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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 10, 1956
Place of Birth
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Also Known As
- Tugboat
- Typhoon
- The Shockmaster
- Big Bubba the Belt Collector
- U.S. Steel
- Big Man Steel
- Tugboat Thomas
- The Super Shockmaster
- Tugboat Tanna
Fred Ottman
0.2 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
7.3
Typhoon
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
6.0
Typhoon
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
🎬
0.0
Himself
Wrestling with Disaster
2016
8.8
Tugboat
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
🎬
0.0
WXO Wrestling
2000
7.0
Z'dak
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
1998
0.0
Fred Ottman Typhoon
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
0.0
Typhoon
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
1994
7.3
Yussef
Thunder in Paradise 2
1994
4.5
Albert
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
Credits
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Typhoon
2025
7.3
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
as Typhoon
2025
6.0
🎬
Wrestling with Disaster
as Himself
2016
0.0
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Tugboat
2001
8.8
🎬
WXO Wrestling
2000
0.0
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
as Z'dak
1998
7.0
WWE Sunday Night Slam
as Fred Ottman Typhoon
1994
0.0
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
as Typhoon
1994
0.0
Thunder in Paradise 2
as Yussef
1994
7.3
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Albert
1994
4.5
Thunder in Paradise
as Yussef
1994
6.2
WCW Starrcade 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993
0.0
WCW BattleBowl
as The Shockmaster
1993
0.0
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
as The Shockmaster
1993
0.0
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993
6.0
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
as Typhoon
1993
0.0
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as The Shockmaster
1993
0.0
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
as The Shockmaster (Debut)
1993
0.0
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Typhoon
1993
0.0
WWE Bashed in the USA
as Typhoon
1993
0.0
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Typhoon
1993
0.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Typhoon
1993
9.0
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as Typhoon
1993
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Typhoon
1993
6.6
Raw
as Typhoon
1993
6.8
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Typhoon
1992
8.2
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Typhoon
1992
8.0
WWE World Tour 1992
as Typhoon
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '92
as Typhoon
1992
0.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Typhoon
1992
10.0
WWE Crunch Classic
as Typhoon
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Typhoon
1992
8.2
🎬
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
as Typhoon
1992
0.0
WWE Invasion '92
as Typhoon
1992
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Typhoon
1992
6.8
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Typhoon
1991
7.7
🎬
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
as Typhoon
1991
0.0
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
as Typhoon
1991
6.0
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Typhoon
1991
7.7
🎬
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
as Typhoon
1991
0.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Tugboat
1991
10.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
as Tugboat
1991
0.0
WWE Greatest Hits
as Tugboat
1991
0.0
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
as Tugboat
1991
0.0
WWE The Main Event V
as Tugboat
1991
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as Tugboat
1991
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Tugboat
1991
7.1
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Tugboat
1990
8.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Tugboat Thomas
1990
0.0
🎬
PWF Homecoming
as The Big Steel Man
1989
0.0
🎬
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
as Tug Tyler
1988
0.0
Clash of the Champions
as The Shockmaster (Debut)
1988
0.0
Clash of the Champions
as The Shockmaster
1988
0.0
🎬
Hammerhead Jones
as Zarek
1987
5.5
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat Thomas
1986
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat
1986
6.8
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Tugboat
1985
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.4
WWE Old School
as Typhoon
1973
0.0
🎬
The Righteous Adventures of Commander Star Shark & Guppy!
as Brigadier General T.T.SM.
N/A
0.0