Boss Man is one of those 80s gimmicked guys who was actually able to update his gimmick with the times as he fit into the Attitude Era like a glove. Gotta respect that.
I like how it was implied that he kept getting promoted. From prison guard/cop in his first run, to SWAT Team in the Attitude Era, and then when he came back in 2001 he was wearing a suit like the police chief.
For sure, I feel like they could have done the same with John Tenta in 1998. Bring him back in as a killer heel for Austin, maybe as a bodyguard/enforcer for Vince. Tenta was a legit badass and could have pulled it off if booked the right way, he wouldn't even have had to wrestle that often. They wasted him with that stupid Golga gimmick.
Ray Traylor was great in the WWF where his talents were better utilized. WWF booked him better than WCW by a mile. All of his WWF Big Boss Man heel or face personas were over with the fans. His WCW gimmicks were all forgettable. I was happy he came back to the WWF in 1998.
During the Pepper storyline, Snow went on RAW and displayed a sign saying "if you've seen Pepper call this number", but the number belonged to Val Venis, who ended up having to change his number. (Saw this in a shoot interview a while back so exact detail may be fuzzy)
This should have been a "Building A Character" episode because while he was essentially playing an extension of himself, he took his character into such a dark and sadistic place that you absolutely hated him and you couldn't tell where Ray Taylor ended and Big Boss Man began. THAT'S GREAT CHARACTER WORK!
I agree, I absolutely ❤love❤ the Building A Gimmick format, and would love to see more. Speaking of which, Bob Remus / Sgt. Slaughter is still with us, and I'm sure a disproportionately significant number of subscribers would appreciate a deep dive into the history, controversy, and legacy of the Sgt Slaughter character.
repackaging Bossman in black tactical gear worked really well. The stuff he did with Big Show was unintentionally darkly hilarious. You left out when Bossman went to Big Show's mothers house and got her to admit he was illigetimate
They could have evolved his gimmick so much. He could have went from prison guard, to swat/cert team, to a warden (authority heel). When the McMahon Helmsley era started, Bossman could have been the Commissioner. Which would have added another layer of heat and depth to that time period.
Boss Man needs his own Wrestling Bios theme song like Alex Wright, 2 Cold Scorpio, Disco Inferno, Norman Smiley, and Steve Blackman for his under-appreciated contribution to the Attitude Era
It's amazing how great of a heel Boss Man was during the Attitude Era considering that by all accounts he was one of the funniest and most beloved guys backstage. Whenever he's brought up in interviews everyone always speaks very warmly about him. His feud with the Big Show is still to this day one of my favorite memories of those days. May he R.I.P. 👮🏻
To me, this was the definitive version of the Big Boss Man. I was first introduced to this version on the Smackdown PS1 game and got to see him live on TV for the first time in 2002. When I think of BBM, I think of the black swat gear, the nightstick, the black and white titantron, and that hardcore music. Looking back on old episodes of RAW and Smackdown, seeing the things he did, really cements that fact.
When watching the product in real time it’s sometimes hard to truly appreciate certain players but retrospect is a wonderful thing. Ray was such a great player and his enjoyment of his work was beautifully summed up during his daughter’s speech when he inducted into the HOF. RIP.
The Big Boss Man was one of the first instances of me cheering for the heel in wrestling and I actually wanted him to defeat the big show at Armageddon 1999
Boss man was one of my fav wrestlers when he turned baby face back in 1990...and then I stopped watching the wwf in 92..... so I'm so glad he got the push he deserved in 99 ..... 90s were the glory days of wrestling for sure
I think now Boss Man has made it on to my Heel Mount Rushmore. Also, Ray was a great big man wrestler. After all, he has a move named after him “ The Boss Man Slam”. Not too many wrestlers can say that.
Could you imagine a boss man vs CM punk feud? Punk: Hey boss man, have you seen Larry? Bossman: No punk but while you're here wanna taste this recipe I learned?
My favorite moment is his match @ Summerslam 1999 with Al Snow when they brawled into the poolhall/bar and went into the bathroom, Snow grabbed the urinal patty and squeezed it and rubbed it in Bossman’s eyes 😂😂😂 and Bossman let out a disgusted yell
It’s so crazy how a few decades ago wrestlers were totally dismissed as being chewed up by the business at the age of 36. Compare this to Cody Rhodes or Roman Reigns who are 39 and in the prime of their careers.
@@sherrix6881 Roman spent three years selling the most merchandise in the biggest pro wrestling company in the world. I think that’s a fine metric to point to. He is selling less now, so I think it’s also fine to say he is now leaving his prime. But, my point is that wrestlers were just told that their time was up at a certain point in the past. This obviously isn’t the case anymore.
That’s not true at all. The top guys always tended to be older like mid to late 30’s. It was generally thought to take 10-15 years to really understand the business and learn how to work a crowd. Compared to other athletics, wrestlers in their prime were “old”
@@michaelhauser6440 By the time Boss Man was through with WCW, he was 36 and considered old news. He had been wrestling early enough to be on NWA PPVs, so his time in the business was considered long and relatively successful for a midcarder, but by the time he was in the nWo he was considered washed up. The time frame mentioned (NWA PPVs to nWo recruitment) was 13 years which is now considered enough time to carve out a prime for yourself--not become washed up which was my intended point. Also, compared to other athletics, pro wrestling isn't exactly "on the level."
The fact that Wrestling Bios and The Solomonster use "Menace" to describe The Bossman means that he succeeded in his job. In basically 2 feuds he embodied the "disturbing" category of the Attitude era as opposed to the offensive depending on taste for lack of better words.
A new wrestling bios wrestling bio!!! hell yeah brotha I am here for it!!! Comparning this to you old stuff is a great way to see how far you have come in production and quality of videos
I loved in early 1999 when he very briefly teased a baby face turn by coming out to his old theme song to confront the Corporate Ministry only to hug it out with them.
Wait.. I seem to remember one more part to this feud. Didn't Boss Man go to Big Show's mom's house and secretly filmed her admitting that Big Show was illegitimate and that his dad wasn't actually his dad? I think that's where the "Big Nasty Bastard" originated.. I'm not making this up right?
Ray was top tier, loved me some Big Boss Man. Very under appreciated. I stopped watching wrestling around the time he passed away. I was very sad to hear that he did. RIP Mr. Traylor, you are very missed.
I was late to the party and started watching Raw in late '98. The Big Bossman was / still is my favorite wrestler to this day. Just loved that character for some reason. Also - Ray Traylor was one of the nicest people in this sport. We lost a good one.
I was so tied up in Stone Cold, Trips, and Rock back then as a kid that I barely paid attention to the absolute insanity of his feuds with Al Snow and Big Show. S Tier Level stories.
Does anyone here in the comments know where that track at 14:48 is from? I would imagine it's from a wrestling game, but I wasn't able to find it on a search of my own. Big thanks in advance!
Big Boss Man was completely underrated during the hardcore time. Thank you Wrestling Bios for pulling out the night stick here. It's cool looking back and seeing things as an adult verses being a kid.
Most people at the time probably didn't appreciate how good he was at pulling this character off at the time and probably because he was seen as one of the old guys from Hogan's generation and his time in WCW didn't help matters as he was seemingly just doing what he did in the WWF under various names at first before going back to his pre WWF gimmick. I would say this final run was a great reinvention of his Bossman gimmick and kind of lends into the fact people like Nailz claimed he was actually corrupt and abused the prisoners because you can tell this version definitely did that. His work with Al Snow and then Big Show probably made him the easiest to hate heel on any wrestling show because they were genuinely terrible things he was doing.
Hey there, love watching these videos, always try to catch them when they first come on, I am wondering will you ever do any patches in your merch store or not?
I was only 10 at the time and remember it well but definitely appreciate it more now looking back, keep up the good work mate brilliant video as always.
" he looked like that uncle who lives in your neighborhood " 🤔 Ok... so your own uncle that happens to live in your neighborhood. Or a guy that happens to be a uncle that lives in the neighborhood? Mad confused with this one.
@@lordeowstheking sigh...let me explain. he means he looks like the uncle that we all had who asked you to sit on his lap while he played "bouncing game" over and over. and then that one time when he invited his other friends from work and they ask you to play "cant-see-wowsers". and the other secret games that he said to never ever tell anyone. thats the kind of uncle who lived in the neighbourhood he is talking about. we all had that uncle.
The casual mention of "the heels got revenge by spraying Big Show with tear gas" is crazy, but with everything else in this video it just feels appropriate lmao.
Attitude era was during my high school years. I had been a fan of Boss Man as a kid, didn’t care much for his WCW run but was laughing hysterically during his attitude era hyjinks. This was just epic level a-hole stuff and I was cracking up so much I could barely talk at times. Thanks for the video and the memories dude.
Big Boss Man was a favorite of mine as a kid in the early 90's. I feel like he was on his way to finally getting a championship in wwf if he hadn't left in 93. He was pretty popular then. I was so happy when he came back in 98. He evolved with the times and gave us some of the most memorable heel work of the attitude era. The man deserves more credit and praise. RIP Ray Traylor!
I still remember when Big Boss died, Eddie Guerrero paid tribute to him in his match against Luther Reigns where he used a nightstick to cleverly win the match at No Mercy 2004
always liked him. had some nice matches early wwf run. and also in the attitude era. He sould have help more titles, but there's many great wrestlers that never held serious belts. wish we can go back and change some of that. good video! thanks.
On one night during Raw there was the time when Bossman came out with his old theme and I thought he was turning good again but it was a dastardly game of deception.
Much respect for bossman, his character enjoyed kicking the hornets nest. Not many are tough enough to piss off big show and still take the licks that come with it but bossman had me convinced he wasnt worried about pissing off a giant.
He was super underrated! I couldn't stand him as a kid during the Attitude Era. But after rewatching stuff from the Attitude Era. I learn to appreciate the Big Boss Man. And he was funny during his feud with the Big Show 😂 And on top of that, it upsets me that we never got a huge rivalry between the Boss Man and Steve Austin. The Authority vs. The Anti-Authority!
Watching reliving the war I was only thinking about how great the bossmans run was during the attitude era. He was such a great heel during this time and from someone who came from an 80s/90s gimmick is a testament to him. Great video
the big boss man was awesome in the attitude era the al snow feud was crazy especially the pepper scene in the hotel room I wasn't even born yet but I've been going back and rewatching this stuff via reliving the war the feud with the big show was hilarious big show riding the casket was the icing on the cake lol.
RIP Ray. Hell always be big Bubba to me. I remember him taking Tully Blanchard slingshot suplex dusty rhodes saw potential in Ray. His boss man gimmick would've fit in well with the shield
I was about 20 or 21 years old during this run of Bossman, so naturally my friends and I loved all of this. Lol. There was a ton more. There is a segment where Bossman is explaining to Steph how the nightstick is the greatest weapon known to man, and it's hysterical!
I remember watching the part when al snow ate pepper and laughing my ass then turning around seeing my younger siblings sobbing historically and having to comfort them. Man good times
After watching Reliving The War and learning more about the Attitude Era/Monday Night wars, Big Bossman was wild 😂 His programs with Al Snow and Big Show of showed how wicked he was😂 Great video btw
Boss Man is one of those 80s gimmicked guys who was actually able to update his gimmick with the times as he fit into the Attitude Era like a glove. Gotta respect that.
Late 80s era cop/corrections officer who returned in the Attitude Era as a corporate security guard is kind of a nice update, all things considered.
Bingo
I like how it was implied that he kept getting promoted. From prison guard/cop in his first run, to SWAT Team in the Attitude Era, and then when he came back in 2001 he was wearing a suit like the police chief.
For sure, I feel like they could have done the same with John Tenta in 1998. Bring him back in as a killer heel for Austin, maybe as a bodyguard/enforcer for Vince. Tenta was a legit badass and could have pulled it off if booked the right way, he wouldn't even have had to wrestle that often. They wasted him with that stupid Golga gimmick.
Ray Traylor was great in the WWF where his talents were better utilized. WWF booked him better than WCW by a mile. All of his WWF Big Boss Man heel or face personas were over with the fans. His WCW gimmicks were all forgettable. I was happy he came back to the WWF in 1998.
Big Bossman crashing Big Show's father's funeral remains one of the most memorable Attitude era moments for me. Always enjoyed Bossman
It was also one of the lowest points for Ray Traylor. There was a line crossed with his cancer poem, work and all.
Calling Show a Big Nasty Bastard still makes me laugh so hard.
@@frankez99that poem was pure savage
This was a savage feud 😂
@@frankez99 meh, no line crossed. He was the evilist of heels during AE and it was great.
During the Pepper storyline, Snow went on RAW and displayed a sign saying "if you've seen Pepper call this number", but the number belonged to Val Venis, who ended up having to change his number. (Saw this in a shoot interview a while back so exact detail may be fuzzy)
True story
What a rib lol
This should have been a "Building A Character" episode because while he was essentially playing an extension of himself, he took his character into such a dark and sadistic place that you absolutely hated him and you couldn't tell where Ray Taylor ended and Big Boss Man began. THAT'S GREAT CHARACTER WORK!
I agree, I absolutely ❤love❤ the Building A Gimmick format, and would love to see more. Speaking of which, Bob Remus / Sgt. Slaughter is still with us, and I'm sure a disproportionately significant number of subscribers would appreciate a deep dive into the history, controversy, and legacy of the Sgt Slaughter character.
Bossman: Feeding you your dog and stealing your dad’s body at his funeral.
Savage af 🤣
repackaging Bossman in black tactical gear worked really well. The stuff he did with Big Show was unintentionally darkly hilarious. You left out when Bossman went to Big Show's mothers house and got her to admit he was illigetimate
He even pointed out the hidden camera to the mother and she started crying. The man had no chill 😂😂
Lmao. Still funny to this day.
I had a sign at the 11/1/99 Raw that said "There's Pepper in my hot dog".
Did you eat it the long way?
@@WhitefolksTyou’re asking the real questions.
😂😂 That's good
They could have evolved his gimmick so much. He could have went from prison guard, to swat/cert team, to a warden (authority heel). When the McMahon Helmsley era started, Bossman could have been the Commissioner. Which would have added another layer of heat and depth to that time period.
The Shield were Little Bossmen
And each "promotion" he gets even more evil.
I always wonder why pro wrestling companies don't listen to " fans" but reading stuff like this I understand why.
@@lordeowstheking How are those ideas any worse than 90% of Scatman Lupton's garbage?
He was wearing a suit at first when he came back in late 2001. I thought "police chief" was where they were going with that look.
Boss Man needs his own Wrestling Bios theme song like Alex Wright, 2 Cold Scorpio, Disco Inferno, Norman Smiley, and Steve Blackman for his under-appreciated contribution to the Attitude Era
The second half of Bossman career was phenomenal. His character grew more vicious and sinister.
I loved both his early heel and attitude era heel runs
You really going to act tough like that you little bratty punk
"What's the matter, Al? You don't like the way Pepper tastes?" 😂🤣💀
When you put it all together like this, the Big Boss Man should be considered as one of the best heels in attitude era.
It's amazing how great of a heel Boss Man was during the Attitude Era considering that by all accounts he was one of the funniest and most beloved guys backstage. Whenever he's brought up in interviews everyone always speaks very warmly about him. His feud with the Big Show is still to this day one of my favorite memories of those days. May he R.I.P. 👮🏻
To me, this was the definitive version of the Big Boss Man. I was first introduced to this version on the Smackdown PS1 game and got to see him live on TV for the first time in 2002. When I think of BBM, I think of the black swat gear, the nightstick, the black and white titantron, and that hardcore music. Looking back on old episodes of RAW and Smackdown, seeing the things he did, really cements that fact.
"Ya Big Nasty Bastard" makes me laugh uncontrollably to this day. 😂😂😂
I never noticed the tiny muzzle boss man put on little pepper 😂
When watching the product in real time it’s sometimes hard to truly appreciate certain players but retrospect is a wonderful thing. Ray was such a great player and his enjoyment of his work was beautifully summed up during his daughter’s speech when he inducted into the HOF. RIP.
"Hey ! Big Freak Show !"
Bossman 2000 😂
"MAH DAAAAAADY! MAH DADDY! WAAAAAAHHH!"
@fangjokerLS 🤣🤣🤣 honestly, I give full credit to this era for my pitch black sense of humour haha
Dressed as the father of The Shield
lol. Shield Father
The lame bossmen.
My grandpas favorite character... and he was a life long criminal
He sounds like a jabroni mate tbh
His 1999 will never be rivaled. Dude was the most heinous heel.
This man survived being hanged, fed someone their dog, and stole a corpse 😂
Tremendous
Big Boss Man was mocking people with dead dads long before Christian Cage in AEW.
We really need an Al Snow video. One of the most entertaining guy i have ever seen and his in-ring work is almost flawless.
The cemetery scene with Big Show is still my favorite Big Boss Man moment during the attitude era.
The Big Boss Man was one of the first instances of me cheering for the heel in wrestling and I actually wanted him to defeat the big show at Armageddon 1999
You are my friend now. Screw the big show
Boss man was one of my fav wrestlers when he turned baby face back in 1990...and then I stopped watching the wwf in 92..... so I'm so glad he got the push he deserved in 99 ..... 90s were the glory days of wrestling for sure
I think now Boss Man has made it on to my Heel Mount Rushmore.
Also, Ray was a great big man wrestler. After all, he has a move named after him “ The Boss Man Slam”. Not too many wrestlers can say that.
Could you imagine a boss man vs CM punk feud?
Punk: Hey boss man, have you seen Larry?
Bossman: No punk but while you're here wanna taste this recipe I learned?
What a Rivalry that could have been. The Authority Vs The Rebel.
My favorite moment is his match @ Summerslam 1999 with Al Snow when they brawled into the poolhall/bar and went into the bathroom, Snow grabbed the urinal patty and squeezed it and rubbed it in Bossman’s eyes 😂😂😂 and Bossman let out a disgusted yell
100% Grade A Pepper is the best thing to come out of the Attitude Era.
It’s so crazy how a few decades ago wrestlers were totally dismissed as being chewed up by the business at the age of 36. Compare this to Cody Rhodes or Roman Reigns who are 39 and in the prime of their careers.
Roman is not in his prime lol
@@sherrix6881 Roman spent three years selling the most merchandise in the biggest pro wrestling company in the world. I think that’s a fine metric to point to. He is selling less now, so I think it’s also fine to say he is now leaving his prime.
But, my point is that wrestlers were just told that their time was up at a certain point in the past. This obviously isn’t the case anymore.
That’s not true at all. The top guys always tended to be older like mid to late 30’s. It was generally thought to take 10-15 years to really understand the business and learn how to work a crowd. Compared to other athletics, wrestlers in their prime were “old”
@@michaelhauser6440 By the time Boss Man was through with WCW, he was 36 and considered old news. He had been wrestling early enough to be on NWA PPVs, so his time in the business was considered long and relatively successful for a midcarder, but by the time he was in the nWo he was considered washed up.
The time frame mentioned (NWA PPVs to nWo recruitment) was 13 years which is now considered enough time to carve out a prime for yourself--not become washed up which was my intended point.
Also, compared to other athletics, pro wrestling isn't exactly "on the level."
The fact that Wrestling Bios and The Solomonster use "Menace" to describe The Bossman means that he succeeded in his job. In basically 2 feuds he embodied the "disturbing" category of the Attitude era as opposed to the offensive depending on taste for lack of better words.
His poem to the big show after the "death" is great
The vignette with Show's mom was my favorite. "Hey Paul Wight! You're a nasty bastard! And your mana said so!"
"The Big Freakshow!" 😂😂😂
"My daddy!" 😂😂😂
A new wrestling bios wrestling bio!!! hell yeah brotha I am here for it!!! Comparning this to you old stuff is a great way to see how far you have come in production and quality of videos
No one expected BBM to win the title at the December '99 PPV, but he definitely earned the spot for the month. Cool updates on his music and look.
I loved in early 1999 when he very briefly teased a baby face turn by coming out to his old theme song to confront the Corporate Ministry only to hug it out with them.
I was hoping that he was going to have that babyface run.
Big Bossman and Shane McMahon don't get enough credit for their roles in the Attitude Era.
When he dropped the I pulled your dad's life support line I was like dude totally just murdered Show's dad?!
20:36 JR saying "oh come on" 😂
I’m so glad u made this video. RIP BOSSMAN
Wrestling Bios. The channel that keeps on giving.
That poem was absolutely beautiful and came from the heart
The Big Bossman/Big Show feud was a work of art.
The whole angle with Al Snow and Pepper, was hilarious
Big Bossman actually got lost in the shuffle seeing how loaded the WWE roster were during the Attitude Era but Ray Traylor made the most of it.
He was actually my favorite during that time.
My ex told me how she lived next to Boss Man, she said he was the sweetest man alive and I was like "seriously?" 😄
Wait.. I seem to remember one more part to this feud. Didn't Boss Man go to Big Show's mom's house and secretly filmed her admitting that Big Show was illegitimate and that his dad wasn't actually his dad? I think that's where the "Big Nasty Bastard" originated.. I'm not making this up right?
It definitely happened.
Yeah, this part was missed. Bios made this video a little too soon, unfortunately, because this happened during the build to Armageddon 1999.
You are correct
It's crazy that during the Golden era, The Bossman was a Babyface. Now, he showed his dark side of the badge...
Maybe for a minute but for the majority of his first run in the Fed he was a heel. My memory of him from that time is just of him being heel.
@@jaystreet46he was a heel mid 88 all of 89 face from 90-93
@@rubenarriaga3029 huh. I guess his heel work just stuck in my memory better. Thanks for calling out my bs
Ray was top tier, loved me some Big Boss Man. Very under appreciated. I stopped watching wrestling around the time he passed away. I was very sad to hear that he did. RIP Mr. Traylor, you are very missed.
I was late to the party and started watching Raw in late '98. The Big Bossman was / still is my favorite wrestler to this day. Just loved that character for some reason. Also - Ray Traylor was one of the nicest people in this sport. We lost a good one.
He made it very hard to remember that he was a huge baby face for years.
9:27 ahh it's cheeky Tekken 3 music of the old man
I was so tied up in Stone Cold, Trips, and Rock back then as a kid that I barely paid attention to the absolute insanity of his feuds with Al Snow and Big Show. S Tier Level stories.
I have vivid memories of absolutely pissing myself at the funeral segment.😂
RIP Bossman. Absolute legend.
Does anyone here in the comments know where that track at 14:48 is from? I would imagine it's from a wrestling game, but I wasn't able to find it on a search of my own. Big thanks in advance!
Big Boss Man was completely underrated during the hardcore time. Thank you Wrestling Bios for pulling out the night stick here. It's cool looking back and seeing things as an adult verses being a kid.
Most people at the time probably didn't appreciate how good he was at pulling this character off at the time and probably because he was seen as one of the old guys from Hogan's generation and his time in WCW didn't help matters as he was seemingly just doing what he did in the WWF under various names at first before going back to his pre WWF gimmick.
I would say this final run was a great reinvention of his Bossman gimmick and kind of lends into the fact people like Nailz claimed he was actually corrupt and abused the prisoners because you can tell this version definitely did that. His work with Al Snow and then Big Show probably made him the easiest to hate heel on any wrestling show because they were genuinely terrible things he was doing.
Hey there, love watching these videos, always try to catch them when they first come on, I am wondering will you ever do any patches in your merch store or not?
I was only 10 at the time and remember it well but definitely appreciate it more now looking back, keep up the good work mate brilliant video as always.
he looked like that uncle who lives in your neighbourhood
" he looked like that uncle who lives in your neighborhood " 🤔
Ok... so your own uncle that happens to live in your neighborhood.
Or a guy that happens to be a uncle that lives in the neighborhood?
Mad confused with this one.
@@lordeowstheking sigh...let me explain. he means he looks like the uncle that we all had who asked you to sit on his lap while he played "bouncing game" over and over. and then that one time when he invited his other friends from work and they ask you to play "cant-see-wowsers". and the other secret games that he said to never ever tell anyone. thats the kind of uncle who lived in the neighbourhood he is talking about. we all had that uncle.
The casual mention of "the heels got revenge by spraying Big Show with tear gas" is crazy, but with everything else in this video it just feels appropriate lmao.
R.I.P. Big Boss Man. One of my sentimental favorites.
Thank you for this video and the appreciation of what BBB did in this era! I found it hilarious 😂
Attitude era was during my high school years. I had been a fan of Boss Man as a kid, didn’t care much for his WCW run but was laughing hysterically during his attitude era hyjinks. This was just epic level a-hole stuff and I was cracking up so much I could barely talk at times. Thanks for the video and the memories dude.
Big Boss Man’s 80s-early 90s theme song is GOAT’d. RIP Ray Traylor.
He was definitely an underrated heel.
Big Boss Man was a favorite of mine as a kid in the early 90's. I feel like he was on his way to finally getting a championship in wwf if he hadn't left in 93. He was pretty popular then. I was so happy when he came back in 98. He evolved with the times and gave us some of the most memorable heel work of the attitude era. The man deserves more credit and praise. RIP Ray Traylor!
I still remember when Big Boss died, Eddie Guerrero paid tribute to him in his match against Luther Reigns where he used a nightstick to cleverly win the match at No Mercy 2004
Great vid. Only 1 thing I would have added is in his final year or so, he was renamed "Boss Man" as Vince thought he wasn't "Big" any more.
always liked him. had some nice matches early wwf run. and also in the attitude era. He sould have help more titles, but there's many great wrestlers that never held serious belts. wish we can go back and change some of that.
good video! thanks.
As an 80s kid I liked Big Boss Man WWF, I still play as him on WWF Superstars Arcade Game Sometimes 💯🤘
On one night during Raw there was the time when Bossman came out with his old theme and I thought he was turning good again but it was a dastardly game of deception.
The Attitude Era Podcast did a great job with segments on Big Bossman's antics. New found appreciation for him since.
Always buzzing when your videos drop man. Can't wait to watch this when I'm home 🤘
Much respect for bossman, his character enjoyed kicking the hornets nest. Not many are tough enough to piss off big show and still take the licks that come with it but bossman had me convinced he wasnt worried about pissing off a giant.
big boss man is underrated in wresting
I’ve heard wrestlers say that Boss Man would get legitimately upset because he thought Al Snow’s dog hated him.
He was super underrated! I couldn't stand him as a kid during the Attitude Era. But after rewatching stuff from the Attitude Era. I learn to appreciate the Big Boss Man. And he was funny during his feud with the Big Show 😂 And on top of that, it upsets me that we never got a huge rivalry between the Boss Man and Steve Austin. The Authority vs. The Anti-Authority!
Watching reliving the war I was only thinking about how great the bossmans run was during the attitude era. He was such a great heel during this time and from someone who came from an 80s/90s gimmick is a testament to him. Great video
I wouldn’t have mind if he became WWF champion
Can’t wrestling fans just really like a guy without him being the champion when he’s not main event material?
the big boss man was awesome in the attitude era the al snow feud was crazy especially the pepper scene in the hotel room I wasn't even born yet but I've been going back and rewatching this stuff via reliving the war the feud with the big show was hilarious big show riding the casket was the icing on the cake lol.
RIP Ray. Hell always be big Bubba to me. I remember him taking Tully Blanchard slingshot suplex dusty rhodes saw potential in Ray. His boss man gimmick would've fit in well with the shield
That Boss Man/Big Show story line was stupidly GOOD! I remember all the skits like I saw them on tv yesterday!
I was about 20 or 21 years old during this run of Bossman, so naturally my friends and I loved all of this. Lol. There was a ton more. There is a segment where Bossman is explaining to Steph how the nightstick is the greatest weapon known to man, and it's hysterical!
He was a great heel during the attitude era, definitely one of the forgotten gems of the time.
My buddy and I always loved him, going back to his JCP time. We used to tape record ourselves doing Bossman and Brother Love promos.
Good your doing attitude era videos nice ! Did you give up on doing wrestling games reviews???😮
Great to see some Bossman appreciation!!
I remember watching the part when al snow ate pepper and laughing my ass then turning around seeing my younger siblings sobbing historically and having to comfort them. Man good times
Big bossman was a great worker and the fact he managed to update with the times he was definitely underrated for sure
that Big Show funeral segment lives rent free in my head to this day. RIP Bossman!
Of course Vince Russo came up with the Doggie Bag on the pole match. I mean, look at what he was doing in WCW afterwards
Yeah, Ray Traylor!
It's crazy to think that Russo had nothing to do with the funeral casket surfing scene, since he was in WCW by then
Finally a bio of a wrestler again
After watching Reliving The War and learning more about the Attitude Era/Monday Night wars, Big Bossman was wild 😂 His programs with Al Snow and Big Show of showed how wicked he was😂 Great video btw
7:50 can we appreciate this catch by The Rock? This could have easily turned into an embarrassing botch
Absolutely right on that one. It’s like he was back playing for the Miami Hurricanes.