Fred Ottman
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.
Acting
TV
Raw
as Typhoon
1993
TV
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
as Z'dak
1998
Movie
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Tugboat
2001
TV
Thunder in Paradise
as Yussef
1994
TV
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
as Tugboat
1985
TV
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Movie
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Typhoon
2025
Movie
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Typhoon
1992
Movie
Thunder in Paradise 2
as Yussef
1994
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Typhoon
1992
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Typhoon
1993
Movie
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Albert
1994
Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Tugboat
1990
Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Typhoon
1992
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Tugboat
1991
Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Typhoon
1992
Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Typhoon
1991
Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Typhoon
1991
Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as Tugboat
1991
Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Typhoon
1993
TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat Thomas
1986
TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat
1986
Movie
Hammerhead Jones
as Zarek
1987
Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993