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[Phatgordo13]

Isnt Dean Simon, Dean Malenko's real name? Its like some joke they pulled on em. Made his name after em. Ive been reading about this guy for quite awhile. I do remember him from ECW. He looks in even better shape then before so thats awesome. Excited to see em.

 

Mark Jindrak for Angle?! Is this the incarnation of this Angle stable Ive been reading about?

 

Edited September 23, 2004 by Phatgordo13

[leper73]

Carlito Caribbean Cool is basically a poor man's Razor Ramon. However, his father was great, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for now. He's obviously going to feud with Eddie first (Latino Heat vs. Caribbean Cool-call me Captain Obvious). Some funny things about his promo last week, when he was crossing the street and the cars were slamming into each other, the Don't Walk sign was flashing, meaning he still had time to cross, and that all 3 drivers ran red lights.

[menace2sobriety]

 

Carlito Caribbean Cool is basically a poor man's Razor Ramon. However, his father was great, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for now. He's obviously going to feud with Eddie first (Latino Heat vs. Caribbean Cool-call me Captain Obvious). Some funny things about his promo last week, when he was crossing the street and the cars were slamming into each other, the Don't Walk sign was flashing, meaning he still had time to cross, and that all 3 drivers ran red lights.

Apparently his finisher is somewhat of a 'levetated, reverse side-russian leg sweep/sidewalk slam' ??

 

That gives me nothing, but hopefully it wasnt a dark match so I can see it on Velocity, which was apparently really good.

[Joey.Leone]

The Big Bossman has died, details here:

 

 

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 is 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. Paramedica were unable to revive him.

 

R.I.P

 

[Kevin_79]

Holy sh*t...

 

That's terrible, he was still young too and the fact that it's a mystery is even more disturbing. Since no one knows how he died and all...man...so many people are dying at an age where they shouldn't even be concerned about dying.

[leper73]

OMG no I always liked the Bossman. How old was he? This sucks, these past few years, we've been losing everyone from the 80's and early 90's. I think that so many of these guys abused drugs, both recreationally and steroids during that time that even if they don't OD, they damage their bodies so badly that it's such a strain on their hearts. And even Boss Man, while a big guy, wasn't exactly fat. I always expected Akeem, his Twin Towers partner, to go before him. R.I.P.

[Joey.Leone]

 

OMG no    I always liked the Bossman. How old was he? This sucks, these past few years, we've been losing everyone from the 80's and early 90's. I think that so many of these guys abused drugs, both recreationally and steroids during that time that even if they don't OD, they damage their bodies so badly that it's such a strain on their hearts. And even Boss Man, while a big guy, wasn't exactly fat. I always expected Akeem, his Twin Towers partner, to go before him. R.I.P.

He was only 42 years old, as indicated in the quote.

 

Its about the same age as some of the peformers in the WWE currently, it makes you think....

 

EDIT: Cause of Death Confirmed:

 

 

Atlanta TV Station WSB-TV reported today that Ray Traylor's cause of death was a "massive heart attack."

 

Traylor, a former WWF Hardcore and Tag Team champion best known to fans as The Big Boss Man during his WWF runs, passed away last night at his home in Paulding County, Georgia.

 

Edited September 23, 2004 by Joey.Leone

[saintdave]

R.I.P Bossman, he was a cool wrestler, wont be forgotten.

 

I read that CCC had a dark match or had a match on Velocity and got very good heat but need a bit more work on his wrestling.

 

[menace2sobriety]

Remember when he got hung by Taker in that weak HIAC?

 

Seriously though, its a shame....rip bubba.

[Lurk Morrison]

I know it's not much, but at least his death was of (hopefully) natural causes. It's such a shame when drugs and alcohol are to blame.

 

RIP Big Bossman... you will be missed.

[leper73]

He had so many great moments. I remember when Nailz beat the crap out of him and he was out for 3 months. When he came back, he was pissed. In his return interview, he shouts, "Nailz, I'm kicking your ass!" That was the first time I heard profanity on TV, and it was a shocker at the time since the WWF was still a family show. Then when the Big Show's dad dies, he had that greeting card:

 

With the deepest regrets and tears that are soaked

I'm sorry to hear your dad finally croaked.

He lived a full life on his own terms;

soon he'll be buried and eaten by worms.

But if I could have a son as stupid as you,

I'd have wished for cancer so I would die too!

So be brave and be strong; get your life on track--

'cause the old bastard's dead and he ain't never coming back!

 

And then he steals the casket and drags it behind him on a truck. Funny stuff.

 

[menace2sobriety]

Im kinda upset that you reminded me of that, that was one of the stupidest segments in the history of the wwe.

 

 

ugh..

[Kevin_79]

Good Smackdown! Best in a long time and I'm really anticipating No Mercy, even though I can't watch it. I can't believe how owned Show was at the end of Smackdown...and he will look absolutely insane bald. But overall, really killer smackdown, which is great. For once...Smackdown beat RAW!

[menace2sobriety]

Good crowd, even Kidman got heat. Velocity will probably turn out even better than Smackdown

 

I hope they let Kidman and London go all out at the ppv.

 

Indeed great for a Smackdown....show pwns.

[mateo83]

Ohhhhh,youguys are gonna like this..or maybe not,regardless its great reading.......

 

http://board.deathvalleydriver.com/index.php?showtopic=19896

 

The thread is called "Scummiest Wrestling Urban Legends"......Now the people that are posting up stories are photographers,students,fans,wrestlers,agents,managers.....people in the business or associated with it........some posts are just crap but the majority are good............a friend of mine showed me the thread some days ago when it was 30 pages...I finally caught up to the now 40 pages....but i promis yall..great reading....

[saintdave]

Test and Stacy Keibler are coming to England and to my local shopping centre as part of this Collectormania event we have twice a year, I got to see Stacy!

[mateo83]

Test and Stacy Keibler are coming to England and to my local shopping centre as part of this Collectormania event we have twice a year, I got to see Stacy!

Did you climb her left leg......I would of.

[Phatgordo13]

Big Bossman....man thats terrible, 42. You know its like every time a wrestler dies a part of your childhood goes with it. At least it does for me. Ive watched Bossman for years and now he's gone. It just hits so much closer when its a wrestler. You know? Man thats terrible....

[DaEagle]

sh*t Man I never really liked him but when he stole Al Snow's dog I cracked up. R.I.P

[menace2sobriety]

Ohhhhh,youguys are gonna like this..or maybe not,regardless its great reading.......

 

http://board.deathvalleydriver.com/index.php?showtopic=19896

 

The thread is called "Scummiest Wrestling Urban Legends"......Now the people that are posting up stories are photographers,students,fans,wrestlers,agents,managers.....people in the business or associated with it........some posts are just crap but the majority are good............a friend of mine showed me the thread some days ago when it was 30 pages...I finally caught up to the now 40 pages....but i promis yall..great reading....

Thats ALOT of heresay...yet still interesting..

 

 

The sad thing about Bossman for me is I cant remember him from the oldschool storyline because my mind is clouded with the lowest of low garbage storylines he was involved with the last I saw of him....I hated all of them...killing al snows dog.. killing big shows dad.. give me a break.

 

None the less he had a killer Fued with Hogan, amen.

[leper73]

A brief history of Bossman's early WWF years:

 

He joined the WWF in 1988 as a heel, making his PPV debut in Summerslam defeating Koko B. Ware. He was quickly teamed up with Akeem the African Dream (I believe the One Man Gang; his name was possibly a spoof of Dusty Rhodes, tho I think Rhodes adopted the American Dream nickname only when he came to the WWF a year later) to form the Twin Towers under Slick. They feuded with Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan, who were known as the Megapowers, and were instrumental in their split that turned Savage heel. Bossman stalked Elizabeth and Hogan, not Savage, saved her. Bossman went on to have several matches with Hogan before turning face himself. Jake Roberts had stolen the Million Dollar Belt from Ted DiBiase, and DiBiase hired the Twin Towers to retrieve the belt back. Before a squash match, the Towers jumped Jake, took both the belt and Jake's snake Damien, and met DiBiase on the set of the Brother Love Show, where Teddy forked over some cash. This angered Bossman; he was at heart an honest lawman, and thought he was hired to return the belt for justice and was pissed that Akeem and Slick were on the take. He returned Damien to Roberts and started an impressive face run by defeating Akeem at Wrestlemania VI. At Summerslam of that year, Tugboat, who was scheduled to be in Hogan's corner against Earthquake, was injured by the Quakester, so Bossman filled in to support his former rival (he was also a guest referee for the Jake Roberts vs. Bad News Brown match earlier that night). He also appeared on Hogan's Survivor Series team a few months later. His next feud was with the Heenan Family, where Heenan and Rick Rude insulted his mother (apparently Rude got so far out of line with his unscripted insults that the WWF fired him for what were perceived as counter to family programming). Bossman managed to defeat the remnants of Heenan's men in Haku, The Barbarian, and culminating in a DQ victory against IC champion Mr. Perfect at Wrestlemania VII. Next came fellow law enforcement agent The Mountie, who proclaimed himself to be the superior cop, and had the Nasty Boys jump him after a match while Mountie shocked him with his cattle prod. This led to a Jailhouse Match at Summerslam, which Bossman won, and led to some hilarious skits with the Mountie in jail throughout the night. Bossman then began a brief feud with Irwin R. Schyster, but that fizzled out once he and DiBiase established Money Inc. as a permanent tag team. Shortly after Wrestlemania VIII, Nailz, an ex-convict who Bossman routinely beat during his prison guard days, was released from jail, and he beat Bossman down with his own nightstick. Bossman was off TV for about 3 months selling the storyline (WWF Magazine, by the way, did an excellent makeup job for his bruises). When he came back, he defeated Nailz in a Nightstick Match at Survivor Series. His usefulness to the company ran thin after that, and after Royal Rumble 93, where he lost to Bam Bam Bigelow, he was released and signed with WCW, where he had a number of gimmicks, including The Boss, the Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba.

[menace2sobriety]

 

 

 

.............shing!

 

its funny cuz it has all these big names, no hbk or kane, losers!

[Phatgordo13]

Thats probably the coolest wrestling poster Ive ever seen. Or that I can remember. So yah hey, get this. I got Tickets to Taboo Tuesday! Im sittin in some seats way out though. Theyre like almost parallel with the entrence, and it worrys me. Hopefully they wont be sh*tty. I want to make a UWT sign and just walk up behind in front of the camera....lol.

[Kevin_79]

Thats probably the coolest wrestling poster Ive ever seen. Or that I can remember. So yah hey, get this. I got Tickets to Taboo Tuesday! Im sittin in some seats way out though. Theyre like almost parallel with the entrence, and it worrys me. Hopefully they wont be sh*tty. I want to make a UWT sign and just walk up behind in front of the camera....lol.

Make more signs than just a UWT one man. Make fun of some wrestlers, but either way, it's great that you got tickets to that. It should be a great event, it's just too bad that school's in session, or else I'd be watching it.

[leper73]

What exactly do we do to vote? Are we going to be given certain options that we have to pick from, or do we actually submit suggestions? And do you think this will be a legit voting process, or will it be rigged like Angle's Real American Award? It would be fun to screw with Vince by putting Hurricane in the main event, while he hasn't been on TV, let alone PPV for months, and is in the middle of a heel turn (sadly he may drop the superhero gimmick altogether instead of becoming a super villain). The wrestlecrap boards have some hilarious sign ideas on one thread.

 

Another old/new gimmick is coming down the pipes, as Mohammed Hassan was at a house show playing the Iraqi sympathizer that Sgt. Slaughter did during the first Gulf War. Ironically enough it was Slaughter who ran down and kicked his ass.

[menace2sobriety]

Thats probably the coolest wrestling poster Ive ever seen. Or that I can remember. So yah hey, get this. I got Tickets to Taboo Tuesday! Im sittin in some seats way out though. Theyre like almost parallel with the entrence, and it worrys me. Hopefully they wont be sh*tty. I want to make a UWT sign and just walk up behind in front of the camera....lol.

They usually dont do the huge arenas unless a guarenteed rowdy, huge wrestling town is involved, and even then most places you can see quite well from anywhere.

 

Just hope they arent the worst in the house

 

Still nothing quite like being a few feet away....I talked so much sh*t that night..

[Joey.Leone]

Bret Hart speaks out on Ray Traylor/Bossman.

 

 

Not again. The wrestling fraternity is mourning the loss of another brother. Ray Traylor, aka Big Bossman, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday.

 

He was only 42. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, eight and 11.

 

I've started to become numb to the sad and seemingly never-ending roll call of dead friends. The length of the list became alarming a long time ago.

 

Why are so many pro wrestlers of my era dying so young? And at a rate close to 10 times higher than football players of the same age.

 

Traylor's gimmick name became his calling. His friends called him Bossman. He was a big, husky kid out of Georgia, the epitome of all that's good about Southern rasslers. His good ol' boy accent was no put on and, despite being a 300-lb. brute that terrorized Hulk Hogan with a billy club, in real life Ray was a big, friendly southern boy. He was a charming, likeable shy man with a penchant for laughing and joking all the time.

 

He usually had a big grin on his face and it sounded natural the way he said, "gal dang it" a lot.

 

The first time I met Bossman was in the old Hart Foundation days. I'd tease him that with his beard, shades and matching flat top he was Anvil's younger, bigger brother.

 

Traylor got his start in wrestling in 1986 as Jim Cornette's bodyguard, Big Bubba Rogers. He submitted his resume to Vince McMahon, who noticed he'd been a real life prison guard in Marietta, Ga., The Bossman was born.

 

I could write about Bossman's epic battles with the like of Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. Or the rare but great matches when Bossman teamed up with Akeem against the Hart Foundation. But I'd rather tell you about the real Ray Traylor, a good and decent family man who lived a clean life.

 

And he was a good wrestler. In the last part of Hogan's era, he drew serious money and was respected by his fellow wrestlers for being a team player and good ol' boy with a big heart.

 

How that heart could give out at such a young age scares me.

 

I used to enjoy looking forward to a time, perhaps at a Hall of Fame get-together or maybe even in my backyard, sitting around my firepit, when I could shoot the bull with Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Flyin' Brian Pillman, Mr. Perfect, Ravishing Rick Rude, Bossman, and even Miss Elizabeth. But the list of dead friends is yet another name longer.

 

I like it here. After all I've been through, I want to stay a while.

 

I took a long bike ride yesterday and thought about Bossman all day, pondering why he left us so early. Ray was especially close with Perfect and Rude and if heaven is indeed such a great place, I find solace in believing they will tell him why.

 

Goodbye Ray Traylor.

[Wolfwood]

I got the tape for Raw, will be great to see but missed SmackDown! which was a total shame, I can't believe I forgot all about it.

 

TNA is doing really well now I must add, it is getting much more enjoyable to read about and what not.

 

Sorry I am not posting much, not to sure what to say as I cannot comment of stuff I ahvent not yet seen.

[McNasty]

yeah smackdown was good. I laughed at that old school mae young and moolah thing!

[Kevin_79]

yeah smackdown was good. I laughed at that old school mae young and moolah thing!

That was the worst part of the night..I hate it when they come.