| Ray Odyssey | |
|---|---|
 Odyssey in August 1994. | |
| Birth name | Ray Samalonis |
| Born | January 31, 1968 San Diego, California, US |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ray Odyssey |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Billed from | San Diego, California |
| Trained by | Charlie Fulton Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | 1986 |
Ray Samalonis (born January 31, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Surfer" Ray Odyssey.
Odyssey competes primarily in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions. Odyssey has had successful stints in Mid-South Wrestling, American Wrestling Association, International World Class Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s and he also made a brief television appearance in the World Wrestling Federation 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").
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