Ray Traylor
Acting • Born 1963-05-02 – Died 2004-09-22
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.
Filmography
138 credits
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
Movie • 1995
The Guardian Angel
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Movie • 1993
The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleFest '91
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Crunch Classic
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE Bashed in the USA
Movie • 1993
The Big Boss Man
WWE Invasion '92
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE Mega Matches
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Rampage '91
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Bossman
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Movie • 2002
The Boss Man
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
Movie • 1996
"Big" Bubba Rogers
WWE WrestleMania VI
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Movie • 1990
Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Movie • 1988
Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania XV
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1998
Movie • 1998
The Big Boss Man
WWE Backlash 2000
Movie • 2000
Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
Movie • 1998
Big Boss Man
WWE Over the Edge
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
NWA Starrcade 1987
Movie • 1987
"Big" Bubba Rogers (Bodyguard)
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
Movie • 1987
The War Machine
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE No Way Out 2000
Movie • 2000
Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Movie • 2000
The Big Bossman
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
Movie • 1994
The Boss
WCW Starrcade 1993
Movie • 1993
The Boss
WCW Fall Brawl 1994
Movie • 1994
The Guardian Angel
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Movie • 1994
The Guardian Angel
WCW SuperBrawl V
Movie • 1995
"Big" Bubba Rogers
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
Movie • 2001
Himself
WCW Uncensored 1995
Movie • 1995
"Big" Bubba Rogers
WCW Slamboree 1995
Movie • 1995
Big Bubba Rogers
WCW Slamboree 1996
Movie • 1996
Big Bubba Rogers
WCW World War 3 1996
Movie • 1996
Big Bubba Rogers
nWo Souled Out 1997
Movie • 1997
Big Bubba Rogers
WWF: Hardcore
Movie • 2001
Big Bossman
WCW World War 3 1997
Movie • 1997
Himself
WCW Starrcade 1997
Movie • 1997
Himself
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Movie • 1996
Big Bubba Rogers
WCW Souled Out 1998
Movie • 1998
Ray Traylor
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Movie • 2014
Big Boss Man
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE WrestleFest '93
Movie • 1993
The Big Boss Man
More Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 1989
Fan Favorites
Movie • 1989
Big Boss Man
WWE No Way Out 2002
Movie • 2002
The Big Boss Man
Hulkamania 4
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
Movie • 2016
Big Boss Man
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Movie • 2016
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Movie • 2000
The Big Boss Man
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Movie • 2000
The Big Boss Man (Appearance)
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Movie • 2017
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie • 2009
Big Bossman
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie • 2014
Big Boss Man
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Movie • 2013
Big Bossman
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Movie • 2014
Big Bossman
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Movie • 2011
Big Bossman
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie • 2013
Big Bubba Rogers
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Movie • 2011
Big Bubba Rogers
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
Movie • 1987
"Big" Bubba Rogers
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Movie • 2012
The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleFest
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Movie • 1988
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania V
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
NWA Starrcade 1986
Movie • 1986
"Big" Bubba Rogers
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Movie • 1987
Big Bubba Rogers
WWE The Main Event II
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE The Main Event IV
Movie • 1990
The Big Boss Man
WCW World War 3 1995
Movie • 1995
Big Bubba Rogers
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
Movie • 1993
Big Bubba
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Movie • 1993
The Big Boss Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Movie • 1992
The Big Boss Man
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
Movie • 1998
The Big Boss Man (Bodyguard)
WWE Capital Carnage
Movie • 1998
The Big Boss Man
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
Movie • 1993
The Big Boss Man
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WCW SuperBrawl IV
Movie • 1994
The Boss (Special Guest Referee)
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
Movie • 1994
The Guardian Angel
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII
Movie • 1994
The Guardian Angel
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Movie • 1995
The Guardian Angel (Referee)
WWE Armageddon 1999
Movie • 1999
The Big Boss Man
The Undertaker: 15-0
Movie • 2008
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Movie • 1989
The Big Boss Man
WWE Funniest Moments
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WWE Greatest Hits
Movie • 1991
The Big Boss Man
WCW Thunder
TV • 1998
Ray Traylor
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
The Big Boss Man
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
The Boss Man
Raw
TV • 1993
The Boss Man
Raw
TV • 1993
The Big Bossman
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
The Big Boss Man
WCW Monday Nitro
TV • 1995
Big Bubba Rogers
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
The Big Boss Man
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
Big Boss Man
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
The Big Boss Man
Raw
TV • 1993
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Ray Taylor
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Ray Traylor
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Bubba Rogers
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Big Bubba Rogers
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
The Guardian Angel
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
The Guardian Angel (Referee)