Big Boss Man
American professional wrestler (1963-2004) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 41
Ray Washington Traylor Jr. 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.
Big Boss Man is read about 542 times a day, in 22 languages.
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Curt Hennig Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2002 (2002)
Andrew Martin Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
Charles Wright Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
Sean Waltman Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
John Tenta Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
Pat Patterson Wrote WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
Ron Simmons Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Dusty Rhodes Wrote NWA Starrcade 1987 (1987)
Matt Bloom Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Mick Foley Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
Devon Hughes Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Mark LoMonaco Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
David Heath Also in WWE Royal Rumble 1999 (1999)
John Layfield Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Davey Boy Smith Also in WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Elizabeth Ann Hulette Also in WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 (1996)
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Big Boss Man (left) facing Hulk Hogan in March 1989
Boss Man (pictured in March 1989) became a fan favorite after refusing to do the bidding of his villainous manager Slick (left)
Big Boss Man on SmackDown! in October 1999
A tombstone commemorating Big Boss Man's loss at WrestleMania XV
Traylor at an autograph session in May 1999
Traylor at a charity event in May 2002
Traylor's grave in Dallas, GeorgiaAwards
About this person
During his appearances with the WWF, Big Boss Man held the WWF World Tag Team Championship once and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times. Traylor was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.
