Fred Alex Ottman (born August 10, 1956) is an American safety manager, baseball coach and professional wrestler. He is best known by the ring names Tugboat and Typhoon, the latter being half of the tag team The Natural Disasters with John "Earthquake" Tenta. Ottman is also well known for The Shockmaster in World Championship Wrestling. In the WWF, he is a one-time World Tag Team Champion.
Background[]
Pre-WrestleMania[]
Match Record[]
| Winner | Loser | Location | WrestleMania | Stipulations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoon/Earthquake | Ted DiBiase/Irwin R. Schyster (with Jimmy Hart) | Indianapolis, Indiana | VIII | Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | April 5, 1992 |
| Iron Sheik | Battle Royal | Houston, Texas | X-Seven | Gimmick Battle Royal | April 1, 2001 |
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- As Tugboat/Typhoon
- Tidal Wave (Running splash)
- As The Shockmaster
- Squeeze Slam (Bearhug dropped into a spinebuster)
- As Tugboat/Typhoon
- Signature Moves
- Bearhug
- Body avalanche
- Elbow drop
- Managers
- Jimmy Hart
- Slick
- Downtown Bruno
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jerry Lawler (1) and Goliath (1)
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Super World of Sports
- SWS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Earthquake
- Universal Superstars of America
- USA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Earthquake
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Gimmick (1993) (as The Shockmaster)