James Reiher
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-05-18 in Suva, Fiji
Died
2017-01-15
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.
Most Known For
Raw
as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Raw
as Jimmy Snuka
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jimmy Snuka
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
as "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
ECW Hardcore TV
as Jimmy Snuka
ECW Hardcore TV
as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE Old School
as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
WWE Old School
as Jimmy Snuka
WWE Old School
as Superfly Jimmy Snuka
WWE Old School
as "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
Biography: WWE Legends
as "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (archive footage)
Wrestlemania Rewind
as Jimmy Snuka
Buffalo Bushido
as Jimmy Snuka
Tuesday Night Titans
as Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
Tuesday Night Titans
as Jimmy Snuka
Savage
as Jimmy Snuka
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
as Jimmy Snuka