Fred Ottman Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on January 07, 2026
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Fred Ottman Biography
Fred Ottman is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on August 10, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Ottman was trained by Boris Malenko and got his start as Sigfried the Giant in February 1985, for Championship Wrestling from Georgia. He later wrestled for Texas All-Star Wrestling and the Continental Wrestling Association as Big Bubba.
In September 1988, Ottman wrestled on the Gordon Solie-hosted TV shows of Florida Championship Wrestling as a heel called Big Steel Man, managed by Diamond Dallas Page. He feuded with Dusty Rhodes, among others. He defeated Rhodes for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship on May 13, 1989.
| Name | Fred Ottman |
| First Name | Olga |
| Last Name | Yepifanova |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Birthday | August 10 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place of Birth | Norfolk |
| Home Town | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Sheila Ottman |
| Children(s) | Berkley Ottman |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In May 1991, Ottman teased a heel turn by attacking Hulk Hogan in a battle royal on NBC’s Saturday Night’s Main Event XXIX. Ottman completed the turn on the June 15 episode of WWF Superstars. Tugboat and The Bushwhackers were facing The Nasty Boys and Earthquake in a six-man tag team match when Tugboat attacked his teammates, allowing Earthquake to hit the Earthquake Splash on Bushwhacker Luke and pin him. On the June 17 episode of Prime Time Wrestling, Earthquake’s manager, Jimmy Hart, reintroduced Ottman as Typhoon, and he and Earthquake became known as The Natural Disasters. As part of the character change, Ottman began wearing a red, white and black singlet with a tidal wave on the front and “Typhoon” in black letters under it (to match the design on Earthquake’s wrestling gear, seismograph lines and “Earthquake” in red letters across the middle).
Fred Ottman Net Worth
Fred Ottman is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Ottman's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Fred Alex Ottman (born August 10, 1956) is an American retired professional wrestler. He worked for the World Wrestling Federation from 1989 to 1994 under the ring names Tugboat and Typhoon. As the former, he played a key babyface ally of Hulk Hogan. As the latter, he turned heel to form The Natural Disasters with Earthquake and held the WWF Tag Team Championship.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Wrestler |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
The Natural Disasters dumped Hart and turned into fan favorites in early 1992, feuding with Hart’s new top team, Money Inc. (“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster). On April 17 they won the SWS Tag Team Championship defeating George Takano and Shunji Takano in Yokohama, Japan when WWF had a partnership with Super World of Sports. In July the Natural Disasters defeated Money Inc. to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Money Inc. three months later. After Earthquake took a leave of absence from the WWF early in 1993, Ottman wrestled in singles matches before leaving the company in early summer. He worked house shows against Terry Taylor in the spring. His final match saw him defeat The Predator (Horace Hogan) in a house show match in Tampa, FL on July 18.
In 1993, he debuted as The Shockmaster in World Championship Wrestling and immediately fell over, losing his mask on live television while his teammates broke character and laughed. This botch hurt his career in the short term, but is now generally regarded as the worst debut in wrestling history, a notoriety he capitalized upon after his in-ring retirement.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Fred Ottman height 1.91 m Olga weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 1.91 m |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Ottman made his first appearance in the WWF in June 1989 in a dark match under the ring name Big Steel Man with Slick as his manager. He wrestled three more dark matches that summer, defeating Paul Roma and Boris Zukhov, and losing to Mr Perfect. That September, his name was changed to Tugboat Tyler, then Tugboat Thomas, as he portrayed a fan favorite on house shows, defeating the likes of Barry Horowitz, The Brooklyn Brawler and Boris Zhukov. He debuted on WWF television on the January 27, 1990 episode of Superstars under the Tugboat Thomas moniker and defeated Iron Mike Sharpe. His ring name was soon after shortened to Tugboat. His costume consisted of a red striped shirt, white pants, and a sailor’s hat. Part of his gimmick included miming pulling the cord of an airhorn and making a “Toot-toot” noise, like a horn of a ship. On the May 20 episode of Wrestling Challenge, Hulk Hogan made a promo explaining that he personally trained Tugboat and brought him to the WWF. Following Tugboat’s win on that very same show Hogan came out into the ring and raised his arm, showing his full support. Tugboat railed for fans to send encouraging letters to Hogan after Hogan was brutally attacked by Earthquake. Tugboat aided Hulk Hogan in his feud with Earthquake and “Canada’s Strongest Man” Dino Bravo. This coincided with a substantial push that saw Tugboat emerging victorious on television against numerous opponents. He made his pay-per-view debut at that November’s Survivor Series, where he teamed with Hogan, The Big Boss Man and Hacksaw Jim Duggan to face the team of Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku and The Barbarian. Tugboat was eliminated when he and Earthquake fought to a double count-out, and Hogan went on to be the sole survivor. Tugboat was the first true test of The Undertaker, who defeated him in numerous matches between December 1990 and March 1991. Tugboat received a shot at Mr. Perfect’s Intercontinental Championship on the May 5, 1991 episode of Wrestling Challenge, but was unsuccessful.
Ottman returned to the WWF as Typhoon in May 1994, taking the place of his former partner Earthquake in house show matches against Yokozuna after Earthquake left the WWF. Typhoon made his return to television on the June 25 episode of Superstars (taped May 25), defeating Quebecer Pierre. He then primarily lost matches to Yokozuna on television and at house shows before departing in August.
Who is Fred Ottman Dating?
According to our records, Fred Ottman married to Sheila Ottman . As of December 1, 2023, Fred Ottman’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Fred Ottman. You may help us to build the dating records for Fred Ottman!After leaving the WWF in August 1994, Ottman, still using the Typhoon name, began wrestling on the independent circuit in the East Coast. In December 1995, he went to Japan to compete in a one-night tag team tournament, held by WAR. He teamed up with Shinja and advanced to the semi-finals, before losing to Genichiro Tenryu and Ultimo Dragon. In March 1996, he wrestled a tour of Malaysia for the National Wrestling Alliance feuding with King Kong Bundy.
Facts & Trivia
Olga Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Ottman celebrates birthday on August 10 of every year.
WCW attempted to salvage the incident by introducing a new character called The Super Shockmaster. Also portrayed by Ottman, he was presented as The Shockmaster’s nephew, and referred to the Shockmaster as “Uncle Fred.” Ottman left the company in January 1994.
How is Fred Ottman related to Dusty Rhodes?
Fred Ottman is another brother-in-law of Dusty Rhodes and uncle of Cody. Fred is best known to wrestling fans for his work as Tugboat, Typhoon, and The Shockmaster.
What happened to The Shockmaster?
| Debut | 1984 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Who came up with The Shockmaster gimmick?
It was a gimmick so ridiculous, coupled with an entrance so embarrassing, that fans will likely still be talking about it for years to come. “After [Fred Ottman] left WWE in the early 1990s,” WWE.com staff writer Zack Zeigler once wrote, “he emerged in WCW as The Shockmaster.
Who is The Shockmaster?
When Fred Ottman fell through a wall when he was supposed to blast through it in a display of his superhuman strength, he essentially became one of wrestling’s greatest memes. Before getting to WCW and having this monumental blooper, Fred had worked in the WWF as Tugboat and Typhoon.
How are Cody and Dustin related?
Cody and Dustin are real life half-brothers and were once managed by their father, wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes.
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