Boss Man eventually gained the upper hand against Heenan's wrestlers, getting wins over The Barbarian at the Royal Rumble and Mr. In this variation, an opponent lifts up an opponent by the waist and then slams them down back onto the mat like a powerslam. 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He ditched the funky persona upon his return to WCW, going back to his roots as The One Man Gang. [31] On the following episode of Raw, The Big Show defeated Boss Man and Prince Albert in a handicap match to retain his title, marking the end of the feud.[30]. [5] In early 1995, he turned heel, and became again known as "Big Bubba Rogers". This move shows the wrestler grab an opponent like a fallway slam but instead of just throwing them backwards the wrestler, while hanging onto the opponent, does a backflip slamming the opponent back-first into the mat while landing on top of them chest-first. First WWF tenure In the mid 80s, Traylor began his wrestling career as the bodyguard to Jim Cornette and was known as "Big Bubba Rogers". He then feuded with Big Show over the WWF Championship, giving Show the nickname "Big Nasty Bastard". To perform it, the wrestler stands in front of the opponent with the opponent facing the same direction. Bigg Boss Season 3 Winner - Vindu Dara Singh. Eventually, a loophole in Bubba's contract forced him out of the nWo. Bossman Slam is still a top tier finisher. Bigelow remained with WCW until the company was purchased by the WWF in March 2001. During his feud with Hogan, Boss Man also challenged for the WWF Championship, held by Randy "Macho Man" Savage; and began teaming with Akeem to form The Twin Towers. Big Bubba Rogers ( May 31, 1986 - May 6, 1988) Ray Traylor ( January 1, 1985 - May 30, 1986) Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) Weight 315 lbs (143 kg) Born May 2, 1963 Died September 22, 2004 (aged 41) Birth Place Cobb County, Georgia Billed From Cobb County, Georgia Career History Roles Wrestler ( January 1, 1985 - September 22, 2004) His professional wrestling career spanned twenty-one years. [14] As part of his face turn, he later stopped handcuffing and beating jobbers after matches. Next, the wrestler spins in a circle while swinging the lower half of the opponent's body out and around until one arm is across the opponent's chest and under one or both arms. Used by Abyss as the Black Hole Slam. He initially was portrayed as an unwelcome guest from outside the company and feuded with then-WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg before being shifted to the WCW Hardcore division, along with fellow ECW alumni Raven and Hardcore Hak. Prior to this, he was the top heel for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and UWF Heavyweight Champion for six months in 1986 and 1987. [13] During the match, Hogan superplexed Boss Man off the top of the cage. From this position, the attacking wrestler then sits down and simultaneously flips the opponent forwards and downwards, slamming them down to the ground face-first to one side. This move sees the wrestler stand behind the opponent, put their head under one of the opponent's arms, and lift the opponent into a belly-to-back suplex. In 2000, Bigelow and his wife, Dana Fisher, with whom he had three children, divorced. He later became a face in early 1990 on The Brother Love Show after refusing to give Ted DiBiase his Million Dollar Championship belt back after DiBiase had paid Slick off for Boss Man to retrieve the belt from Jake "The Snake" Roberts' bag that also held Jake's python. He would go on to lose the belt back to Douglas at the November to Remember pay-per-view in a classic match. He made his WCW debut on WCW Saturday Night in December 1993 by pinning the International World Champion Ravishing Rick Rude in a non-title match. The wrestler then performs a backwards somersault (moonsault) while holding the victim, driving the opponent into the mat back-first. In late 1992, Bigelow returned to the WWF as a heel. During a television taping that aired May 30, Nailz clad in an orange prison jumpsuit ran into the ring and attacked the Boss Man, handcuffing him to the top rope and repeatedly choking and beating him with the nightstick. . However, the team split on the June 5 edition of Raw is War after they lost to the Hardy Boyz and subsequently began arguing before Boss Man knocked Buchanan out with his nightstick when his back was turned. Brodie Lee, despite only joining AEW just under two months ago, is set to challenge AEW World Champion Jon Moxley for his title at the second-ever Double or Nothing pay-per-view later this month. . In the summer of 2000, Boss Man disappeared from mainstream WWF television and wrestled mainly on Jakked and Heat, primarily feuding with Crash Holly. Bigelow was dominated throughout the match, being mounted within the first 10 seconds. On the same night, Boss Man lost the WWF Hardcore title to the returning British Bulldog, in which Bulldog then gifted the title to Snow. To perform it, the wrestler faces the opponent and reaches between the opponent's legs with one arm and around the back from the same side with the other arm. Bigg Boss Season 7 Winner - Gauhar Khan. Boss Man served as an enforcer again, only this time for Booker T under the order of Vince McMahon. The wrestler swings the opponent's legs to the opposite side before sitting down and slamming the opponent's back to the mat. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Soon after, Luna Vachon became Bam Bam's love interest and manager. [5] He formed an alliance with The Steiner Brothers, who also sought Ted DiBiase as their manager. [34] On the April 1 episode of Raw, Boss Man and Mr. Bryan Beal of Berkeley Heights Township performs a version called "The Beal Bomb". American professional wrestler (19632004), This article is about the professional wrestler. Bigelow had a distinctive flame tattoo that spanned most of his bald head and was known for being agile. He was best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Big Boss Man (sometimes spelled Big Bossman). In May 2002, he competed in his last WWE match, losing to Tommy Dreamer. Championships and accomplishments Big Boss Man On December 4, 1993 he made a one-time return to the WWF as a special guest referee to officiate the main event of a house show in Anaheim, CA between Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett. He also invented the inverted variation called the Ura-Shouten. A Powerslam or simply Slam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of the opponent. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 9 Slithery Finisher. [6] Seeing his potential, head booker Dusty Rhodes pulled Traylor from TV for 12 weeks, in order to repackage him as "Big Bubba Rogers" with Traylor debuting as Rogers on the May 31 edition of WorldWide. He then was in a feud with the Undertaker, which ended with Taker "hanging" him from the cell after defeating Boss Man in a Hell in a Cell match. To perform it, the wrestler stands face-to-face with the opponent, slightly to their side. This slam can be either bridged into a pin, or the wrestler can float over into another fallaway slam. [6] Nailz easily defeated numerous jobbers en route to defeating Boss Man's ally Virgil at SummerSlam. Undertaker subsequently "hung" Boss Man inside the cage, leaving him suspended in the air. He was teamed with then WWF World Champion Diesel at the 1995 King of the Ring; they defeated Corporation members Tatanka and Sycho Sid. Gutted, disappointed, relieved, encouraged. On the January 7, 2002 episode of Raw, Boss Man and Booker T were defeated by Austin and The Rock. Boss Man then returned to the WWF in 1998, becoming personal security for Vince McMahon's Corporation faction. Among other accolades, he was a former world champion, having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, and a two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion. [1], As a face, Boss Man adopted a new entrance theme called "Hard Times" that was performed by the lead singer of Survivor, Jimi Jamison. This move is also known as a falling slam or a reverse fallaway slam. [27] After the match, The Undertaker hanged him from the roof of the cage (an illusion made possible by a body harness concealed under Boss Man's outfit). Traylor died at his home in Dallas, Georgia on September 22, 2004 while his sister was visiting him. [1] Meanwhile, Boss Man concluded his feud with Hogan in a series of Steel Cage matches; one of the most memorable aired on the May 27 Saturday Night's Main Event XXI, with Hogan's WWF Championship on the line. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Big Bossman hits his finisher in WWE '13 (Official) 57,150 views Aug 28, 2012 275 Dislike Share Save WWE 2K 572K subscribers Big Bossman hits Mankind with the Boss Man Slam in WWE '13. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Just ask The One Man Gang. Former professional wrestler Matt Morgan used this move as a finisher during his tenure in TNA, calling it the Hellevator. The user then sits down while dropping the opponent vertically to the right side, driving the opponent neck-and-shoulder first into the mat. *30 Man Online*. Big Boss Man The prison guard from Cobb County, Georgia; Big Boss Man, debuted in the WWF in 1988. ago ANGLE SLAM! Boss Man and Shamrock eventually lost the Tag Team titles to the team of Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett on the January 25, 1999 episode of Raw. Bigelow appeared in the 1995 comedy Major Payne. Two weeks later, Boss Man kidnapped and ransomed Pepper, arranging a meeting in which he fed Snow a meat dish supposedly made from Pepper's remains. Boss Man became the #1 contender for the WWF Championship on the November 15, 1999 edition of Raw. Well they refuse to see the change in me. Although he never held any titles in the WWF, he main-evented multiple pay-per-views for the promotion, including WrestleMania XI. [12] After being double-teamed for a while, Savage eventually rallied until Hogan returned to the match. The attacking wrestler places their stronger arm between an opponent's legs, and reach over the opponent's shoulder with their weaker arm. In the second WarGames match on July 30, 1987, The Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen and Traylor as The War Machine at 19:38 when Road Warrior Animal forced the War Machine to submit by gouging his eyes with a spiked armband.[8]. He held the ECW World Television Championship and the ECW Championship during his run. boss. The big man boogied over to his manager and a stunned Okerlund. I miss the Big Boss Man. This move requires a great deal of lower body strength and agility to perform as it can be dangerous to the wrestler performing the backflip as he/she can land head-first and risk serious injury from falling to rotate properly. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. E7 D A You ain't so big, you just tall, that's just about all. When the wrestler begins to drop the opponent to the mat, the wrestler will twist to fall face-down on top of the opponent, hooking the leg for a pin. Traylor was assigned to train developmental wrestlers in Ohio Valley Wrestling. This move was invented and named by Bill Watts. RVD was assisted by Sabu, who had originally been scheduled to receive a shot at Bigelow's title; Van Dam was only supposed to "soften up" the Beast from the East. VIDEO MYFACTION CARDS PROMOTIONAL ARTWORK Bianca Belair Big E During his appearances with the WWF, Big Boss Man held the WWF World Tag Team Championship once and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times.[1]. [1] Boss Man became the #1 contender for the WWF Championship by defeating The Rock on the November 15, 1999 episode of Raw. This run was largely unsuccessful, with his only notable feud coming against Vader. He was a dominant force in ECW, carrying out feats of strength such as hurling Spike Dudley out of the ring and into the audience and slamming Tazz through the ring itself. He got a solid push as a seemingly unstoppable heel and feuding with Rhodes, who was the top babyface at that time in a series of no holds barred battle royals called The Bunkhouse Stampede, in 1986. In another variation, the wrestler can also stay standing and body slam the opponent onto the mat, this is typically called a standing side slam. It also has a spinning variation, where the user scoops his/her opponent, spins him/her and falls forward, slamming the opponent on the mat. WWE Superstar Big Boss Man Gender Male Real Life Profile Big Boss Man FINISHER Sidewalk Slam - (L1) SCREENSHOTS - PlayStation 1 Coming soon. ANGLE SLAM! When the two behemoths collided at WrestleMania VI, The Boss Man emerged victorious, and Akeem left WWE shortly after. Big Boss later established the military states of Outer Heaven and Zanzibar Land as bases for his companies, in order to realize his ambitions of creating a nation for soldiers. Samoa Joe used this move calling it Island Driver. 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