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.
57 acting credits
Acting · 57
Raw
1993
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
1998
WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988
Thunder in Paradise
1994
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
Thunder in Paradise 2
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
WWE The Main Event V
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
WWE Invasion '92
1992
WCW Starrcade 1993
1993
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
1994
Hammerhead Jones
1987
WXO Wrestling
2000
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
1993
PWF Homecoming
1989
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
1993
Wrestling with Disaster
2016
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
1988
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
1993
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991
WWE Greatest Hits
1991
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
WCW BattleBowl
1993
The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!
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