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. He later formed a duo with Ed Gantner, known as the Shock Troops, working for the CWF. On November 25, 1986 Canty, while still working as Kareem Muhammad, defeated Barry Windham to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, holding it until December 2 where he lost it to Ron Simmons. He later teamed up with Hacksaw Higgins to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, although the duo only held it for a day. In late 1986 Candy worked a tour with New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name "Super Mario Man", a moniker that seemed more appropriate for an Italian plumber than a , African American wrestler. 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 6from Mighty Igor, holding it for about six months before losing it to Miguel Perez, Jr. In 1988 he took the ring name "Commando Ray", teaming with "Commando Boone" (AKA Grizzly Boone) to for a team known as "The Commandos. Candy's last major match was at the 1988 Starrcade, where he was a part of a Bunkhouse Battle royal, a match that was only seen by the audience in the Norfolk Scope. 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. He was also responsible for training Glenn Jacobs (Kane in WWE) and New Jack. On May 23, 1994, he died at his home in Decatur, after suffering a heart attack. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Abdullah the Butcher All-South Wrestling Alliance ASWA Georgia Championship (1 time) ASWA United States 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