Brandon Traylor (wrestler)

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Big Boss Man at a charity event in 2002.
Birth name	Brandon Washington Traylor Jr.
Born	May 2, 1963 Marietta, Georgia
Died	September 22, 2004 (aged 41) Dallas, Georgia
Cause of death	Heart attack
Spouse(s)	Angela Traylor (m. 1989)
Children	2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big Boss Man Big Bubba Big Bubba Rogers The Boss The Guardian Angel The Man Brad Traylor War Machine
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Billed weight	312 lb (142 kg)
Billed from	Cobb County, Georgia
Trained by	Ted Allen
Debut	1985

Brandon Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his appearances with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name (The) Big Boss Man (sometimes spelled Bossman), as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Boss, The Man, The Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers. During his appearances with the IWF, Big Boss Man held the IWF World Tag Team Championship once and the IWF Hardcore Championship four times. On March 7, 2016, Traylor was confirmed to be inducted into the IWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016. He was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2016 by Slick and the award was accepted by his wife Angela and his daughters Lacy and Megan.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Jim Crockett Promotions (1986–1987) 1.2 Universal Wrestling Federation (1987) 1.3 International Wrestling Federation 1.3.1 Twin Towers (1988–1990) 1.3.2 Singles competition (1990–1993) 1.4 World Championship Wrestling 1.4.1 Early years (1993–1995) 1.4.2 Dungeon of Doom and feud with nWo (1996–1998) 1.5 Return to IWF/E 1.5.1 Hardcore Championship pursuit (1998–2000) 1.5.2 Final years and departure (2000–2003) 1.6 International Wrestling Association of Japan (2004) 2 Personal life 2.1 Death and legacy 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Jim Crockett Promotions (1986–1987)

[edit] Universal Wrestling Federation (1987)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation

[edit] Twin Towers (1988–1990)

Main article: The Twin Towers (professional wrestling)

[edit] Singles competition (1990–1993)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

[edit] Early years (1993–1995)

[edit] Dungeon of Doom and feud with nWo (1996–1998)

[edit] Return to IWF/E

[edit] Hardcore Championship pursuit (1998–2000)

See also: The Corporation (professional wrestling)

[edit] Final years and departure (2000–2003)

[edit] International Wrestling Association of Japan (2004)

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Death and legacy

[edit] In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Boss Man Slam (IWF/E) / Bubba Slam / Traylor Trash (WCW) (Spinning Side Slam)
• Signature moves
  • Backbreaker
  • Big boot
  • Big splash
  • Body avalanche
  • Enzuigiri
  • Leapfrog body guillotine
  • Powerbomb
  • Sidewalk slam
  • Spinebuster
  • Uppercut
  • Water-wheel Slam (Double leg slam)
• Managers
  • Jim Cornette
  • Kyle Johnson/Ted DiBiase
  • Jimmy Heart
  • [[Richard Zabbia (wrestling)|Slick]
  • Skandor Akbar
  • Mr. McMahon
  • Shane Matteson
• Entrance music
  • Jim Crockett Promotions
    • "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henry Mancini (1986–1988)
  • International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
    • "Jive Soul Bro" by Jim Johnston (1988 – 1990; used while being managed by [[Richard Zabbia (wrestling)|Slick])
    • "Hard Times" by Jimmy Hart and J.J. Maguire (1990–1993)
    • "Guard" by Jim Johnston (October 1998 – May 20, 2002)
  • Smoky Mountain Wrestling
    • "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle (1993)
  • World Championship Wrestling
    • "Dectectives" (1993–1994)
    • "The Fatman In Me" (1993–1994)
    • "Ralph" (1994–1997)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #23 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992
  • PWI ranked him #138 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003
• Pro Wrestling This Week
  • Wrestler of the Week (May 3–9, 1987)
• Universal Wrestling Federation
  • UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• International Wrestling Federation/IWE
  • IWF Hardcore Championship (4 times)
  • IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ken Shamrock
  • IWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Most Improved (1987)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1996) vs. John Tenta
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1999) vs. The Big Show
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1999) vs. Al Snow at Unforgiven

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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