| Big Boss Man | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | (The) Big Boss Man Big Bubba Rogers War Machine The Boss Guardian Angel Ray Traylor The Boss Man |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
| Billed weight | 305 lb (142 kg) - 357 pounds (162 kg) |
| Born | May 2, 1963 Marietta, Georgia |
| Died | September 22, 2004 (aged 42) Paulding County, Georgia |
| Billed from | The Department of Corrections in Cobb County, Georgia |
| Trained by | Mickey Henry |
| Debut | 1985 |
Raymond W. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Paulding County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Traylor, Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) [1] was an American professional wrestler. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff He was perhaps best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Big Boss Man (sometimes spelled Big Bossman). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer.
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Wrestling career
World Wrestling Federation (1988-1993)
By 1988, Traylor had joined the World Wrestling Federation as The Big Bossman, a character who was formerly a prison guard in Cobb County, Georgia (Traylor had actually been a jail guard for a time in that area, a fact the WWF exploited to bring in the character Nailz, a former convict who believed Traylor had wronged him). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Cobb County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Its County seat and largest city is Marietta, located in the center Kevin Wacholz (born April 17 1958) is a former professional wrestler who once worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF in 1992 as Traylor enjoyed a good deal of success in the company. Bossman made his pay per view debut at Summerslam 1988 defeating KoKo B. Ware. Bossman made a huge impact when he attacked Hulk Hogan on Brother Love's Interview segment, giving Hogan quite a beating with his Nightstick in October '88 on WWF Superstars. As a heel, he challenged for Hulk Hogan's WWF World Championship and also teamed with Akeem to form the Twin Towers. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American former professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem the The Twin Towers were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Akeem "The African Dream" (formerly the One Man Gang) and Big Bossman The Twin Towers beat The Rockers at Wrestlemania V and feuded with Demolition for the WWF Tag Team titles. On an edition of Saturday Night's Main Event in 1989, he and Hogan faced each other in a memorable steel cage match for the WWF Title in which Hogan superplexed the 350 pound Traylor off the top of the cage. He later became a face in early 1990 on The Brother Love Interview segment after refusing to give Ted DiBiase his Million Dollar Belt back after DiBiase had paid Slick off for Bossman to retrieve the belt from Jake The Snake Roberts bag that held his python and Bossman refused to take a payoff. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains , he returned the bag with the belt and snake to Jake Roberts and proceeded to shove his manager Slick down, telling DiBiase that he couldn't be bought. He also opposed Bobby Heenan's stable of wrestlers, The Heenan Family after Heenan made remarks about Boss Man's Mother. Raymond Louis Heenan (born November 1, 1944) better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, is a former American Professional The Heenan Family was a stable of heel wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s Boss Man defeated Heenan's wrestlers such as The Barbarian at the 1991 Royal Rumble. This included a memorable encounter with Mr. Perfect at WrestleMania VII for the Intercontinental title in 1991 with Boss Man winning by DQ. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Boss Man would go on to beat wrestlers such as Ted DiBiase, Dino Bravo, Rick Rude, and The Mountie. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Adolfo Bresciano ( August 6, 1949 - March 11, 1993) was an Italian -born Canadian professional wrestler, Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Jacques Rougeau (born June 13, 1960) is a former French - Canadian professional wrestler from Saint-Sulpice Quebec, He also feuded with former tag team partner Akeem, defeating him in less than two minutes at WrestleMania VI. WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF sixth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event and the first to Boss Man beat The Mountie in an infamous Jailhouse Match at Summerslam 1991 with The Mountie having to spend a night in jail. Another memorable Bossman feud was with Nailz in 1992 with Nailz attacking him with a Nightstick which kept him out of action for several months, when Bossman returned he went after his enemy and defeated Nailz in a Nightstick (On a Pole) Match at Survivor Series 1992. Bossman left the WWF in March 1993.
World Championship Wrestling (1993-1998)
After leaving the WWF in 1993, Traylor had a brief stint in All Japan Pro Wrestling before returning to the United States to work for World Championship Wrestling. ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 Traylor was originally known as The Boss, but the WWF legal department determined the character to be too similar to the one that Traylor had portrayed in the WWF and forced WCW to change it. As a result, Traylor became the Guardian Angel. The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers He feuded with Big Van Vader for most of 1994. Soon, Traylor returned to his original Big Bubba character. Big Bubba defeated Sting at Uncensored in March 1995. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship.
Big Bubba joined the Dungeon of Doom faction before eventually defecting to the nWo. The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997 The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Eventually, a loophole in Bubba's contract forced him out of the nWo. As a result of this, Bubba became a face once again and began competing under his real name - Ray Traylor. He frequently worked with the Steiner Brothers during this time period. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott He began feuding with the nWo, defeating several nWo members such as Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, and Vincent. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1998-2003)
Eventually, Traylor would return to the WWF on the October 12, 1998 episode of RAW is War, once again under his Big Bossman persona, but wearing a SWAT-style uniform instead of his old police one. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad His gimmick was changed from a "cop" into a bully-type personal security officer, or bodyguard-type character, willing to do anything for a price. He was immediately established as a top of the mid-card character, quite a departure from the lower mid-card status he had in WCW just weeks previously. He was introduced as a member of The Corporation, a group of wrestlers controlled by WWF owner Vince McMahon to combat Stone Cold Steve Austin as well as D-Generation X, as The Corporation's "personal security". The Corporation was a heel stable in the late 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly The Boss Man would have several matches with Austin. He won the WWF Tag Team Titles with Ken Shamrock and beat Al Snow for the WWF Hardcore Title, a feud which included the infamous storyline involving Al's dog Pepper, leading eventually to the much-maligned Kennel From Hell match at Unforgiven 1999. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18 1963) is a professional wrestler and Actor better known by his Ring name of Al Snow The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the While still a member of the Corporation, Bossman competed at WrestleMania XV. WrestleMania XV was was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF which took place on March 28 In fact, he was feuding with The Undertaker (as the Corporation at the time feuded with the Undertaker and his newly formed "Ministry of Darkness", despite both being heel factions). Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. The Ministry of Darkness was a Professional wrestling heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation or WWF (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment This led to what seemed like the nadir of the Hell in a Cell tradition, as 'Taker beat Bossman inside the Cell at WrestleMania XV, including a kayfabe "hanging" of Bossman by the Undertaker himself, which left him suspended about 15 feet in the air, motionless. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in WrestleMania XV was was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF which took place on March 28 In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death
After his return, he would eventually go on to feud with The Big Show over the WWF Championship. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE This feud is infamous for a skit where Boss Man showed up at Big Show's father's funeral and proceeded to steal Show's father's casket by rigging it to the back of his car (the Bluesmobile from the Blues Brothers, complete with the large public announcement horn) and driving off. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. The Blues Brothers are a Grammy Award -nominated American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd In a desperate attempt to stop the theft, The Big Show jumped onto the coffin as it was being towed away, riding atop the coffin for a few yards until he lost his grip and tumbled off. Also during the angle, the Bossman uttered the popular, yet often misquoted line, "Ya hear that Paul Wight, you're a nasty bastard and your momma said so!" Months after this feud ended, Big Show would in fact wear a t-shirt with the phrase "Big Nasty Bastard" on it. Bossman beat The Rock to become the #1 contender for the WWF Championship on the November 15, 1999 Raw. This feud ended with Boss Man being crushed by Big Show at the Armageddon pay-per-view. Armageddon is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment.
Boss Man participated in the 2000 Royal Rumble match. Royal Rumble (2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Boss Man eliminated Rikishi (with 5 other Superstars), Chyna, and Faarooq before being eliminated by The Rock. Solofa Fatu Jr (born October 11 1965) is a Samoan- American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer on December 27 1972 is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the He had the third longest overall time in the Rumble. On the March 19 edition of Sunday Night Heat, Boss Man introduced protégé Bull Buchanan, a wrestler who dressed similar to The Boss Man. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for Barry Buchanan (born January 5 1968 in Eddyville Kentucky) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as They formed a tag team which lasted until the end of the year when Bull joined the Right to Censor. The Right to Censor or RTC was a Professional wrestling faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001 Big Bossman and Bull Buchanan defeated The Godfather and D'Lo Brown at WrestleMania 2000, and beat the APA the following month at Backlash. Charles Wright (born May 16 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) Career Beginnings Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed D'Lo Brown (also written D-Lo Brown) He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he became an NWA World Tag Team Champion in WrestleMania 2000 was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment The Acolytes Protection Agency ( APA) was a Professional wrestling Tag team that consisted of John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Backlash is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which started in 1999 and is held normally The team split on the June 5 edition of Raw is War. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is After they lost to the Hardy Boyz, Buchanan and Boss Man began to argue which led to shoving and eventually Boss Man knocking out Buchanan with his Nightstick when Buchanan's back was turned. The Hardy Boyz (also known as the The Hardys and Team Xtreme) are an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team in World Wrestling
When Traylor returned from an injury in late 2001, he was given a role as the tag team partner of Booker T, as simply The Boss Man. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Boss Man served as an enforcer again, only this time for Booker T as well as helping Vince McMahon. The team quietly split in late January 2002, and from there on Boss Man wrestled mostly on Jakked. In April, he formed a short lived tag team with Mr. Perfect after being drafted to the RAW brand. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means In June 2002, Traylor was then assigned to train new wrestlers in Ohio Valley Wrestling before ultimately being released from WWE in 2003. Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW is an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. His last high-profile series of matches was in a tournament for the vacant International Wrestling Association of Japan heavyweight title. International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 He made it all the way to the finals before being defeated by old rival Jim Duggan. James Stuart Duggan (born January 14, 1954) and in WCW he was a 1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a 1 time
Death
Traylor died in his home at age 42 from a heart attack in Paulding County, Georgia on September 22, 2004. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Paulding County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He is survived by his wife and two daughters. A formal cause of Traylor's heart attack has never been released.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Boss Man Slam / Traylor Trash (One-armed slam or a spinning side slam to an oncoming opponent)
- Spinebuster
- Corner body splash
- Enzuigiri
- Bear hug
- Uppercut / Throat thrust
- Eye rake
- Bolo punch
- Powerbomb
- Backbreaker
- Leapfrog body guillotine to an opponent draped over the second rope
- Signature illegal weapons
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- Nightstick (tonfa)
- Handcuffs
- Ball and Chain
- Flak jacket
- Managers
- Wrestlers managed
- Theme Music
- Jive Soul Bro (from Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2) (1988-1990)
- Servin' Hard Time by Jimmy Hart and J. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. In Wrestling, the bear hug (also known as a bodylock) is a Grappling term for a clinch hold and stand-up grappling position where The uppercut (sometimes also referred to as the upper) is a punch used in Boxing that usually aims at the opponent's chin Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A bolo punch is a punch used in Boxing. The bolo punch is not among the traditional boxing punches ( Jab, Uppercut, hook and cross A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. The tonfa, also known as tong fa or tuifa, is a traditional Okinawan weapon from which the modern side-handled police baton is derived Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's Wrists close together A flak jacket or flak vest is a form of Protective clothing designed to provide protection from Shrapnel and other indirect low velocity projectiles Jim Whebbe (born September 29 1934) is a former Professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar which translated Nickla Roberts (born February 13, 1962) is a former Professional wrestling valet better known as Baby Doll James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter Kenneth Johnson (born December 8, 1943) better known to wrestling fans as " Slick - The Doctor Of Style " is a former American Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Piledriver The Wrestling Album 2 was an album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 1987 Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews J. Maguire (1990-1993)
Championships and accomplishments
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- PWI ranked him #138 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
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- Most Improved Wrestler award (1987)
References
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