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James Reiher

James Reiher

Acting
Born: 1943-05-18
Suva, Fiji

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.

Known For

81 Works
Raw
6.8

Raw

1993

tv

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.4

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

tv

WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

tv

ECW Hardcore TV
7.3

ECW Hardcore TV

1993

tv

Tuesday Night Titans
9.0

Tuesday Night Titans

1984

tv

Dark Side of the Ring
8.2

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

tv

WWE Old School

WWE Old School

1973

tv

Biography: WWE Legends
7.3

Biography: WWE Legends

2021

tv

WWF All-Star Wrestling

WWF All-Star Wrestling

1975

tv

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
8.8

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

1985

tv

Wrestlemania Rewind

Wrestlemania Rewind

2014

tv

WWE Pay Per View

WWE Pay Per View

1985

tv