Ray Traylor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-05-02

Day of death

2004-09-22 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Ray Traylor

Biography

Raymond "Ray" Washington Traylor, Jr. was an American professional wrestler. Traylor was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as The Boss, Guardian Angel and Big Bubba Rogers. During his appearances with the WWF, Big Boss Man held the WWF World Tag Team Championshiponce and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times. In the summer of 2000, Boss Man disappeared from the WWF's primary television shows, wrestling mainly on Jakked and Heat, where he had a minor feud with Crash Holly until suffering a legit injury in January 2001. When he returned on the December 20, 2001 of SmackDown, he formed a team with Booker T, after Vince McMahon ordered him to be Booker's enforcer. on the December 27 episode of Smackdown, Bossman and Booker T defeated Stone Cold in a handicap match. on the January 7, 2002 episode of Raw, Bossman and Booker T was defeated by Stone Cold & The Rock. on the January 17 episode of Smackdown, Bossman lost to Diamond Dallas Page. At the Royal Rumble (2002), Bossman competed in the Royal Rumble match where he was eliminated by Rikishi. On the January 24 episode of Smackdown, Bossman lost to Rikishi. The team quietly split in late January 2002, and Boss Man returned to Jakked/Metal and Heat. On the February 2 episode of Metal, Bossman defeated The Hurricane. On the February 2 episode of Metal, Bossman defeated Perry Saturn. In April, he formed a short-lived tag team with Mr. Perfect after both were drafted to the Raw brand. On the March 23 episode of WWF Jakked, Bossman and Mr. Perfect lost to The APA. On the April 1 episode of Raw, Bossman and Mr. Perfect lost to The Hardy Boyz. On the April 14 episode of Heat, Bossman lost to Bradshaw. On the April 28 episode of Heat, Bossman defeated Crash Holly. On the May 6 episode of Heat. Bossman lost to D'Lo Brown. On the May 20, 2002 Heat taping, he lost his final WWE match to Tommy Dreamer. Traylor was assigned to train developmental wrestlers in Ohio Valley Wrestling, before being released from WWE in 2003. International Wrestling Association of Japan (2004) Traylor's final matches were in the International Wrestling Association of Japan, where he competed in a tournament for the vacant IWA World Heavyweight Championship. He made it to the final by defeating Freddie Krueger before losing to Jim Duggan. Traylor had two daughters, Lacy Abilene Traylor and Megan Chyanne Traylor, and was married to Angela, his childhood sweetheart. In July 2004, Traylor ran for Commission Chairman for Paulding County, Georgia. He was the owner of a Dallas, Georgia storage company called RWT Enterprises. Traylor died of a heart attack on September 22, 2004, aged 41 at his home in Dallas, Georgia. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016, with his wife and daughters accepting the award on his behalf.

Known For

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Raw

    Raw

  • WWF Wrestling Challenge

    WWF Wrestling Challenge

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • WWE SmackDown

    WWE SmackDown

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

    WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

  • WWE Survivor Series 1992

    WWE Survivor Series 1992

  • WWE Hall of Fame 2016

    WWE Hall of Fame 2016

  • WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

    WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

  • WWE No Way Out 2000

    WWE No Way Out 2000

  • WWE Survivor Series 1999

    WWE Survivor Series 1999

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2002

    WWE Royal Rumble 2002

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1993

    WWE Royal Rumble 1993

  • WWE Old School

    WWE Old School

  • WWE Old School

    WWE Old School

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2000

    WWE Royal Rumble 2000

  • WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

    WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1999

    WWE Royal Rumble 1999

  • Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

    Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

  • WCW Monday Nitro

    WCW Monday Nitro

  • NWA Starrcade 1986

    NWA Starrcade 1986

  • WWE SummerSlam 1989

    WWE SummerSlam 1989

  • WWE WrestleMania VI

    WWE WrestleMania VI

  • WWE Armageddon 1999

    WWE Armageddon 1999

  • WWE Backlash 2000

    WWE Backlash 2000

  • WWE WrestleMania 2000

    WWE WrestleMania 2000

  • WWE Survivor Series 1998

    WWE Survivor Series 1998

  • WWE Fully Loaded 1999

    WWE Fully Loaded 1999

  • Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

    Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

  • WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

    WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

  • NWA World Championship Wrestling

    NWA World Championship Wrestling

  • NWA World Championship Wrestling

    NWA World Championship Wrestling

  • NWA World Championship Wrestling

    NWA World Championship Wrestling

  • NWA World Championship Wrestling

    NWA World Championship Wrestling

  • WWE Survivor Series 1989

    WWE Survivor Series 1989

  • WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

    WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

  • WWE WrestleMania V

    WWE WrestleMania V

  • WWE SuperTape: Volume 5

    WWE SuperTape: Volume 5

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

    WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

  • WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

    WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

  • SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993

    SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993

  • WWE WrestleFest '91

    WWE WrestleFest '91

  • WCW Starrcade 1993

    WCW Starrcade 1993

  • WCW Slamboree 1996

    WCW Slamboree 1996

  • The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

    The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

  • WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

    WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

  • The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

    The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

  • WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

    WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

  • WWE WrestleMania XV

    WWE WrestleMania XV

  • WWE Capital Carnage

    WWE Capital Carnage

  • WCW World War 3 1996

    WCW World War 3 1996

  • WWE WrestleFest '93

    WWE WrestleFest '93

  • WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

  • nWo Souled Out 1997

    nWo Souled Out 1997

  • WWE Greatest Hits

    WWE Greatest Hits

  • WWE Funniest Moments

    WWE Funniest Moments

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 20

    The Best of the WWF: volume 20

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88

  • WWE Judgment Day 2000

    WWE Judgment Day 2000

  • WCW SuperBrawl IV

    WCW SuperBrawl IV

  • The Undertaker: 15-0

    The Undertaker: 15-0

  • WCW Thunder

    WCW Thunder

  • WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

    WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

  • Battle of the WWE Superstars

    Battle of the WWE Superstars

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 17

    The Best of the WWF: volume 17

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

    WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

  • NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

    NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

  • NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

    NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

  • AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22

    AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

    WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

  • WWE The Main Event IV

    WWE The Main Event IV

  • NWA Starrcade 1987

    NWA Starrcade 1987

  • The Brains Behind the Brawn

    The Brains Behind the Brawn

  • Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania

    Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania

  • WWE Unforgiven 1999

    WWE Unforgiven 1999

  • WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

    WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1991

    WWE Royal Rumble 1991

  • WWE WrestleMania VII

    WWE WrestleMania VII

  • WWE No Way Out 2002

    WWE No Way Out 2002

  • WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops

    WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops

  • WWE WrestleMania VIII

    WWE WrestleMania VIII

  • WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

    WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

  • WCW Souled Out 1998

    WCW Souled Out 1998

  • WWE SummerSlam 1999

    WWE SummerSlam 1999

  • WWE Over the Edge

    WWE Over the Edge

  • WWE SummerSlam 1988

    WWE SummerSlam 1988

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    WWE Royal Rumble 1990

  • WWE SummerSlam 1991

    WWE SummerSlam 1991

  • WWE Survivor Series 1988

    WWE Survivor Series 1988

  • WCW Uncensored 1995

    WCW Uncensored 1995

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1992

    WWE Royal Rumble 1992

  • WCW World War 3 1997

    WCW World War 3 1997

  • WWE WrestleFest

    WWE WrestleFest

  • Hulkamania 4

    Hulkamania 4

  • WCW World War 3 1995

    WCW World War 3 1995

  • WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

    WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

  • WWF: Hardcore

    WWF: Hardcore

  • WCW Starrcade 1997

    WCW Starrcade 1997

  • Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1989

    WWE Royal Rumble 1989

  • WWE Survivor Series 1991

    WWE Survivor Series 1991

  • WWE Crunch Classic

    WWE Crunch Classic

  • WWE SummerSlam 1990

    WWE SummerSlam 1990

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

    WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

  • WWE Survivor Series 1990

    WWE Survivor Series 1990

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

  • The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship

    The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship

  • WCW Slamboree 1995

    WCW Slamboree 1995

  • WCW Spring Stampede 1994

    WCW Spring Stampede 1994

  • WCW Fall Brawl 1994

    WCW Fall Brawl 1994

  • WWE Invasion '92

    WWE Invasion '92

  • WWE Backlash: In Your House

    WWE Backlash: In Your House

  • WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

    WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

  • The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

    The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

  • WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

    WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

  • WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

    WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

  • WWE Bashed in the USA

    WWE Bashed in the USA

  • WCW The Great American Bash 1996

    WCW The Great American Bash 1996

  • WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

    WCW Bash at the Beach 1994

  • WCW SuperBrawl V

    WCW SuperBrawl V

  • WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

    WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

  • WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

    WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII

  • WWE Rampage '91

    WWE Rampage '91

  • WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

    WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

  • More Saturday Night's Main Event

    More Saturday Night's Main Event

  • WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

    WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

  • WWE The Main Event II

    WWE The Main Event II

  • WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

    WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

  • Fan Favorites

    Fan Favorites

  • WWE Mega Matches

    WWE Mega Matches