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Jimmy Snuka PROFILE |
Jimmy Snuka profile written by
Wayne K. Wilkins
"Super-Super-Superfly!"
The oh-so
familiar legendary hollering as the music of the
one and only "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka would run to
the ring barefoot and ready to wrestle. The name
Jimmy Snuka is a familiar and legendary one in
our fair sport, and for very good reason. He is
most famous for his stints in the world
wrestling federation dating back to the days
even before Hulk Hogan became a main event
spectacle, the days of the early 80's when the
so-called glory days were just approaching.
While Superfly Jimmy Snuka never won a world
heavyweight championship in the World Wrestling
Federation, the legacy he sealed in the company
is simply irreplaceable. His most famous moment
took place against his long-time rival, Bob
Backlund, in Madison square garden in a match
for the Worlf Wrestling Federation World
Heavyweight Championship in 1982 in which
Superfly, living true to his name, became the
first man to ever dive from the top of a steel
cage in a moment that still to this day inspires
awe, and in my personal opinion, it was this
move that got so much mainstream attention that
it inspired so much of the high risk
entertainment we see on our television screens
to this day.
Snuka, hailing originally
from the Fiji Islands, also made even more
history in his most successful and awe inspiring
feud ever in a segment in Piper's Pit, a talk
show hosted by the legendary and controversial
Rowdy Roddy Piper in which Piper controversially
hit Snuka over the head with a coconut knocking
him out cold, this moment garnished much media
attention.
He is also known to be the
first victim in the legendary streak of The
Undertaker, and it is thanks to Snuka agreeing
to put him over that Undertaker is as successful
as he was today, the WrestleMania streak may not
even have existed without the help of the
Superfly!
To this day, Jimmy Snuka still
makes sparing wrestling appearances and his most
recent stint with World Wrestling Entertainment
was a spot in the WWE Royal Rumble in January
2008, in which both he and long-time rival Rowdy
Roddy Piper were entrants. As both men entered
into the match, the other superstars circled
around them as the two icons stood toe to toe
and exchanged blows, although neither man won,
it added just another chapter in the long time
and seemingly never ending rivalry of two of the
greatest of all time.
Long live, Superfly
Jimmy Snuka!
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