hammerhead Jones

WCW BattleBowl

WWE Bashed in the USA

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

WWE Greatest Hits

PWF Homecoming

WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

WWE Crunch Classic

WWE UK Rampage '93

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!

Wrestling with Disaster