Ray Samalonis (born January 31, 1968) is an American

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, better known by his

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"Surfer" Ray Odyssey.

Professional wrestling career

Odyssey competes primarily in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic

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. Odyssey has had successful stints in

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International World Class Championship Wrestling International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW, originally known as International Championship Wrestling) was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was promoted by Angelo Savoldi and his s ...

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and the

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during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s and he also made a brief television appearance in the

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and defeated Tazz in a dark match in 1991. In addition to wrestling as a singles competitor, Odyssey also formed several successful tag teams with partners such as Vic Steamboat, Chris Evans and most notably with The Inferno Kid (as "The Beach Bullies") and Jimmy Deo (as "Surf and Turf").

Championships and accomplishments

*Can-Am Wrestling **Can-Am Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Century Wrestling Alliance ** CWA Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) ** CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vic Steamboat *

IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs. in International World Class Championship Wrestling. The title existed from 1987 until the federation closed its doors ...

( 1 time) *

NWA United States Tag Team Championship The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is a name used for several secondary tag team championship used by various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) members since 1958. There are eleven different versions of the NWA United States Tag Team Champ ...

( 1 time) – with The Inferno Kid *

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Northeast Wrestling **NWA Northeast Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling **PCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Defeated Kane **PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Deo *

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**PWI ranked him # 170 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992 *World Wrestling Association **WWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odyssey, Ray 1968 births American male professional wrestlers Living people Professional wrestlers from California 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers ICW/IWCCW Light Heavyweight Champions