Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man is one of those wrestling characters that stuck with me, the nightstick-swinging prison guard gimmick was instantly readable. Behind it was Ray Washington Traylor Jr., born in Marietta, Georgia in 1963, a genuinely imposing presence at 198 cm. What interests me is how many identities he wore across promotions, the Boss, the Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers in WCW, before his WWF run made him a household name. He passed away far too young in 2004, but his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame confirms he left a real mark on the business.

Name (English)

Big Boss Man

Name (Japanese)

レイ・トレイラー

Reading

れい・とれいらー

Born

May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Height

198 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler

Awards & achievements

• WWE Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%20Boss%20Man
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461317

Tags

• Georgia
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.