Ray Candy

Ray Mandy
Candy, circa 1988
Birth nameRay Canty
Born(1951-12-03)December 3, 1951[1]
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.[1]
DiedMay 23, 1994(1994-05-23) (aged 42)
Decatur, Georgia
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Blackstud Williams
Commando Ray
Kareem Muhammad
Masked Superfly
Ray Candy
Super Mario Man
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2]
Billed weight341 lb (155 kg)[2]
Billed fromDecatur, Georgia, US[1]
Trained byDory Funk Jr.[3]
Debut1973
Retired1990[3]

Ray Canty (December 3, 1951 – May 23, 1994), better known by the ring name Ray Candy, was an American professional wrestler who worked for a variety of different wrestling promotions in the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico such as Jim Crockett Promotions, All Japan Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling Council and others. He also competed as Blackstud Williams, Super Mario Man, Commando Ray, Masked Superfly and Kareem Muhammad.

As Kareem Muhammad he formed a tag team with Elijah Akeem as the tag team "The Zambuie Express". He also spent time as part of Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc. group as well as a team known as "The Shock Troops" with Ed Gantner and "The Commandos" with Commando Boone. Canty was responsible for training New Jack for his professional wrestling career.

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  2. ^ a b "Kareem Muhammad « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CandyDictionary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).