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Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Big Boss Man WWE Career EXPOSED | Sean Mooney Reveals Untold Stories

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports News, Sports, News, Wrestling

4.7797 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

The untold story of Big Boss Man’s WWE career finally gets revealed.

Former WWE broadcaster Sean Mooney shares behind-the-scenes stories, locker room insights, and little-known facts about Ray Traylor, better known to fans as The Big Boss Man. From his controversial debut as a nightstick-swinging prison guard, to his role in some of WWE’s most unforgettable moments, this episode explores what the cameras didn’t show.

Hear about Boss Man’s reputation backstage, creative decisions surrounding his character, and how he was viewed by Vince McMahon and fellow Superstars. If you’re a fan of WWE history, Golden Era wrestling, or classic characters that pushed boundaries, this is a story you don’t want to miss.

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0:00.0

Oh, wrestling history channel, where legends never sleep.

0:06.1

The wrestling history channel, time in the deep.

0:11.9

We love the battles.

0:14.8

The wrestling history channel.

0:22.1

Oh, my.

0:25.0

You're a hard time, Steve Fall.

0:26.1

Whoa.

0:28.0

Messed with the big boss man.

0:31.2

Did not accept that on the show.

0:37.3

Wow, you stole my intro from Twin Towers to killing a dog and feeding it to Al Snow.

0:40.6

We're talking about the big boss man today on the Golden Era podcast, Michelle Mooney,

0:44.7

and I'm afraid now that you will chop me up and feed me to Al Snow as well.

0:51.6

Well, if you think that was intimidating, nothing compared to the big boss man.

0:52.8

Boy, he can do it.

1:11.1

One of the best, too. One of the classic golden era wrestlers like Jake the Snakes and the Hacksaw Jim Duggins. And, you know, before we get into anything, you know, what was your personal relationship like with Ray Trello, the big boss man? Because to a lot of fans, you know, he was a bad guy, a police officer, beating up their favorite Hulk Hogan.

1:16.6

But then to a lot of people, he's this amazing baby face that just was an inspiration to us all.

1:23.2

Yeah. I mean, hard to believe. But in a sense, a lot of people saw him as this big teddy bear who knew him personally. And that's why I really feel it was important to do this episode and tell people,

1:32.3

you know, this, you know, we should learn about a big boss man that you never knew

1:38.3

because he was, you talk about a contrast in characters.

1:43.3

This was amazing.

1:46.3

Him going from the Ray trailer that people knew personally to that guy that once he was in the public

1:53.1

or in an arena or in a ring was a completely different person.

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