Cast & creator
Fred Ottman
Best known for Raw, WWF Superstars, WWF Wrestling Challenge
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.
Also known as: Tugboat, Typhoon, The Shockmaster, Big Bubba the Belt Collector, U.S. Steel
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film credits
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television credits
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1973–2025 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
Showing 61 of 61 credits
Raw
Typhoon
1993
WWF Superstars
Wrestler (Tugboat)
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Tugboat Thomas
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
Tugboat
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Tugboat
1985
WWE Old School
Typhoon
1973
Clash of the Champions
The Shockmaster (Debut)
1988Clash of the Champions
The Shockmaster
1988
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Z'dak
1998
Thunder in Paradise
Yussef
1994
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Fred Ottman Typhoon
1994
Hulkamania Forever
Tugboat
1990
WWF The Main Event V
Tugboat
1991
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Tugboat
2001
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Typhoon
1992
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Typhoon
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Tugboat
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Typhoon
1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Tugboat
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Typhoon
1991
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Typhoon
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Typhoon
1993
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Typhoon
2025
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Tugboat
1991Hammerhead Jones
Zarek
1987
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
The Shockmaster
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Typhoon
1991
Thunder in Paradise 2
Yussef
1994
WWE Bashed in the USA
Typhoon
1993
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Typhoon
1993
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Typhoon
1991
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Tugboat
1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Tugboat Thomas
1990WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Typhoon
1991
WWE World Tour 1992
Typhoon
1992
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Typhoon
1993
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Typhoon
1992
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Albert
1994
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Tugboat
1991
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Typhoon
1994WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
Tug Tyler
1988
WWE UK Rampage '93
Typhoon
1993
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Typhoon
1992
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Typhoon
1993WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Typhoon
1991
WCW BattleBowl
The Shockmaster
1993WXO Wrestling
2000
WCW Starrcade 1993
The Shockmaster
1993
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Typhoon
1992
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Tugboat
1991
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
The Shockmaster
1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
The Shockmaster (Debut)
1993WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Typhoon
1992
WWE Greatest Hits
Tugboat
1991
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
The Shockmaster
1993
WWE Invasion '92
Typhoon
1992
WWE WrestleFest '92
Typhoon
1992The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!
Brigadier General T.T.SM.
WWE Crunch Classic
Typhoon
1992Wrestling with Disaster
Himself
2016PWF Homecoming
The Big Steel Man
1989