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Birthday: May 02, 1963
Place of Birth: Marietta, Georgia, USA

Ray Traylor

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