RAY TRAYLOR 42, aka 'BIG BOSS MAN' (WWF/WWE), 'BIG BUBBA' (WCW), PASSES AWAY
Article written by Anthony DeBlasi, 3e6r.net:
I was really hoping that this wasn't true. Obviously if your reading this, it unfortunately is.
Ray Traylor, who was most famous as The Big Boss Man in the WWF / WWE, has passed away. He was only 42 years old. We do not know the cause of his passing at this time. However early word was that local authorities were called to his home Wednesday evening. As of now it appears he passed away from natural causes.
Ray had been living in Paulding County, GA which is actually located very close to Cobb County GA. Recently, Ray had run for political office as Commision Chairman for Paulding County, and had attended a public memorial ceremony on September 11th for the victims of 9/11.
Ray's wrestling career began after actually working at as a correctional officer at the Cobb County Correctional Institute. He began wrestling for the NWA under the names The War Machine and Big Bubba Rogers back in 1986. However, in 1988 he moved on to the WWF. And it was at that time where Traylor made famous the character The Big Boss Man. He wrestled mostly as a singles wrestler, but was part of the infamous tag team as 1/2 of the Twin Towers with his partner Akeem, and their manager "The Doctor Of Style" Slick.
He left the WWF around 1995 and wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for a short stint before wrestling for WCW. He wrestled under different names in WCW; as Big Bubba, The Boss, The Man, The Guardian Angel before wrestling under his real name Ray Traylor.
He returned to the WWF / WWE in the late 90's. He wrestled for a few more years, then was a trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling before being released in 2002/2003.
I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Traylor family. Personally, he entertained me throughout the years, and was well liked by the wrestling community.
Thanks for reading.
Anthony DeBlasi
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