Ray Candy

Zambuie Express / Muslim Connection (1983–1984) In 1983, the Florida bookers came up with the idea to team up Candy with the , , Leroy Brown. Candy took the Muslim name "Kareem Muhammad" while Brown was billed as "Elijah Akeem". Together they formed "the Zambuie Express", which was at times billed as "the Muslim Connection" in some promotions. The duo began to wear camouflage pants and shirts to the ring, adopting militaristic Muslim in ring characters, based to some extent on the Black Panther Party. The two toured mainly in the southern parts of the United States where their racially charged characters made them very hated. The team was often managed by Sir Oliver Humperdink and was part of the "House of Humperdink". In Florida the duo defeated Mike Graham and Scott McGhee to win the NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship on July 31, 1983. The Express competed on the 1984 version of Starrcade, where they lost to the team of Buzz Tyler and The Masked Assassin #1. The loss to Tyler and the Assassin was one of the last matches the Zambuie Express worked together, splitting up a short time later. In 1987 he travelled to Puerto Rico, working for the World Wrestling Council (WWC) where he won the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship on June 6 from Mighty Igor, holding it for about six months before losing it to Miguel Perez, Jr.

Personal life After his retirement from professional wrestling in 1990, Canty returned to Decatur to work as a dispatcher and supervisor for a local transport firm. All-South Wrestling Alliance ASWA Georgia Championship (1 time) Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Elijah Akeem NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Elijah Akeem (1) and Hacksaw Higgins (1) Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times) NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Elijah Akeem NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pez Whatley NWA Tri-State NWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (2 times) – with Steven Little Bear Oregon Wrestling Federation OWF Championship (1 time) Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time) Western States Sports NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk Jr. NWA Tri-State NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Steven Little Bear World Wrestling Council WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)