Fred Ottman
Acting · Born 1956-08-10 · age 69 · 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.
Titles
Raw
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Thunder in Paradise
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Thunder in Paradise 2
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE SummerSlam 1992
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Hammerhead Jones
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WCW Starrcade 1993
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WCW BattleBowl
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
WWE WrestleFest '92
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WWE Bashed in the USA
WWE Invasion '92
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
WWE The Main Event V
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
WWE World Tour 1992
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWE Greatest Hits
WWE Old School
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Clash of the Champions