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Ray Candy

Nickname: The Candy Man; Black Tank

Height: 6' 5"

Weight: 341 lbs.

From: Decatur, GA

Birthday: Dec 3rd

Pro Debut: 1973

Aliases: Kareem Muhammad, Blackstud Williams, Commando Ray, Masked Superfly, Super Mario Man

Feds Worked For: MSW, NWA-West, TSW, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All South Wrestling Alliance (GA), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (MS/TN), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), Oregon Wrestling Federation (OR), Pro Wrestling USA, Professional Wrestling Federation (FL), Southern Championship Wrestling (VA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Texas All Star Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Elijah Akeem)
-ASWA Georgia Champion
-ASWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ El Mongol)
-ASWA United State Champion
-NWA Alabama Champion
-NWA Arkansas Champion
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA (Florida) Global Tag Team Champion (w/ Elijah Akeem)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Elijah Akeem and Hacksaw Higgins)
-NWA Georgia Television Champion (2x)
-NWA International Champion (w/ Abdullah the Butcher)
-NWA Louisiana Tag Team Champion (w/ Steven Little Bear)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Pez Whatley, 1 w/ Ken Lucas)
-NWA Southeast Champion
-NWA Western States Champion
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-OWF Champion
-TASW 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Kamala & Elijah Akeem)
-TSW North American Champion
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Steven Little Bear)
-WWC Puerto Rican Champion

Affiliates: Pez Whatley, Elijah Akeem/Leroy Brown, Steven Little Bear, Brady Boone, H & H Limited, Dory Funk Jr., Gary Hart, Skandar Akbar, Downtown Bruno, The Army of Darkness, Hacksaw Higgins, Abdullah the Butcher, Ken Lucas, El Mongol, Ed Gantner, Oliver Humperdink, Jimmy Hart, Paul Jones, Kevin Sullivan, Hercules Hernandez, Lord Humongous, The Masked Nightmare, Gene Anderson, Bruiser Brody, Jos LeDuc, The Great Muta, Ivan Koloff, One Man Gang, Matt Borne, Jim Holliday

Notable Feuds: The Assassin, Barry Windham, Missouri Mauler, Ernie Ladd, Lex Luger, Ray Stevens, Blackjack Mulligan, Stan Lane, Steve Keirn, Ox Baker, Seiji Sakaguchi, Bobby Jaggers, Bob Brown, Mike Graham, Ivan Koloff, Jim Starr, Ron Bass, Ole Anderson, Bugsy McGraw, Mike Davis, Giant Baba, Masked Superstar, Tom Andrews, Dusty Rhodes

Other Facts: -Real name was Ray Canty
-As Blackstudd Williams, he used the nickname "Big Bad"
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of Neidhart's Raiders
-Former member of The Army of Darkness
-Former member of The House of Humperdink
-Ranked #334 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #353 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Passed away on May 23, 1994 at the age of 43 of a heart attack
-Buried at Washington Memorial Gardens in Decatur, GA