12 WWE Stars Who Left And Returned More Bad Ass

3. The Big Boss Man

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Racing down the aisle to the tune of his cheesy WWF entrance music, The Big Boss Man wore bright blue shirts and fit in nicely to the product of the early-1990's. 

For his return in 1998, things had to be different. The man was entering a different kind of World Wrestling Federation.

The 'Attitude Era' was already underway, and characters had be more rough around the edges than before. No longer could wrestlers be slick, child-friendly packages, they had to have an air of violence about them. 

This is criteria Ray Traylor was able to meet, entirely changing the perception of the Boss Man gimmick.

Trading the baby blue for black, he now wore more military-esque attire and black sunglasses. Carrying a nightstick with him, The Big Boss Man looked like he meant business. He was tailor-made to be part of Vince McMahon's Corporation faction. 

Even his entrance tune had changed, turned into a chilling, chugging series of riffs that suited the new aesthetic down to the ground.

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