Acting
Ray Traylor
EN cinema · 121 credits
Born
2 May 1963
Died
22 September 2004 (aged 41)
Birthplace
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Also known as The Big Boss Man · Big Bubba Rogers · Guardian Angel · The Boss · The Big Bossman · Ray Traylor
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
Filmography
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
as Big Boss Man
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Big Boss Man
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
as Big Bossman
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
as Big Bossman
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Big Bubba Rogers
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as The Big Boss Man
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as Big Bossman
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as Big Bubba Rogers
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Big Bossman
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as The Boss Man
WWE No Way Out 2002
as The Big Boss Man
WWF: Hardcore
as Big Bossman
WWE Backlash 2000
as Big Boss Man
WWE No Way Out 2000
as Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as The Big Bossman
WWE WrestleMania 2000
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Judgment Day 2000
as The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
as The Big Bossman
WWE WrestleMania XV
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Unforgiven 1999
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1999
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Over the Edge
as The Big Boss Man
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Backlash: In Your House
as The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE Armageddon 1999
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1998
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
as Big Boss Man
WCW Souled Out 1998
as Ray Traylor
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
as The Big Boss Man (Bodyguard)
WWE Capital Carnage
as The Big Boss Man
nWo Souled Out 1997
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW World War 3 1997
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1997
as Himself
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
as "Big" Bubba Rogers
WCW Slamboree 1996
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW World War 3 1996
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
as The Guardian Angel
WCW SuperBrawl V
as "Big" Bubba Rogers
WCW Uncensored 1995
as "Big" Bubba Rogers
WCW Slamboree 1995
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW World War 3 1995
as Big Bubba Rogers
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
as The Guardian Angel (Referee)
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
as The Boss
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
as The Guardian Angel
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
as The Guardian Angel
WCW SuperBrawl IV
as The Boss (Special Guest Referee)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
as The Guardian Angel
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
as The Guardian Angel
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Bashed in the USA
as The Big Boss Man
WCW Starrcade 1993
as The Boss
WWE WrestleFest '93
as The Big Boss Man
AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
1993
AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
as Big Bubba
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as The Big Boss Man
WWF 1993: The Year in Review
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Crunch Classic
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Invasion '92
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleFest '91
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Mega Matches
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Rampage '91
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania VII
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
as The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Funniest Moments
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Greatest Hits
as The Big Boss Man
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania VI
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1990
as The Big Boss Man (Special Guest Referee)
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as The Big Boss Man
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
as The Big Boss Man
WWF The Main Event IV
1990
WWF The Main Event IV
as The Big Boss Man
Hulkamania Forever
as The Big Boss Man
Fan Favorites
as Big Boss Man
Hulkamania 4
as The Big Boss Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania V
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as The Big Boss Man
WWF The Main Event II
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as The Big Boss Man
The Brains Behind the Brawn
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Big Boss Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
as The Big Boss Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
as The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleFest
as The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as The Big Boss Man
NWA Starrcade 1987
as "Big" Bubba Rogers (Bodyguard)
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
as The War Machine
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
as "Big" Bubba Rogers
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Big Bubba Rogers
NWA Starrcade 1986
as "Big" Bubba Rogers