"Ray "Big Bossman" Traylor passed away suddenly at his home tonight. Traylor, who was 42, got his start as Jim Cornette's bodyguard Big Bubba Rogers in 1986 after he left his job as a prison guard in Marietta, GA.
After leaving Crockett promotions over pay, his real life job became his gimmick as the Big Bossman, the evil prison guard, who had a big run with Hulk Hogan.
He was also a major star with All Japan Pro Wrestling as Big Bubba in the 90s, before returning to the WWF in recent years.
At this point his death is a mystery. He had not been complaining of feeling bad, other than a bad knee. His wife found him in a room tonight and he wasn't breathing. Paramedics were unable to revive him."
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I always really liked the Bossman. Thought he was a tremendous talent back in the late '80s and early '90s, especially for his size. He really seemed to "get" wrestling. I still remember Hogan superplexing him off the top of that old blue barred steel cage on Saturday Night's Main Event. That was the most incredible spot I'd ever seen at the time, and probably remained so for the next few years. He really was a great of that era.
I know we goofed on you a lot, but you were one hell of a heel.
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