Ray Gordy Terry Ray Gordy , Jr . ( March 23 , 1979 ) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) appearing on its SmackDown brand under the ring names Jesse and Slam Master J . Career history . Gordy has worked for several promotions before working with WWE . Some of them being NWA Georgia and North American Wrestling Association ( NAWA ) . He had some success winning several titles for both promotions . In 2001 , Gordy went to Japan to wrestle with NOAH . There he stayed and wrestled until 2002 where he joined NAWA : Ring Champions based out of Rome , Georgia . There he formed a brief team with Nick Rampage and Jayson Phoenix known as The New Varsity Club . Early 2003 saw Gordy form a new union with Iceberg Slim and Tank Norton known as the Extreme Freebirds . During this time he a had string of matches against his former partners Phoenix and Rampage , along with having some great matches against A . J . Styles . World Wrestling Entertainment . Developmental territories ( 2005 - 2006 ) . In August 2005 , Gordy signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and debuted for Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) in early 2006 as Ray Geezy - - a wigger gimmick . He teamed with Damien Steele , who was preppy and well - spoken . In November 2006 , he began teaming with Henry Godwinn at WWE SmackDown ! house show s and changed his name to Cousin Ray , dropping his gangsta gimmick to reform The Godwinns with Henry . SmackDown ( 2007 - 2010 ) . On the May 11 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown ! " , a vignette aired with Gordy as Jesse Dalton alongside fellow WWE developmental talent Drew Hankinson as Festus . It was reported on June 2 , 2007 that the " Dalton Boys " gimmick was being changed by WWE . Jesse and Festus were put in traditional wrestling gear and transformed their gimmick to be a little less country . On the June 29 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown ! " , vignettes hyping Jesse and Festus return to the roster began to air . Jesse and Festus made their official televised in - ring debut on the October 5 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown ! " , defeating Mike Tolar and Chad Collyer . Their secondary gimmick was that when the opening bell rang , Festus ' s persona changed into a very focused , aggressive competitor as compared to the aloof , absent - minded character he had been portrayed as . When the bell rang signifying the end of the match , Festus returned to his " normal " self . On the October 16 , 2007 edition of " ECW " , Jesse and Festus made their debut for the " ECW " brand in conjunction with a " Talent Exchange " discussed between " ECW " General Manager Armando Estrada and acting " SmackDown ! " General Manager Vickie Guerrero . Jesse and Festus defeated their first notable opponents , the team of Elijah Burke and Nunzio , with a modified Rocket Launcher - esque maneuver . On the November 8 episode of " SmackDown " , Jesse and Festus suffered their first WWE loss in a 10 - Man Tag Team Battle Royal WWE Tag Team Championship Contender ' s match , against Deuce ' n Domino , The Major Brothers , Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang , and Drew McIntyre and Dave Taylor . Jesse and Festus suffered their second loss in the WWE when they were defeated by WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison on the November 27 edition of " ECW " , and lost to them again on the December 7 episode of " SmackDown " . Jesse and Festus finally defeated The Miz and John Morrison in a non - title match on December 16 . After a brief hiatus , more vignettes aired , this time featuring Jesse , who explained Festus ' s condition and spoke of a cure for it . The team returned on February 8 on " SmackDown " , defeating Deuce ' n Domino . Festus appeared to be unchanged , aside from perhaps being more aggressive than ever . This success continued as they once again defeated The Miz and John Morrison in another non - title match on the February 29 airing of " SmackDown " . However , when they received a shot at the titles on the March 21 episode , they came up short . He also hung out with Cryme Tyme and Eve Torres .