Bossman passes away

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Man this just hit me hard, I can't believe it.

 

Possibly the only guy to main event against the two biggest draws ever in their primes(89 vs Hogan, 98 vs Austin) and he sure as hell put on a show every time he was out there.

 

One of my favorite memories of him is his short itme in the 92 Rumble. He wasn't in there long but he sure as hell livened up the place when he came out. Maybe he can finally finish that feud with Mr. Perfect now...he could still have Andre in his corner and Perfect can have Rude. What I wouldn't give to see that match now.

 

RIP Ray

[The Niggardly King 0]

Am I the only one who ever wanted to see him as the WWF Champion around the early 90's? Of course I was only 4 or 5, but he's always remained a favorite.

[JoeDirt 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

[Fökai 0]

I have never actually seen that Rumble...how did the Hogan elimination come about?

Bossman (and Akeem?) eliminated Hogan at the '89 Rumble, stunning the crowd who had expected Hogan to win.

 

The Towers and Mega-Powers feud that began in the fall of 1988, spawned the angle that led me to initially follow professional wrestling. Of course, I'm talking about the infamous tag match on the February SNME show, as well as the cage match blowoff he had with Hogan in the May SNME, which led Hogan into his new feud with Tiny "Zeus" Lister.

[2GOLD 0]

Earliest I'd expect is HEAT or RAW.

Smackdown is just too early for them to do anything I think.

 

Now RAW, there will be no excuse if they don't honor him. I think they will, Bossman was quite the figure in the WWF.

[JoeDirt 0]

I have never actually seen that Rumble...how did the Hogan elimination come about?

Bossman (and Akeem?) eliminated Hogan at the '89 Rumble, stunning the crowd who had expected Hogan to win.

 

The Towers and Mega-Powers feud that began in the fall of 1988, spawned the angle that led me to initially follow professional wrestling. Of course, I'm talking about the infamous tag match on the February SNME show, as well as the cage match blowoff he had with Hogan in the May SNME, which led Hogan into his new feud with Tiny "Zeus" Lister.

Didn't he even take a superplex from the top of the cage from Hogan?

[St. Gabe 0]

He was always one of my favorites, and this has hit me extra hard tonight. I believe that Bossman was one of the most underutilized guys ever. He always ALWAYS had heat, baby or heel and was never truly rewarded. Well, my thoughts go to his family and hopefully we will see a tribute Thursday or Monday night.

 

RIP Ray

[Fökai 0]

I have never actually seen that Rumble...how did the Hogan elimination come about?

Bossman (and Akeem?) eliminated Hogan at the '89 Rumble, stunning the crowd who had expected Hogan to win.

 

The Towers and Mega-Powers feud that began in the fall of 1988, spawned the angle that led me to initially follow professional wrestling. Of course, I'm talking about the infamous tag match on the February SNME show, as well as the cage match blowoff he had with Hogan in the May SNME, which led Hogan into his new feud with Tiny "Zeus" Lister.

Didn't he even take a superplex from the top of the cage from Hogan?

 

Yes, that was Traylor's trademark spot.

[Downhome 0]

[email protected]

 

There is his email address.

[The Niggardly King 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

I'd like to see someone do his slide under the ring rope, then pop them with an uppercut spot. It would be nice to see someone do it on RAW.

[JoeDirt 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

I'd like to see someone do his slide under the ring rope, then pop them with an uppercut spot. It would be nice to see someone do it on RAW.

It'd be nice to see someone win a match with the Bossman slam, too.

 

That reminds me of another great Bossman moment...shocking EVERYBODY and pinning the Rock to earn a title shot against Big Show at Armageddon in 1999.

[2GOLD 0]

Ray Traylor as far as I know, still goes down as one of the fastest wrestlers pinned on WWE PPV.

 

When the Rock pinned him in 3 seconds with an inside cradle. The same night Vince mocked the Hart incident and the Rock turned heel with a sharpshooter on Mankind.

 

Plus the Bossman made Al Snow eat his dog...whatever the heck that dog's name was.

 

He had a way of making the stupidest angle fun for at least a few weeks. He always tried even with strapped with crap.

[The Niggardly King 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

I'd like to see someone do his slide under the ring rope, then pop them with an uppercut spot. It would be nice to see someone do it on RAW.

It'd be nice to see someone win a match with the Bossman slam, too.

 

That reminds me of another great Bossman moment...shocking EVERYBODY and pinning the Rock to earn a title shot against Big Show at Armageddon in 1999.

I remember that moment...seemed like the crowd just died once Bull Buchanon ran in, and they did the beatdown on him.

[Downhome 0]

Pepper!!!!

[Guest Fook]

I loved when he came back in late 2001/early 2002 and he was wearing the suit in the ring. And then, after he beat up his opponent, he'd fix his tie and walk off. Pure class.

[Just call me Dan 0]

RIP RAy. Truly a sad loss in a growing list of tragedies in our beloved sport. You won't be forgotten.

 

I REALLY had high hopes for a hard push when he came back w/ McMahon against Austin.

 

Funniest moment to me was the Booker T/Bossman Alliance against SCSA on Smackdown where a beatdown ensued and Bossman continually tapped Austin in the head with the foam part of the mic for what seemed like hours. No one bought it, but both men played their roles as best they could. Classic.

[fairtoflair7 0]

I'm just really sad right now. He was one of my childhood favorites. I remember at a house show against Mr. Perfect, he told Perfect to get back into the ring or he will stick his nightstick down his throat

 

 

RIP Big Bossman Ray Traylor

 

You will be missed!

[Lord of The Curry 0]

This sucks ass.

 

Bossman provided one of the most hilarious screwups in the history of the federation during his "elimination" at Royal Rumble 92 which ended up being a noose.

 

Thanks for the memories, Ray.

[JoeDirt 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

I'd like to see someone do his slide under the ring rope, then pop them with an uppercut spot. It would be nice to see someone do it on RAW.

It'd be nice to see someone win a match with the Bossman slam, too.

 

That reminds me of another great Bossman moment...shocking EVERYBODY and pinning the Rock to earn a title shot against Big Show at Armageddon in 1999.

I remember that moment...seemed like the crowd just died once Bull Buchanon ran in, and they did the beatdown on him.

Was Bull already around then? I thought he debuted right before WM2000.

 

Al Snow's dog was Pepper. Man was that some Wrestlecrap. And of course it led to Kennel in a Cell.

[Krankor 0]

The dogs name was pepper.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

He's off guarding the bighouse in the sky now.

 

RIP Bossman, your angles were memorable. Bad, but certainly memorable.

 

"Big Show! You're a big nasty bastard, and your momma says so!" - Bossman

[Guest news_gimmick]

His original WWF theme "Hard Times" still takes me back to the old days when the crowd would pop big time for him. Like someone mentioned I always expected to have him around for years, just making an occasional appearance or something. Sadness all around.

[Guest Trivia247]

I saw him first at the NWA Jim Crocket Cup tournament in 1987 when he was in a texas deathmatch cage match vs Ole Anderson.

 

Always been somewhat of a fan of him through his Big bossman days.

 

God speed Bossman.

[Downhome 0]

His theme was great, heh.

 

If you ever take a trip down to Cob County Georgia, you better read the signs, respect for law and order.

You'll serve hard times.

You'll be serving hard times.

You know the Big Bossman'll make ya walk the line, you better watch out boy or you'll be serving hard times.

 

He carry's a big stick, a ball and chain too, if your looking for trouble, he'll be coming after you.

You'll serve hard times.

You'll be serving hard times.

You know the Big Bossman'll make ya walk the line, you better watch out boy or you'll be serving hard times.

 

You'll be serving hard times.

Serving hard times.

You know the Big Bossman'll make ya walk the line, you better watch out boy or you'll be serving hard times.

 

Hard times. Hard times.

 

You know the Big Bossman'll make ya walk the line, you better watch out boy or you'll be serving hard times.

[The Niggardly King 0]

I really hope the WWE gives him a nice tribute before Smackdown or during RAW.

I'd like to see someone do his slide under the ring rope, then pop them with an uppercut spot. It would be nice to see someone do it on RAW.

It'd be nice to see someone win a match with the Bossman slam, too.

 

That reminds me of another great Bossman moment...shocking EVERYBODY and pinning the Rock to earn a title shot against Big Show at Armageddon in 1999.

I remember that moment...seemed like the crowd just died once Bull Buchanon ran in, and they did the beatdown on him.

Was Bull already around then? I thought he debuted right before WM2000.

 

Al Snow's dog was Pepper. Man was that some Wrestlecrap. And of course it led to Kennel in a Cell.

Bull was around, because people were pissed when The Rock lost to Bossman, then when Bull came out, and helped Bossman beat him after the match, the crowd went from lukewarm...to silent.

 

And I have a feeling Eugene will use the Bossman Slam pretty soon.

[Guest Trivia247]

Now the question is will they do the 10 bells for Bossman on Smackdown before their prerecorded stuff or wait till Raw to do a Tribute?

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

I never really liked him...especially in 2000. But I'll admit to enjoying his 1998 run a fair bit. he was definately a staple in ym childhood wrestling watching, and when any of them dies, it sucks. And makes me feel old.

[Guest Fook]

They'll probably wait until Raw to do a tribute. That way they actually have time to put together a video package rather than just flash an image on the screen at the start of the show.

[Guest Super Pissed Smark]

42 is just ridiculous, even for a good-sized guy. What's with the wrestling biz that so many people are passing away at such young ages? You look at the WWF roster from the late eighties to early nineties and it seems like half of them are dead already. It's so sad.

 

I'll always remember how quick Bossman seemed when he first started in the WWF, how he could slide out of the ring under the bottom rope. He could really move around in there and had some fun matches with Hogan, feuding with him off and on during his first WWF run and that superplex he took off the top of the cage on SNME was a "Holy Shit!" moment back before they existed.

 

I also loved the way he started his first feud with Hogan, handcuffing the stupid bastard to a ringside barrier and beating him all over the Brother Love show with his nightstick. Classic heel stuff.

 

The Twin Towers were hilarious, coming out with Slick to Jive Soul Bro', and Akeem in his blue bodysuit with Africa on the back, and the Bossman trying to look the tough prison guard standing in the midst of all that nonsense. Such a funny visual.

 

I also remember his first face turn, one that actually kind of made sense, as he refused to take money from the Million Dollar Man to retrieve the Million Dollar belt from Jake Roberts' snake bag. "You didn't say nothing about a payoff!" he accused Slick, showing that despite his propensity for prison brutality, he was still a man of the law.

 

And I think his promo from his first appearance on SNME went something like this:

 

Slick: "...but it's all legal, because the Big Bossman will read you your rights."

 

Bossman: "You have the right to suffer, you have the right to feel pain, if you wish to have an attorney present--I'll hurt him too!"

 

Poor Ray, too young.

[Guest wrestlingbs]

Ray, I didn't always liked the angles that you were in, but man feeding Al Snow his dog and teaching Big Show to casket-suirf is one of m earliest and fondest memories of wrestling.

 

God Speed, Ray Traylor. The Big Bossman has gone to see the Big Boss.