Big Boss Man

Raymond Washington Traylor, Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with the WWF under the ring name (The) Big Bossman and with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the many different ring names.

Big Boss Man
Big Boss Man at a charity event on board the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 9, 2002
Born	(1963-05-02)May 2, 1963[1] Marietta, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Died	September 22, 2004(2004-09-22) (aged 41)[1] Dallas, Georgia, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big Boss Man[1] Big Bubba Rogers[1] War Machine The Boss[1] Guardian Angel[1] Ray Traylor[1] Boss Man[1]
Billed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight	330 lb (150 kg)
Billed from	The Department of Corrections in Cobb County, Georgia
Trained by	Mickey Henry[1] Ted Allen[1]
Debut	1985[1]

During his time with the WWF, he won the WWF Hardcore Championship four times where his fourth reign is credited as being the longest in WWF/E History. He also won the WWF Tag Team Championship one time with Ken Shamrock. He was one of the first members of The Corporation and served as their bodyguard.

He died of a heart attack in his Acworth, Georgia home on September 22, 2004.^[2]

In 2016, Traylor was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Slick.^[3]