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Ray Traylor
Actor
Died September 22, 2004 (41 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Attitude Era Royal Rumble Matches · as Big Boss Man |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2020 | Sting: The Lost Tape · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 2020 | The Best of Mick Foley · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2020 | Ric Flair's Best WWE Matches · as Big Boss Man |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Big Boss Man |
| 2014 | Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania · as Big Bossman |
| 2013 | Legends of the Mid-South Wrestling · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 2013 | WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2013 | Bret Hitman Hart: The Dungeon Collection · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2012 | nWo: The Revolution · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 2012 | Undertaker: The Streak - 20-0 · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2012 | Attitude Era · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2011 | WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 2011 | WWE the Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn · as Big Bossman |
| 2011 | The Big Show: A Giant's World · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2011 | WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2010 | WWE: Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2010 | WrestleMania XXVI: The World Television Premiere · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2009 | WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2009 | Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2009 | The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event · as Big Bossman |
| 2009 | WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2008 | The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2006 | WWE: McMahon · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2006 | The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2006 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) |
| 2005 | WWE Armageddon · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2005 | The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2005 | Jake 'the Snake' Roberts: Pick Your Poison · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2005 | Road Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Team · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 2004 | Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses: A Life in Wrestling · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2002 | WWF No Way Out · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2002 | Royal Rumble · as The Boss Man |
| 2001 | WWF: Hardcore · as Big Bossman |
| 2001 | Best of Raw Vol. 2 · as The Big Bossman |
| 2001 | WWE: Undertaker - This Is My Yard · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2000 | WWF Judgment Day · as The Big Boss Man (appearance) |
| 2000 | WWF Backlash · as Big Boss Man |
| 2000 | The Rock - The People's Champ · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as The Big Boss Man |
| 2000 | No Way Out · as Big Boss Man |
| 2000 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Armageddon · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Unforgiven · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | Summerslam · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Jakked/Metal (TV Series) · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | Fully Loaded · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Over the Edge · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Backlash · as The Big Boss Man (appearance) |
| 1999 | WrestleMania XV · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1999 | WWF Royal Rumble: No Chance in Hell · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1998 | WWF Rock Bottom: In Your House · as Big Boss Man |
| 1998 | WWF Capital Carnage · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1998 | Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1998 | WWE Judgment Day: In Your House · as The Big Boss Man (bodyguard) |
| 1998 | WWF Judgment Day · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as The Big Bossman |
| 1997 | NWO Souled Out · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1996 | WCW World War 3 · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1996 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as "big" Bubba Rogers |
| 1996 | WCW the Great American Bash · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1996 | WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lottery · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW World War 3 · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW Fall Brawl: War Games · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW Slamboree: A Legends' Reunion · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW Uncensored · as "big" Bubba Rogers |
| 1995 | WCW SuperBrawl V · as "big" Bubba Rogers |
| 1994 | Halloween Havoc · as The Guardian Angel |
| 1994 | WCW Fall Brawl · as The Guardian Angel |
| 1994 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as The Guardian Angel |
| 1994 | WCW Spring Stampede · as The Boss |
| 1994 | WCW SuperBrawl IV · as The Boss (special Guest Referee) |
| 1993 | Starrcade · as The Boss |
| 1993 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as The Big Bossman |
| 1992 | Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1992 | WrestleMania VIII · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1992 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | WWF Battle Royal at the Albert Hall · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | Summerslam · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | WWF Supertape Vol. 3 · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1991 | Hulkamania 6 · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1990 | Survivor Series · as Big Boss Man |
| 1990 | Summerslam · as The Big Boss Man (special Guest Referee) |
| 1990 | WrestleMania VI · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1990 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1989 | Survivor Series · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1989 | Summerslam · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1989 | Fan Favorites · as Big Boss Man |
| 1989 | WrestleMania V · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1989 | Royal Rumble · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1988 | Survivor Series · as Big Boss Man |
| 1988 | Summerslam · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1987 | Starrcade · as "big" Bubba Rogers (bodyguard) |
| 1987 | The Great American Bash · as The War Machine |
| 1986 | Starrcade · as "big" Bubba Rogers |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as The Big Boss Man |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Big Bubba Rogers |
| 1985 | NWA World Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Bubba Rogers |
| 1985 | WWE Pay Per View (TV Series) · as Big Boss Man |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as The Big Boss Man |