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James Reiher
Actor
Died January 15, 2017 (73 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Biography: WWE Legends (TV Series) · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Dark Side of the Ring (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bushido · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 2009 | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 2009 | Bloodstained Memoirs · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 2008 | WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 2008 | WWE Royal Rumble · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 2007 | WWE Vengeance · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 2006 | Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology · as Jimmy 'superfly' Snuka |
| 2006 | WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 2005 | WWE Taboo Tuesday · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 2004 | WrestleMania XX · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1996 | Survivor Series · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1993 | WCW Slamboree 1993 · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1993 | ECW Hardcore TV (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1992 | Royal Rumble · as Jimmy "the Superfly" Snuka |
| 1991 | WWF UK Rampage '91 · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1991 | WWF Supertape Vol. 3 · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1991 | Royal Rumble · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1990 | Survivor Series · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1990 | WrestleMania VI · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1990 | Royal Rumble · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1989 | Survivor Series · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1989 | Summerslam · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1989 | Fan Favorites · as Jimmy Snuka |
| 1987 | AWA SuperClash II · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Jimmy "superfly" Snuka |
| 1985 | André the Giant · as 'superfly' Jimmy Snuka (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | WrestleMania I · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka (ringside) |
| 1985 | WWE Pay Per View (TV Series) · as "superfly" Jimmy Snuka |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Jimmy Snuka |