James Reiher

Also Known As: Jimmy Superfly Snuka, Great Snuka, Big Snuka, The Superfly, Tami Snuka, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Biography: James Reiher was a Fijian American professional wrestler. He is better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010s. He was best known for his time in WWE in the 1980s and was credited with introducing the high-flying style of wrestling to the WWE. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996, but was quietly removed from the Hall of Fame section of WWE's website, in 2015, after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend in 1983. Snuka was the inaugural ECW World Heavyweight Champion (a title he held twice) in Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Championship Wrestling). His children, Sim Snuka and Tamina Snuka are both professional wrestlers. Snuka was indicted and arrested in September 2015 on third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, in relation to the May 1983 death of his girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Snuka pleaded not guilty, but was ultimately found unfit to stand trial in June 2016 due to being diagnosed with dementia. As his health declined, the charges were dismissed on January 3, 2017. Snuka died twelve days later at the age of 73.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Suva, Fiji

Adult: No

Birthday: May 18, 1943

Age: 82 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: January 15, 2017

Popularity:

1.58%

Known For:

WrestleMania
WWE SuperTape vol. 3
WWF SuperTape '92
WWE World Tour
Buffalo Bushido
WWE WrestleMania VII
Bloodstained Memoirs
Savage
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
WWE SummerSlam 1989
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE War to Settle the Score
Queen City
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
WCW Slamboree 1993
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
WWE's Inside the Steel Cage
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Fan Favorites
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Best of the WWF Volume 3
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
Best of the WWF Volume 1
Andre the Giant
Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
JCW Legends and Icons
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2
UPW: Overload
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling
WWE: Andre The Giant
The Half-Life Horror from Hell or: Irradiated Satan Rocks the World!
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
ECW When Worlds Collide
NWA Bloodfest • Night One
ECW The Night the Line Was Crossed
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
350 Days
WWE Hall Of Fame 1996
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Heroes of Wrestling
WWE Survivor Series 1989
AWA Battle by the Bay
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
AWA SuperClash II
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
ECW Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular
WWE WrestleMania XX
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
UWF Blackjack Brawl
Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
SWS WrestleFest
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983