True story. For me Boss Man had a decent spot he was a guy that could make literally anyone look good. Big Bubba Rogers ( May 31, 1986 - May 6, 1988) Ray Traylor ( January 1, 1985 - May 30, 1986) Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) Weight 315 lbs (143 kg) Born May 2, 1963 Died September 22, 2004 (aged 41) Birth Place Cobb County, Georgia Billed From Cobb County, Georgia Career History Roles Wrestler ( January 1, 1985 - September 22, 2004) On March 7, 2016, Traylor was confirmed to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016. On the December 30, 1999 episode of SmackDown!, Boss Man and Prince Albert defeated Test in a handicap match as part of the McMahon-Helmsley Regime's vendetta against Test. Soon, Traylor turned heel and returned to his original Big Bubba Rogers character. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Perfect lost to The Hardy Boyz. It's often said the best characters are just a wrestler's real personality cranked to 11, and Big Boss Man took that. for the U.S. tag team championship. The mammoth grappler bounced in and out of the Atlanta-based organization over the years, capturing the United States Title along the way. The wrestler's real name was Raymond "Ray" W. Traylor, Jr., and he died young at the age of 41. Wrestlers often run forward as they slam, a move popularized by The British Bulldog who used it as his finishing move. External links WWE All Stars roster Categories After a short run in Japan, he went to WCW where he wrestled as "The Boss", "The Guardian Angel", "Big Bubba Rogers" and his real name Ray Traylor. Marten GO. He and Rhodes were tied for wins in this series, leading to a tiebreaking cage match, which Rhodes won on February 27. Dundee boss Gary Bowyer (left) and new Dunfermline loanee Paul McGowan (right). After losing the heavyweight championship, Traylor began pursuing the UWF Tag Team Championship which were held by The Lightning Express as he teamed with The Angel of Death, The Terminator, and Black Bart but was never able to win the titles. This move shows the wrestler grab an opponent like a fallway slam but instead of just throwing them backwards the wrestler, while hanging onto the opponent, does a backflip slamming the opponent back-first into the mat while landing on top of them chest-first. A member of the 1966 New York Jets, Bob Windham began training for a professional wrestling career at the urging of teammate and mat legend Wahoo McDaniel. n. # important. On the same night, Boss Man lost the WWF Hardcore title to the returning British Bulldog, in which Bulldog then gifted the title to Snow. Senegalese & Egyptian forwards were team-mates Helped . Just ask The One Man Gang. The Big Boss: Directed by Wei Lo, Chia-Hsiang Wu. Traylor would hold the championship for nearly 3 months defending it against Steve Cox, Barry Windham, and Michael Hayes before losing the title to "Dr. Death" Steve Williams on July 11, 1987 in Oklahoma City during the Great American Bash 1987 tour. Traylor died at his home in Dallas, Georgia on September 22, 2004 while his sister was visiting him. During a television taping that aired May 30, Nailz clad in an orange prison jumpsuit ran into the ring and attacked the Boss Man, handcuffing him to the top rope and repeatedly choking and beating him with the nightstick. [12], At WrestleMania V, The Twin Towers defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)[11] and then, for most of spring and early summer 1989, feuded with Demolition (Ax and Smash) over the Tag Team Championship. [5] A face, he received a title match against Rude at Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary, but lost. Once again, he was taken off the main roster after an injury from a motorcycle accident. The prison guard from Cobb County, Georgia; Big Boss Man, debuted in the WWF in 1988. The move was used by Paul Burchill and John Morrison, both of whom called the move C-4. The move, also known as a military press powerslam or falling press slam, is similar to a gorilla press slam. He then feuded with Big Show over the WWF Championship, giving Show the nickname "Big Nasty Bastard". In July 2004, Traylor unsuccessfully ran for Commission chairman for Paulding County, Georgia. The stipulation of the match was that, if Bigelow won, he would tattoo "that sweet thing" in the ring (Stasiak accepted the stipulation, assuming he meant his valet Stacy Keibler when he was, in fact, referring to Stasiak himself). Big Boss Man was born in Marietta, Georgia, on May 2, 1963. Images: SNS. n. # physique. The name uranage (or ura-nage) comes from a Judo throw which, translated directly from Japanese, means "throw to behind/back" and is commonly (albeit incorrectly) used to refer to a regular side slam in pro wrestling. Bigelow was dominated throughout the match, being mounted within the first 10 seconds. In May 2002, he competed in his last WWE match, losing to Tommy Dreamer. The Big Boss Man passed away sadly at the young age of 41 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016 posthumously as an icon for a generation. [5] Boss Man had first won the WWF Hardcore Championship from Snow at the July Fully Loaded pay-per-view. Bubba worked 3 tours for AJPW. After the series, both he and Rhodes were tied in wins, which led to a tiebreaking cage match in which Rhodes came out victorious. The One Man Gang entered WWE in 1987, making an immediate impact by ending the in-ring career of WWE Hall of Famer Superstar Billy Graham. The Boogeyman uses the inverted version as a finisher calling it the Boogeyslam. In 1987, Traylor joined the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) after it was purchased by Jim Crockett. He was put in a stable with Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon, known as the Jersey Triad, in May 1999. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Bigelow appeared in the 1995 comedy Major Payne. I agree with the privacy policy and accept all conditions. The most common powerslam variation, it is also often referred to simply as a "powerslam". Then, the left arm is wrapped around the opponent's neck and the right arm is wrapped around the opponent's torso. On the May 30 episode of WWF Superstars, Nailz clad in an orange prison jumpsuit ran into the ring and attacked Boss Man, handcuffing him to the top rope and repeatedly choking and beating him with the nightstick. The Big Boss Man appeared in the first two games of the Smackdown! He also invented the inverted variation called the Ura-Shouten. This move was invented by Mitsuharu Misawa, calling it Emerald Flowsion. The wrestler keeps the hold and slams the opponent to the opposite corner as well. This slam can be either bridged into a pin, or the wrestler can float over into another fallaway slam. He held the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW Championship during his run. I still giggle immaturely whenever he's announced in Japan as "Big Booba" ( ). At one point, the storyline involved Al's dog Pepper. Raymond Washington Traylor Jr., aka Big Boss Man, a former professional wrestler, was born on May 2, 1963, in Marietta, Georgia, the United States of America. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Big Boss Man, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more. This move is also referred to as a scrapbuster. He ditched the funky persona upon his return to WCW, going back to his roots as The One Man Gang. The wrestler then falls forward, slamming the opponent down on their back in a front powerslam. [1] To perform it, the wrestler begins standing face to face with the opponent slightly to their side. Current WWE wrestler Charlotte Flair also uses this move. After the Triad disbanded, Bigelow began feuding with ECW alumnus Mike Awesome, who defeated him in an ambulance match at Starrcade 2000. Just prior to the match, Snow was seen setting Pepper's dog carrier near the entrance way. [30] At Armageddon, The Big Show defeated him to retain the title. Bigelow in the end wound up a babyface when he denounced all the heel managers and announced that his manager was going to be Oliver Humperdink. 2: Know Your Role and WWF No Mercy. 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Nia Jax also uses this move. [26] After losing his final WCW Nitro match to Bill Goldberg on the March 30 episode of Nitro, Traylor won his final match defeating Bret Hammer on the following Saturday Night; after that, he was sent home and WCW let his contract expire. He is interred at the Dallas Memorial Garden in Dallas, Georgia. Jeff Cobb uses a variation, where he spins him and his opponents a 360, before executing the powerslam, dubbed as the Tour of the Islands. According to The Wrestling Observer, Traylor and his family were visiting with his sister at his home, and while his two daughters went upstairs to play, his wife Angela briefly left the room at about 10:00p.m., and returned to find him dead on the sofa. His professional wrestling career spanned twenty-one years. In 1992, Boss Man became involved in a feud with Nailz, whose gimmick was that of an ex-convict; in a series of promos that aired before his debut, Nailz claimed to be abused by Boss man during his incarceration, and warned that he was coming for revenge. He was a dominant force in ECW, carrying out feats of strength such as hurling Spike Dudley out of the ring and into the audience and slamming Tazz through the ring itself. [1] On The Brother Love Show, he refused to accept DiBiase's money for the bag, and returned it to Roberts. Eventually, Traylor returned to the WWF on the October 12, 1998 episode of Raw is War, once again under his Big Boss Man persona. In August 2004, he was convicted of possession of cannabis. Here, he formed a tag team with Big Van Vader, winning the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Next, the wrestler spins in a circle while swinging the lower half of the opponent's body out and around until one arm is across the opponent's chest and under one or both arms. The attacking wrestler reaches between an opponent's legs with their stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm before then lifting the opponent up over their shoulder. I liked his attitude era gimmick. He joined forces with Hogan at the 1990 Survivor Series along with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Tugboat, defeating Earthquake's team. series. [32] On the March 19 episode of Sunday Night Heat, he introduced Bull Buchanan as his protg. In 1988, Traylor joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the name The Big Boss Man, based on his previous profession; wrestling as a heel, Boss Man's post-match gimmick involved handcuffing his defeated opponents (mainly jobbers) to the ring rope and beating them with a nightstick. Bigelow went on to feud with Tatanka and Doink the Clown; he lost to Tatanka at the 1994 Royal Rumble and teamed with Luna to defeat Doink and Dink at WrestleMania X. [5] In early 1995, he turned heel, and became again known as "Big Bubba Rogers". boss. He served as Vince McMahon's bodyguard during his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin and his later feud with D-Generation X, briefly wearing a mask before his identity was revealed. Intimidating foes with the skulls tattooed into the side of his mohawked head, The Gang didn't need any help, as he could dispatch multiple opponents at once with his bone-crushing 747 Splash. As the opponent falls to the mat, the attacking wrestler will continue to fall face-down on top of them in a lateral press pinning position. antonyms. Traylor first emerged in CCW (Continental Championship Wrestling), based in Tennessee before moving on as enhancement talent for Jim Crockett promotions. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Then, he waited until his Time Warner (the major corporation that had bought the promotion from Jim Crockett in 1989) contract expired in June 2002. Boss Man held the championship for slightly over three months, although he only defended it sparingly, which included the likes of Al Snow, Faarooq, Kane, and The Godfather. He was teamed with then WWF World Champion Diesel at the 1995 King of the Ring; they defeated Corporation members Tatanka and Sycho Sid. On November 17, 1996, Bigelow competed in a "U-Japan" mixed martial arts event against Kimo Leopoldo. He feuded with Big Van Vader for most of 1994. Trivia: Big Boss Man is the second WWE Hall of Famer trained by Ted Allen. He won with the assistance of The Eliminators. The duo known as The Twin Towers wreaked havoc on WWE throughout 1989. He was 45 years old. The attacking wrestler grabs the opponent's waist, as in a gutwrench, then hoist the opponent up onto one of their shoulders in an overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack. [18] At SummerSlam, he defeated The Mountie, who he feuded with to see who the real officer of the WWF was[9] in a Jailhouse Match, a match in which the loser must spend a night in jail; this was the only such match ever held by the promotion. ago OG Angle Slam! Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. This wasn't Bubba's first time in Japan. His first WWF encounters were with Nikolai Volkoff and his jilted manager Slick. Dusty was like, "Hmm if he can get up like that for Tully, I can do something with him". After this brief stay, he went to Japan to work for the legendary Antonio Inoki's New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). Gutted, disappointed, relieved, encouraged. It happens all too often; there's a hole going toward the rim, the player will get the ball, and then the . Gyoubu Oniwa (and his horse Onikage) is the final boss you'll encounter in the Ashina Outskirts region of Sekiro. On the morning of January 19, 2007, Bigelow was found dead in his home by Remiesiewicz at approximately 10:00a.m. EST in Hudson, Florida. [5] While in The Corporation, Boss Man won the Tag Team Championship with Ken Shamrock and won the Hardcore Championship four times overall. Reddit's largest professional wrestling community. David Bryce, Troon, said: "Big Ange delivers again! [5], Traylor had two daughters, Lacy Abilene Traylor and Megan Chyanne Traylor, and was married to Angela, his childhood sweetheart.[5]. In this variation, an opponent lifts up an opponent by the waist and then slams them down back onto the mat like a powerslam. [5] On October 12, 1998, he returned to television with a new look, abandoning his blue police shirt for an all-black SWAT-style uniform, including a tactical vest and gloves. First WWF tenure In the mid 80s, Traylor began his wrestling career as the bodyguard to Jim Cornette and was known as "Big Bubba Rogers". He was best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Big Boss Man (sometimes spelled Big Bossman). 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. To perform it, an attacking wrestler stands slightly behind and facing the . In his most profitable years, he earned between $750,000 and US$1.2 million. Boss Man entered the 1999 Royal Rumble match as the 22nd entrant, and he eliminated both X-Pac and D'Lo Brown before being eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin. Boss Man became the #1 contender for the WWF Championship on the November 15, 1999 edition of Raw. In 1992 he left New Japan, performing for several other Japanese professional wrestling promotions. The wrestler then simultaneously lifts the opponent up, turns 180 and falls forward, slamming the opponent back-first on the mat. While Slick was satisfied with his charges devastation, The Doctor of Style wanted the damage to come with a little flair. On December 4, 1993 he made a one-time return to the WWF as a special guest referee to officiate the main event of a house show in Anaheim, CA between Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett. Big Bossman Finisher - Bossman Slam LF Crxzado 1.16K subscribers Subscribe 72 Share 18K views 9 years ago On Saturn Show more Show more Big Bossman Ray Traylor WWF TV Debut BCM 429 123K views. Boss Man then began training wrestlers at Ohio Valley Wrestling before being released in 2003. Perfect after both were drafted to the Raw brand. RVD was assisted by Sabu, who had originally been scheduled to receive a shot at Bigelow's title; Van Dam was only supposed to "soften up" the Beast from the East. [13] During the match, Hogan superplexed Boss Man off the top of the cage. A former corrections officer in Cobb County, Georgia, Traylor debuted in 1985. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, International Wrestling Association of Japan, Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni, "Rockhouse" by Jimmy Hart and H. Helm (WCW; used while a part of the, "Tear It Up" by Jimmy Hart and H. Helm (WCW; used while a part of the New World Order; 1997). He was released from WWE in 2003. Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary. I think that's Akira Taue instead, my bad. He eliminated both King Kong Bundy and One Man Gang, but eventually lost to sole survivor Andr the Giant. He later became a face in early 1990 on The Brother Love Show after refusing to give Ted DiBiase his Million Dollar Championship belt back after DiBiase had paid Slick off for Boss Man to retrieve the belt from Jake "The Snake" Roberts' bag that also held Jake's python. During this feud, he also challenged Randy Savage for the WWF Championship, and formed a team with Akeem (formerly billed as One Man Gang, his UWF opponent) to form The Twin Towers. As the Twin Towers, Boss Man and Akeem feuded mainly with Hogan and Savage (who had formed The Mega Powers alliance), and were strongly involved in the storyline involving Savage's slowly building heel turn and eventual betrayal of Hogan. and earn IQ Suggest correction at ringside, and was soon engaged in a highly publicized feud with the famous ex-football player. [5] He made it to the final by defeating Freddie Krueger before losing to Jim Duggan. At the same Royal Rumble event, Boss Man defeated New Age Outlaws member Road Dogg in a non-title match while Boss Man's partner Shamrock defeated the other New Age Outlaws member Billy Gunn in a separate singles match. It has erroneously been translated as "reverse side throw". Sidharth Shukla 2. As mentioned below, the move was popularized by Hiroshi Hase. Although he never held any titles in the WWF, he main-evented multiple pay-per-views for the promotion, including WrestleMania XI. By the end of the year, he left the company for WCW. After The Big Boss Man refused to be bought by The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, the wealthy Superstar paid off The African Dream to take out his former friend. Shortly thereafter, Bigelow was turned babyface, publicly quitting the Million Dollar Corporation. When the two behemoths collided at WrestleMania VI, The Boss Man emerged victorious, and Akeem left WWE shortly after. Boss Man then returned to the WWF in 1998, becoming personal security for Vince McMahon's Corporation faction. In AEW, Brodie Lees finisher is a Discuss Clothesline, a move he also used in WWE, but he starts the sequence by getting his opponent in a Sister Abigal position. The big man boogied over to his manager and a stunned Okerlund. In late 1992, Bigelow returned to the WWF as a heel. He then formed several short-lived tag teams with partners including Buchanan, Booker T and Mr. Remiesiewicz eventually made a complete recovery, and remained with Bigelow up until his death. Sign up for BINGE to watch. The wrestler swings the opponent's legs to the opposite side before sitting down and slamming the opponent's back to the mat. He founded U.S. Army Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND, along with the mercenary company Militaires Sans Frontires, and was one of the founding members of the Patriots. On the June 5 Raw is War, after losing to The Hardy Boyz and subsequently arguing, Boss Man knocked Buchanan out with his nightstick when his back was turned and the team split up. [31] On the following episode of Raw, The Big Show defeated Boss Man and Prince Albert in a handicap match to retain his title, marking the end of the feud.[30]. 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Barcelona boss Xavi has admitted that not having Ousmane Dembele available to face Manchester United on Thursday in their Europa League play-off tie is a "huge blow", along with the absences of . [Verse 1] You got me workin', boss man, workin' 'round the clock I wanna little drink of water, but you won't let Jimmy stop Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? The cage surrounded the ring, with a second roofed cage surrounding the ringside area. In 1987, he won the UWF Heavyweight Championship in the Universal Wrestling Federation from the One Man Gang. Another variation is the elevated position: the user puts the opponent into a front powerslam, then jumps off either the second or third turnbuckle, driving the opponent into a typical sitout side powerslam position. [27] After the match, The Undertaker hanged him from the roof of the cage (an illusion made possible by a body harness concealed under Boss Man's outfit). [22] During the next few months he made appearances in the USWA and SMW. [33] 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.