Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man
Traylor in 2002
Birth nameRay Washington Traylor Jr.
Born(1963-05-02)May 2, 1963
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 22, 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 41)
Dallas, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Angela Traylor
(m. 1989)
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Boss Man[1]
Boss Man
Big Bubba[2]
Big Bubba Rogers[1]
The Boss[1]
The Guardian Angel[1]
Ray Traylor[1]
War Machine[2][3]
Billed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1]
Billed weight330 lb (150 kg)[1]
Billed fromCobb County, Georgia[1]
Trained byTed Allen[2][3]
Debut1985
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Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler 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 (WCW) as the Boss, the Man, the Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers. During his appearances with the WWF, Big Boss Man held the WWF World Tag Team Championship once and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times.[1] Traylor was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016. [4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Big Boss Man". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Big Boss Man's OWOW profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Big Boss Man « Wrestler-Datenbank « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.de. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Pappolla, Ryan (March 7, 2016). "Big Boss Man to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2016". Retrieved March 7, 2016.