Jimmy Snuka

Jimmy Snuka

Personal Information

Full Name James Reiher Snuka
Date of Birth May 18, 1943
Nationality USA
Height 5'10
Family Children: Tamina Snuka, Deuce, Liana Snuka, Ata Snuka

Jimmy Snuka News

Disappointing update on Tamina’s WWE status after over 18 month absence - Reports Disappointing update on Tamina’s WWE status after over 18 month absence - Reports
Disappointing update on Tamina’s WWE status after over 18 month absence - Reports
Adam Pearce shares picture from a match with 10-time champion; sends clear message Adam Pearce shares picture from a match with 10-time champion; sends clear message
Adam Pearce shares picture from a match with 10-time champion; sends clear message
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Hot Rod: Bidding adieu to the greatest villain in WWE history Hot Rod: Bidding adieu to the greatest villain in WWE history
Hot Rod: Bidding adieu to the greatest villain in WWE history
Video: When Roddy Piper hit Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka with a coconut Video: When Roddy Piper hit Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka with a coconut
Video: When Roddy Piper hit Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka with a coconut

Jimmy Snuka: A Brief Biography

The late Jimmy Snuka is a legendary wrestler for the changes he brought to wrestling throughout his career. However, he remains a controversial figure due to his alleged involvement with the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Argentino.After finding success in the art of body building, he moved to wrestling. Jimmy Snuka wrestled in many of the territories before finally coming to the WWE.

  1. Jimmy Snuka WWE

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Jimmy Snuka WWE

Jimmy Snuka wrestled in WWE as a villain, but his high-flying style won over the fans, and he slowly became a fan-favorite. His match with Bob Backlund for the WWF Championship in Madison Square Garden, where the two were wrestling in a Steel Cage has gone down in history for Snuka’s involvement.

During a part of the match, Jimmy Snuka climbed to the top of the cage, before jumping off and onto Bob Backlund. His feud with ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper during his run in WWE, remains his most iconic. After he left and returned to WWE again, he was the veteran that the younger stars beat to get to the next level.

Jimmy Snuka also holds the honor of being the first-ever opponent of the Undertaker whom the Dead Man defeated in WrestleMania VII to begin his Undefeated Streak. Jimmy Snuka would wrestle in WCW for a year, but he would return again to WWE.

The High-Flyer kept making sporadic appearances for the company. Jimmy Snuka was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2015, after he was dismissed from the trial surrounding his girlfriend’s passing due to Dementia, Snuka passed away.

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People Also Ask

How did Jimmy Superfly Snuka die?

Stomach cancer

How is Jimmy Snuka related to the rock?

Snuka was technically related to Johnson by marriage. Making him the movie star's uncle and Johnson wrote “Alofa atu i le aiga atoa” along with the announcement, which means “love the whole family” in Samoan.

When did Jimmy Superfly Snuka die?

15 January 2017

Was Jimmy Snuka a Samoan?

Snuka is of Fijian and Samoan descent.

Who is Jimmy Snuka's daughter?

Tamina Snuka

Liana Snuka

Ata Snuka

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