Ray Traylor

Age: N/A | From: Marietta, Georgia, USA

TV
Involvement

107

Movie
Involvement

Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: The Big Boss Man , Big Bubba Rogers , Guardian Angel , The Boss , The Big Bossman , Ray Traylor , The Boss Man

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Marietta, Georgia, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 107

TV Involvements: 7

Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	N/A	WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series 2017-10-24 Movie
2016	N/A	The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship 2016-09-06 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE Hall of Fame 2016 2016-04-02 Movie
2014	Big Boss Man	Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 2014-05-09 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 2014-03-11 Movie
	Big Bossman	Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania 2014-02-11 Movie
2013	Big Bubba Rogers	Legends of Mid-South Wrestling 2013-09-10 Movie
	Big Bossman	Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection 2013-03-19 Movie
2012	The Big Boss Man	WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak 2012-07-23 Movie
2011	Big Bossman	The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn 2011-10-11 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 2011-08-07 Movie
2009	Big Bossman	WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event 2009-02-10 Movie
2002	The Big Boss Man	WWE No Way Out 2002 2002-02-17 Movie
	The Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 2002 2002-01-20 Movie
2001	Himself	WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops 2001-08-07 Movie
	Big Bossman	WWF: Hardcore 2001-07-31 Movie
2000	The Big Boss Man (Appearance)	WWE Judgment Day 2000 2000-05-21 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE Backlash 2000 2000-04-30 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania 2000 2000-04-02 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE No Way Out 2000 2000-02-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 2000 2000-01-23 Movie
1999	The Big Boss Man	WWE Armageddon 1999 1999-12-12 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1999 1999-11-14 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Unforgiven 1999 1999-09-26 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SummerSlam 1999 1999-08-22 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Fully Loaded 1999 1999-07-25 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Over the Edge 1999-05-23 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SmackDown 1999-04-29 TV Show
	The Boss Man	WWE SmackDown 1999-04-29 TV Show
	The Big Boss Man (Appearance)	WWE Backlash: In Your House 1999-04-25 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania XV 1999-03-28 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House 1999-02-14 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1999 1999-01-25 Movie
1998	Big Boss Man	WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House 1998-12-13 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Capital Carnage 1998-12-06 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1998 1998-11-15 Movie
	The Big Boss Man (Bodyguard)	WWE Judgment Day: In Your House 1998-10-18 Movie
	Ray Traylor	WCW Souled Out 1998 1998-01-24 Movie
	Ray Traylor	WCW Thunder 1998-01-08 TV Show
1997	Himself	WCW Starrcade 1997 1997-12-28 Movie
	Himself	WCW World War 3 1997 1997-11-23 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	nWo Souled Out 1997 1997-01-25 Movie
1996	Big Bubba Rogers	WCW World War 3 1996 1996-11-24 Movie
	"Big" Bubba Rogers	WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 1996-07-06 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	WCW The Great American Bash 1996 1996-06-16 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	WCW Slamboree 1996 1996-05-19 Movie
1995	Big Bubba Rogers	WCW World War 3 1995 1995-11-26 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	WCW Slamboree 1995 1995-05-21 Movie
	"Big" Bubba Rogers	WCW Uncensored 1995 1995-03-19 Movie
	"Big" Bubba Rogers	WCW SuperBrawl V 1995-02-19 Movie
	The Guardian Angel (Referee)	WCW Clash of The Champions XXX 1995-01-25 Movie
	The Guardian Angel	WCW Clash of the Champions XXX 1995-01-25 Movie
1994	The Guardian Angel	WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 1994-10-23 Movie
	The Guardian Angel	WCW Fall Brawl 1994 1994-09-18 Movie
	The Guardian Angel	WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 1994-07-17 Movie
	The Guardian Angel	WCW Clash of The Champions XXVII 1994-06-23 Movie
	The Boss	WCW Spring Stampede 1994 1994-04-17 Movie
	The Boss (Special Guest Referee)	WCW SuperBrawl IV 1994-02-20 Movie
1993	The Boss	WCW Starrcade 1993 1993-12-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993 1993-08-14 Movie
	Big Bubba	AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22 1993-07-29 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWF Bashed in the USA 1993-06-23 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWF: WrestleFest '93 1993-03-20 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches 1993-03-01 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1993 1993-01-24 Movie
	The Big Bossman	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
	The Boss Man	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
1992	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1992 1992-11-25 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 1992-11-22 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Crunch Classic 1992-05-28 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania VIII 1992-04-05 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Invasion '92 1992-03-26 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SuperTape '92 1992-02-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1992 1992-01-19 Movie
1991	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1991 1991-11-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 1991-11-24 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Rampage '91 1991-10-24 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall 1991-10-03 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SummerSlam 1991 1991-08-26 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleFest '91 1991-07-25 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SuperTape vol. 4 1991-05-23 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Mega Matches 1991-03-28 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania VII 1991-03-24 Movie
	The Big Boss Man (Appearance)	WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII 1991-03-17 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SuperTape vol. 3 1991-01-24 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1991 1991-01-19 Movie
1990	The Big Boss Man	WWE The Main Event IV 1990-11-23 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1990 1990-11-22 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 1990-11-18 Movie
	The Big Boss Man (Special Guest Referee)	WWE SummerSlam 1990 1990-08-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	Battle of the WWE Superstars 1990-08-23 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit 1990-04-13 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania VI 1990-04-01 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI 1990-03-25 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1990 1990-01-21 Movie
1989	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1989 1989-11-23 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 1989-11-12 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	Hulkamania 4 1989-11-01 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SummerSlam 1989 1989-08-28 Movie
	Big Boss Man	Fan Favorites 1989-08-09 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	The Best of the WWF: volume 20 1989-08-09 Movie
	N/A	More Saturday Night's Main Event 1989-07-06 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 1989-05-08 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleMania V 1989-04-02 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE The Main Event II 1989-02-03 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Royal Rumble 1989 1989-01-15 Movie
1988	The Big Boss Man	WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88 1988-12-17 Movie
	Big Boss Man	WWE Survivor Series 1988 1988-11-24 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 1988-11-17 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	The Best of the WWF: volume 17 1988-11-10 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE SummerSlam 1988 1988-08-29 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE WrestleFest 1988-07-31 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 1988-07-15 Movie
1987	"Big" Bubba Rogers (Bodyguard)	NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat! 1987-11-26 Movie
	The War Machine	NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games 1987-07-31 Movie
	Big Bubba Rogers	The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament 1987-04-11 Movie
	"Big" Bubba Rogers	NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation 1987-02-07 Movie
1986	"Big" Bubba Rogers	NWA Starrcade '86: The Night of The Sky-Walkers 1986-11-27 Movie
	The Big Boss Man	WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986-09-07 TV Show
1985	N/A	Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11 TV Show
	Big Boss Man	WWE Pay Per View 1985-03-31 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv