Big Boss Man | |
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Birth name | Ray Washington Traylor Jr. |
Born | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | May 2, 1963
Died | September 22, 2004 Dallas, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 41)
Spouse(s) |
Angela Traylor (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | (The) 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 height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 330 lb (150 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Cobb County, Georgia[1] |
Trained by | Ted Allen[2][3] |
Debut | 1985 |
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 (The) 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]