Ray Traylor
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-05-02 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Acting

2017

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series as Not available

2016

WWE Hall of Fame 2016 as Big Boss Man

2014

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 as Big Boss Man

2013

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Big Bubba Rogers

2012

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as The Big Boss Man

2008

The Undertaker: 15-0 as Not available

2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002 as The Boss Man

2002

WWE No Way Out 2002 as The Big Boss Man

2001

WWF: Hardcore as Big Bossman

2000

WWE WrestleMania 2000 as The Big Boss Man

2000

WWE Royal Rumble 2000 as The Big Bossman

2000

WWE Backlash 2000 as Big Boss Man

2000

WWE No Way Out 2000 as Big Boss Man

2000

WWE Judgment Day 2000 as The Big Boss Man (Appearance)

1999

WWE SmackDown as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE SmackDown as The Boss Man

1999

WWE Unforgiven 1999 as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE Armageddon 1999 as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE Survivor Series 1999 as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE Royal Rumble 1999 as The Big Bossman

1999

WWE Over the Edge as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE Backlash: In Your House as The Big Boss Man (Appearance)

1999

WWE Fully Loaded 1999 as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE SummerSlam 1999 as The Big Boss Man

1999

WWE WrestleMania XV as The Big Boss Man

1998

WCW Thunder as Ray Traylor

1998

WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House as Big Boss Man

1998

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House as The Big Boss Man (Bodyguard)

1998

WWE Survivor Series 1998 as The Big Boss Man

1998

WWE Capital Carnage as The Big Boss Man

1998

WCW Souled Out 1998 as Ray Traylor

1997

WCW World War 3 1997 as Himself

1997

nWo Souled Out 1997 as Big Bubba Rogers

1997

WCW Starrcade 1997 as Himself

1996

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 as "Big" Bubba Rogers

1996

WCW World War 3 1996 as Big Bubba Rogers

1996

WCW Slamboree 1996 as Big Bubba Rogers

1996

WCW The Great American Bash 1996 as Big Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW Monday Nitro as Big Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW Slamboree 1995 as Big Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW World War 3 1995 as Big Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW Uncensored 1995 as "Big" Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX as The Guardian Angel (Referee)

1995

WCW SuperBrawl V as "Big" Bubba Rogers

1995

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX as The Guardian Angel

1994

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 as The Guardian Angel

1994

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII as The Guardian Angel

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1994 as The Boss

1994

WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 as The Guardian Angel

1994

WCW Fall Brawl 1994 as The Guardian Angel

1994

WCW SuperBrawl IV as The Boss (Special Guest Referee)

1993

Raw as The Boss Man

1993

Raw as The Big Bossman

1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as The Big Boss Man

1993

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as The Big Boss Man

1993

WWF Bashed in the USA as The Big Boss Man

1993

WCW Starrcade 1993 as The Boss

1993

WWF: WrestleFest '93 as The Big Boss Man

1993

SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993 as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE Crunch Classic as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992 as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWF SuperTape '92 as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE Invasion '92 as The Big Boss Man

1992

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE WrestleFest '91 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE SummerSlam 1991 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Rampage '91 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE Mega Matches as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 4 as The Big Boss Man

1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 3 as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Big Boss Man

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990 as The Big Boss Man (Special Guest Referee)

1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit as The Big Boss Man

1990

WWE The Main Event IV as The Big Boss Man

1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989 as The Big Boss Man

1989

WWE WrestleMania V as The Big Boss Man

1989

WWE Survivor Series 1989 as The Big Boss Man

1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as The Big Boss Man

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as The Big Boss Man

1989

More Saturday Night's Main Event as Not available

1989

Hulkamania 4 as The Big Boss Man

1989

WWE The Main Event II as The Big Boss Man

1989

Fan Favorites as Big Boss Man

1989

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 as The Big Boss Man

1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988 as The Big Boss Man

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Big Boss Man

1988

WWE WrestleFest as The Big Boss Man

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as The Big Boss Man

1988

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as The Big Boss Man

1987

NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! as "Big" Bubba Rogers (Bodyguard)

1987

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation as "Big" Bubba Rogers

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge as The Big Boss Man

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event as The Big Boss Man

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event as Not available