Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 315 lbs
From: Cobb County, GA
Birthday: May 2
Pro Debut: 1985
Aliases: Bubba Rogers,
War Machine, The
Boss, The
Man, The
Guardian Angel,
Ray Traylor
Feds worked for: MSW,
UWF,
NWA,
WWF,
WCW,
WWE,
AWA, Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY), Iron Ring Wrestling, IWA Japan, All-Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan)
Finisher: Sidewalk Slam
Signature Moves: Avalanche, Bear Hug, Eye Poke, Bolo Punch
Career Highlights: -UWF Champion
-WWF World Hardcore Champion
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Ken Shamrock)
Affiliates: Jim Cornette,
Midnight Express, Vince McMahon,
Akeem, The Dungeon of Doom, The Corporation, Booker T, Mr. Perfect,
Skandar Akbar,
Baby Doll,
Ted DiBiase, Jimmy Hart, Slick
Notable Feuds: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Elizabeth,
Dusty Rhodes, Akeem, The Mountie, Mr. Perfect, Bobby Heenan, Nailz,
Big Van Vader,
Sting, John Tenta, The Rock, Ken Shamrock,
Al Snow, The Big Show, Albert, Steve Austin, De-
Generation X, The Undertaker
Other Facts: -Got his "Big Bubba" gimmick as a result of a match on the TBS "World Championship Wrestling" show from February 15, 1986, against Tully Blanchard. Traylor really was a prison guard from Marietta, GA, at the time who had virtually no wrestling training and was used as a job guy. When Dusty Rhodes saw how big the guy was and how smooth he went up for "little" Tully's slingshot suplex, he figured he could do something with him.
-After leaving WWF the first time and returning to WCW, he could not use
Big Bossman as his moniker because WWF owned the trademark on the name. WCW started calling him The Boss, then The Man, then The Guardian Angel based on the New York City organization The Guardian Angels. Originally they had permission from Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. When the agreement with Sliwa fizzled, they repackaged him as Bubba Rogers before finally settling on his real name Ray Traylor.
-Briefly served as a trainer in Ohio Valley Wrestling
-Former member of the nWo
-Former member of the Corporation
-Former member of the Corporate Ministry
-Ranked # 25 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 23 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 58 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 55 in the 1994 PWI 500 (as The Guardian Angel)
-Ranked # 82 in the 1995 PWI 500 (as Bubba Rogers)
-Ranked # 93 in the 1996 PWI 500 (as Bubba Rogers)
-Ranked # 188 in the 1997 PWI 500 (as Bubba Rogers)
-Ranked # 94 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked # 96 in the 2000 PWI 500
-Passed away on September 22, 2004 the result of a massive heart attack at the age of 42
-Buried in Dallas Memorial Garden in Dallas, GA
