Big Boss Man
Raymond Washington Traylor, Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with the WWF under the ring name (The) Big Bossman and with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the many different ring names.
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|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Big Boss Man[1] Big Bubba Rogers[1] War Machine The Boss[1] Guardian Angel[1] Ray Traylor[1] Boss Man[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Born | May 2, 1963[1] Marietta, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Died | September 22, 2004 (aged 41)[1] Dallas, Georgia, U.S. |
| Billed from | The Department of Corrections in Cobb County, Georgia |
| Trained by | Mickey Henry[1] Ted Allen[1] |
| Debut | 1985[1] |
During his time with the WWF, he won the WWF Hardcore Championship four times where his fourth reign is credited as being the longest in WWF/E History. He also won the WWF Tag Team Championship one time with Ken Shamrock. He was one of the first members of The Corporation and served as their bodyguard.
He died of a heart attack in his Acworth, Georgia home on September 22, 2004.[2]
In 2016, Traylor was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Slick.[3]
Big Boss Man Media
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Big Boss Man facing Hulk Hogan in March 1989
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Professional wrestler Ray "Big Boss Man" Traylor and manager Slick
Big Boss Man on SmackDown! in October 1999
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A tombstone commemorating Big Boss Man's loss at WrestleMania XV
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Big Boss Man takes a moment out of his autographing session to pose for the cameras. WWF wrestlers were guest of the Coast Guard at the annual airshow held on Andrews AFB.
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Traylor at a charity event in May 2002
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Traylor's grave in Dallas, Georgia
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Big Bossman Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Death of Big Boss Man Ray Traylor". BretHart.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Big Boss Man to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2016". WWE. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
