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Ray Candy

Also known as Candy Man, Kareem Muhammad, Blackstud Williams, Commando Ray, Masked Superfly, Superfly, Super Mario Man

Personal Data

Birthday:

03.12.1951

Birthplace:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Day of death:

23.05.1994 (at the age of 42)

Cause of death:

Herzinfarkt

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 5" (195 cm)

Weight:

341 lbs (155 kg)

Background in sports:

Boxen, Football

Career Data

Alter egos:

Blackstud Williams
Commando Ray
Kareem Muhammad
Masked Superfly
a.k.a. Superfly
Ray Candy
a.k.a. Candy Man
Super Mario Man

Roles:

Singles Wrestler
Tag Team Wrestler

Beginning of in-ring career:

1973

End of in-ring career:

1990

In-ring experience:

17 years

Wrestling style:

Powerhouse

Trainer:

Dory Funk Jr.

Nicknames:

"Black Tank"

Signature moves:

Elbow Drop
Headbutt
Body Press

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 15

Number of comments: 7

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Average rating: 5.07 [15]

Average rating in 2025: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2024: 7.00 [1]

Average rating in 2023: 4.67 [3]

Average rating in 2022: 1.00 [1]

Average rating in 2021: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2020: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2019: 7.00 [2]

Average rating in 2017: 4.00 [1]

Average rating in 2015: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2012: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2010: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2007: 4.00 [1]

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CDProsPro wrote on 23.02.2024:

[7.0] "Ray Canty was a gritty to boot, Japan underwent to say best work than his career back home. His tag team with Leroy Brown speaks utter ignorance to what the NWA thought about people of colour. A commando gimmick from Africa, he was from Atlanta, Georgia. Mainly getting plans to open a bigger space to train full wrestlers. The most notable was New Jack, a heel who transformed his image so much that many coped. Ray Candy was a legend and deserves more credit."

DanTalksRasslin wrote on 17.11.2023:

[4.0] "Candy may not have had the skill to make his way to the upper ranks of the card, but he was solid enough in the ring to get the job done in the undercard and tag ranks. As a single, with his size he was able to make others look impressive just by lifting him and by beating him, and did claim some singles belts in the territories along the way. He had some decent success, too, in the tag ranks, claiming a number of NWA and AWA regional tag titles, notably under the Kareem Muhammad name as half of the Zambuie Express alongside Elijah Akeem (Leroy Brown). More recent fans may know his name best for being the somewhat unlikely trainer of New Jack."

Conquistador37 wrote on 20.04.2022:

[1.0] "I have a soft spot for The Superfly, even though it's awful. The Zambuie Express was filler at best, The Commandos were a "point and laugh" moment....this guy was alot of terrible. I guess if you like big slothful nonbumpers who throw sloppy offense, he's your kind of unwatchable crap! 0.75 rounded up for The Stupi=*ahem* Superfly"

jajt1989 wrote on 25.08.2020:

[6.0] "Don't know how a guy who was trained by a legend and he himself was ok in the ring could go on and train someone who didn't even bother to use wrestling holds in his matches in New Jack"

JEK 1991 wrote on 05.03.2019:

[7.0] "A memorable character in the South. Had some great feuds with Bruiser Brody and Abdullah the Butcher. He was amazing in Japan. In Georgia he was brilliant. great on the mic skills. With Leroy Brown as the Zambuie Express they were excellent. Afterwards he continued travelling and forming other tag teams. He career would go downhill."

Witchfinder wrote on 22.07.2012:

[5.0] "An average wrestler from the past. He trained New Jack and was trained himself by Dory Funk Jr."