Big Boss Man
American professional wrestler (1963-2004)
Raymond Washington Traylor, Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was a 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.
| Big Boss Man | |
|---|---|
 Big Boss Man at a charity event on board the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 9, 2002 | |
| Born | May 2, 1963[1] Marietta, Georgia, U.S.[1] |
| Died | September 22, 2004 (aged 41)[1] Dallas, Georgia, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| 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) |
| 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]
References
change- ↑ 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.
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