James Reiher

from Suva, Fiji

Artwork for Mick Foley: Madman UnmaskedImage of James Reiher

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.

Timeline

2020Aged 77

  • Poster for The Firefly Funhouse Match

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (archive footage)

2019Aged 76

  • Poster for 350 Days

    Self

2014Aged 71

2013Aged 70

  • Poster for Queen City

    The Bone Collector

2012Aged 69

  • Poster for ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

    (Unknown)

2011Aged 68

2010Aged 67

  • Poster for WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

2009Aged 66

  • Poster for Bloodstained Memoirs

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXV

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Buffalo Bushido

    Jimmy Snuka

2008Aged 65

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

    Jimmy Snuka

2007Aged 64

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

2006Aged 63

  • Poster for Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 2

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka

2005Aged 62

2004Aged 61

  • Poster for UPW: Overload

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XX

    Jimmy Snuka

1999Aged 56

  • Poster for Heroes of Wrestling

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

    Himself

1996Aged 53

  • Poster for WWE Hall Of Fame 1996

    Self

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1996

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

1994Aged 51

  • Poster for ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for ECW When Worlds Collide

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for UWF Blackjack Brawl

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

1993Aged 50

  • Poster for WCW Slamboree 1993

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for ECW Super Summer Sizzler 1993

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for NWA Bloodfest • Night One

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

1992Aged 49

1991Aged 48

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1991

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VII

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for SWS WrestleFest

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

  • Poster for WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

1990Aged 47

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Wrestling Superheroes

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VI

    Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka

  • Poster for WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE World Tour '90

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1990

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

1989Aged 46

  • Poster for Fan Favorites

    Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1989

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1989

    Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

1987Aged 44

  • Poster for AWA SuperClash II

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

1986Aged 43

  • Poster for WWE Grudge Match

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for AWA WrestleRock 1986

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Villains of the Squared Circle

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • AWA Battle by the Bay

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for The Best of the WWF: volume 9

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Inside the Steel Cage

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

1985Aged 42

  • Poster for Best of the WWF Volume 3

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Best of the WWF Volume 1

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Most Unusual Matches

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for WWE War to Settle the Score

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (archive footage)

  • Poster for WrestleMania

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (Ringside)

  • Poster for Andre the Giant

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (Archive footage)

  • Poster for The Best of the WWF: volume 4

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

  • Poster for Rowdy Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits

    "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

1984Aged 41

1983Aged 40

1977Aged 34

  • Poster for Savage

    Jimmy Snuka

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