Personal Info
Tugboat
Typhoon
The Shockmaster
Big Bubba the Belt Collector
U.S. Steel
Fred Ottman
Acting
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 Indust…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Typhoon
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
as Typhoon
Wrestling with Disaster
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Tugboat
Thunder in Paradise 2
as Yussef
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
as Typhoon
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Albert
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Typhoon
WCW Fall Brawl 1993
as The Shockmaster
WCW Starrcade 1993
as The Shockmaster
TV Shows
WXO Wrestling
3 ep.
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
as Z'dak · 1 ep.
Thunder in Paradise
as Yussef · 22 ep.
WWE Sunday Night Slam
as Fred Ottman Typhoon · 1 ep.
Raw
as Typhoon · 7 ep.
Clash of the Champions
as The Shockmaster · 1 ep.
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Tugboat · 16 ep.
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1 ep.
WWE Old School
as Typhoon · 1 ep.