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James Reiher Snuka [b] (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010s.
3-Minute Warning was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Matt Anoaʻi and Eddie Fatu, most notable for their time with WWF/E under their ring names of Rosey and Jamal, respectively.
Jimmy's children Sarona Snuka, known as Tamina, and Jimmy Snuka Jr, known as Deuce or Sim Snuka, have both wrestled for WWE. [3] Dwayne Johnson considers Tonga ʻUliʻuli Fifita, known in wrestling as Haku, his uncle. Tonga's sons Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Hikuleo, and their cousin Bad Luck Fale, have all wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
The son of professional wrestler Jimmy Snuka, Reiher began wrestling in the late 1990s, and worked for the UWA and the Xcitement Wrestling Federation. After signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ), Reiher was assigned to WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005, where he ...
Sarona Moana Marie Reiher Snuka-Polamalu (born January 10, 1978) is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE where she competed as Tamina . A second generation wrestler, she has been working with WWE since 2010, becoming one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and nine-times WWE 24/7 Champion .
In the fifth match, Jimmy Snuka faced Tommy Dreamer. Towards the end of the match, Dreamer kicked out of Snuka's Superfly Splash to the shock of commentator Joey Styles. [ 9 ] [ 4 ] Snuka then gave Dreamer two more Superfly Splashes before pinning him with one hand.
All title changes occurred at ECW or WWE shows. The inaugural champion was Jimmy Snuka, who defeated Salvatore Bellomo in a tournament final on April 25, 1992, to become the first ECW Heavyweight Champion. WWE, however, does not recognize the ECW Heavyweight Championship reigns from April 1992 through August 1994.
Ted DiBiase (with his bodyguard Virgil) defeated Jimmy Snuka by countout. [1] [7] [14] Following the match, Snuka delivered a flying headbutt to DiBiase, knocking him out of the ring before headbutting and slamming Virgil and performing his Superfly Splash on the prone bodyguard.