Name	Sarona Reiher
Names	TaminaSarona Snuka
Billed	Islands of Fiji and SamoaPacific Islands
Debut	2009
Retired	}}

Sarona Reiher is a professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where she is performing on the SmackDown brand, using the ring name Tamina. She is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

Professional wrestling career

Training

Sarona first began in wrestling after she received the first Lia Maivia Scholarship to train in professional wrestling career at the Wild Samoan Training Center.

World Wrestling Entertainment

''Raw'' (2010–2011)

On the May 24, 2010, episode of ''Raw'', the Usos and Reiher as "Tamina" debuted as heels by attacking the Unified Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith, and Natalya). Tamina along with The Usos made their pay-per-view debut by losing to The Hart Dynasty in a six-person mixed tag team match at Fatal 4-Way. She then began a storyline with Santino Marella, which lead to Tamina managing the team of Marella and Vladimir Kozlov for several months. On the February 3 edition of ''Superstars'' Tamina lost to Melina in a singles match. On the February 7 edition of "Raw", Tamina teamed with Eve Torres and Gail Kim to defeat Melina and The Bella Twins in a six diva tag team match when Eve pinned Melina. On the March 17 edition of "Superstars", Tamina teamed with Eve Torres, Gail Kim and Natalya to defeat the team of The Bella Twins, Melina and Alicia Fox.

''SmackDown'' (2011–present)

On April 26, Tamina was drafted to the SmackDown Brand as part of the 2011 Supplemental Draft. On the May 27 edition of SmackDown, Tamina appeared as a heel teaming with Alicia Fox to defeat the team of Kaitlyn and the debuting A.J. On the June 3rd edition of SmackDown, she and Alicia Fox, this time with Rosa Mendes in their corner, once again defeated the team of Kaitlyn and A.J, when she pinned A.J. On the June 10 edition of Smackdown, after teasing A.J backstage with Rosa Mendes, Tamina suffered her first loss since joining the brand when she was pinned by A.J in a singles match. On the June 13 All-Star edition of Raw, Tamina lost a 7 on 7 divas tag team match teaming with The Bella Twins, Melina, Rosa Mendes, Maryse and Alicia Fox in a losing effort to Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Eve Torres, Natalya, A.J and Kaitlyn.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

Diving splash

Samoan drop

Managers

Rosa Mendes

Wrestlers managed

The Usos

References

External links

WWE profile

WXW Wrestling

Online World of Wrestling profile

CageMatch profile

Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Female professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:Professional wrestling managers and valets Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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Name	Alicia Fox
Alt	An African-American woman with dark curly hair, wears a camouflage dress with a red belt and white fur trim on the shoulders.
Names	Alicia FoxToriVictoria Crawford
Height
Weight
Birth date	June 30, 1986
Birth place	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Billed	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Trainer	OVW StaffFCW Staff
Debut	July 1, 2006
Retired	}}

Victoria Elizabeth Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American model and professional wrestler best known by her ring name Alicia Fox. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand.

Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model. She signed a contract with WWE in 2006, and debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory in July. That same year, on October 20, she won the OVW Women's Championship, but lost it the following day. Her reign is not officially recognized by OVW. The following year, she moved to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental territory, where she competed regularly until 2009.

Crawford debuted on ''SmackDown'' in June 2008, using the name 'Alicia Fox' and the gimmick of a wedding planner. In November, she moved to the ECW brand, where she managed DJ Gabriel. As part of the Supplemental Draft, she moved back to SmackDown in April 2009, before being traded to the Raw brand two months later. Throughout the rest of 2009, Fox began unsuccessfully challenging for the WWE Divas Championship. She briefly managed Zack Ryder in May 2010, and the following month she won the Divas Championship for the first time. Fox held the championship until August 15. In late 2010, Fox appeared as a 'Pro' on the third season of ''NXT''. She returned to the SmackDown brand in April 2011, as part of the 2011 supplemental draft.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Developmental territories (2006–2009)

In 2006 Crawford signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE’s developmental territory. She debuted on July 1, 2006, as a special guest referee in a match between Shelly Martinez and ODB. It was not until September 6 that she made her in-ring debut, under the new ring name Tori, in a OVW Ladies Battle Royal which she ultimately lost when she was thrown over the top rope by ODB. She spent the next month competing regularly in both singles and tag team matches, against opponents including Mickie James, ODB, and Katie Lea. In late September, she began managing Elijah Burke, accompanying him to the ring for matches against Chet The Jet. At the OVW television tapings on October 18, having reverted back to her real name, Crawford challenged Beth Phoenix for the OVW Women's Championship but lost following interference from Serena Deeb. Two days later, on October 20, Crawford won a gauntlet match at a house show to win the OVW Women's Championship. The following night, however, Crawford lost the championship to Phoenix, who won an eight-woman elimination match. Crawford's championship win is unrecognised by OVW, and the promotion considers Phoenix's two reigns as champion as a single, uninterrupted reign. Crawford continued to feud with Phoenix in early 2007, facing her in several tag team matches, in which Phoenix teamed with ODB and Crawford teamed with Lea or Deeb. Simultaneously, Crawford participated in the "Miss OVW" contest, which was won by ODB. Crawford had a series of matches with Milena Roucka in April, before moving onto a feud with Maryse Ouellet. Her final appearance in OVW was on July 21, when she participated in a three-way match for the OVW Women's Championship which was won by ODB.

Crawford debuted for Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) on September 2, 2007, participating in a best body contest. Her FCW in-ring debut came on September 25, where she and Nattie Neidhart defeated The Bella Twins (Brianna and Nicole) in a tag team match. She quickly began feuding with The Bella Twins, while allying herself with Neidhart. The Bella Twins defeated the team of Crawford and Neidhart on two consecutive occasions, and on October 23, Crawford lost to Nicole in a singles match. A week later, she and Sheamus O'Shaunessy were defeated by Brianna and Kofi Kingston in a mixed tag team match. In December, Crawford teamed with Tommy Taylor in a loss to Brianna and Robert Anthony. The feud continued into 2008, with the Bellas defeating Crawford and Maryse Ouellet on January 8, and Crawford and Neidhart on January 19 and January 29. Following the completion of this feud, she began competing regularly against her former tag team partner, Neidhart. Neidhart won their first singles encounter on February 5 and was on the winning side of a tag team match on February 23, before Crawford won a singles match on February 26. Following her debut on SmackDown, Crawford changed her ring name to 'Alicia Fox'. She started managing Jack Gabriel in September, and teamed with Gabriel in mixed tag team matches against Mike Kruel and Wesley Holiday and Gabe Tuft and Melina, while continuing to compete in singles competition as well. Fox competed in the Queen of FCW tournament between December 2008 and February 2009, defeating Jenny Cash and Tiffany en route to the final, where she lost to Angela Fong.

Brand switches (2008–2010)

Crawford debuted on the June 13, 2008 episode of ''SmackDown'' in a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero, which saw her introduced as Guerrero and Edge's wedding planner, Alicia Fox. During their wedding reception on the July 18 episode of ''SmackDown'', Triple H revealed Edge kissing Fox the day before the wedding on camera. Fox involved herself in the WWE Championship match at The Great American Bash when she attempted to help Edge, but she was stopped by Guerrero. The confusion surrounding her interference caused Edge to accidentally spear Guerrero.

After a three-month hiatus from WWE television, Fox resurfaced on the November 18 episode of ''ECW'' managing English wrestler DJ Gabriel, in a fan favorite role. Their on-screen association was explained by WWE claiming that Fox had moved her wedding planner business to England during her hiatus from WWE television, and that she had met Gabriel there, in storyline. Gabriel and Fox began feuding with the Burchill siblings (Paul and Katie Lea) in late December 2008. Fox made her in-ring debut on the January 6, 2009 episode of ''ECW'', in a loss to Katie Lea Burchill. The following week, on the January 13 episode of ''ECW'', Gabriel and Fox defeated the Burchill siblings in a mixed tag team match, giving Fox her first win as part of the brand. In March, Fox and Gabriel feuded with Tyson Kidd and Natalya, with Natalya defeating Fox on March 3 on ''ECW''. Fox competed in the 25 Divas battle royal at WrestleMania XXV, which was won by Santina Marella.

Fox was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft on April 15. She made her in-ring debut as a SmackDown diva as a heel on the April 30 episode of ''WWE Superstars'', teaming with Michelle McCool to defeat Maria and Gail Kim. After winning her debut match, Fox became aligned with Michelle McCool, with the pair teaming together in tag team matches as well as accompanying each other to the ring for singles matches. She was in the corner of McCool when McCool won the WWE Women's Championship at The Bash.

On June 29 it was revealed that Fox had been traded to the Raw brand. The following week, she made her ''Raw'' debut in a tag team match teaming with Maryse against Gail Kim and Mickie James in a losing effort when Kim pinned Maryse. She gained her first victory on ''Raw'' on July 13, when Fox, Maryse, and Rosa Mendes won a six-Diva tag team match when Maryse pinned Mickie James. Fox picked up her first pinfall victory by pinning Kelly Kelly during a tag team match on the July 20 episode of ''Raw''. On the August 10 episode of ''Raw'', Fox was involved in a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful. The following month, on the September 14 episode of ''Raw'', she defeated Gail Kim to become the number one contender to the Divas Championship. She received a match for the championship at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view against Mickie James on October 4, but was unsuccessful. Fox became the number one contender to the Divas Championship again on the November 2 episode of ''Raw'', by winning a battle royal which involved The Bella Twins, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, and Kelly Kelly. She challenged Melina two weeks later for the championship, but was unsuccessful. Melina vacated the Divas Championship due to injury, and a tournament was set up to determine the new champion in early January 2010. On the January 11, 2010 episode of ''Raw'', Fox defeated Kelly Kelly in the first round of the tournament, but lost to Gail Kim in the semi-finals two weeks later. Fox was on the winning team in a 10-Diva tag team match at WrestleMania XXVI, but on the losing side the following night in a rematch on ''Raw''. On the April 5 episode of ''Raw'', Fox was involved in a "Dress to Impress" battle royal to determine the number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful, and the match was won by Eve Torres.

Raw and Divas Champion (2010)

Fox began a storyline with Zack Ryder in May 2010, after he requested that she and Gail Kim be ringside on several occasions to watch his matches, so he could impress them and find a new valet. During his match with Evan Bourne on the May 10 episode of ''Raw'', Fox interfered on Ryder's behalf, but was stopped by Gail Kim. The following week, Bourne and Kim defeated Ryder and Fox in a mixed tag team match. She later turned on Ryder, attacking him in order to collect a "bounty" from the Raw guest host, Ashton Kutcher.

At the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view on June 20, Fox competed in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Divas Championship, which also involved Gail Kim, Eve, and Maryse. Fox pinned Maryse to win both the match and the championship for the first time. She successfully defended the championship for the first time on the July 5 episode of ''Raw'', defeating Eve after feigning an ankle injury. As she faked an injury to retain the championship, Eve was granted a rematch at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view by Raw's anonymous General Manager, where Fox was again able to successfully retain the championship. Fox was part of the victorious team in a six-Diva tag team match on August 2, and declared herself to be undefeatable and the greatest Divas Champion in history. The former Divas Champion Melina made her return from injury to attack Fox. The following week Melina pinned Fox, receiveing a title match at SummerSlam. On August 15, at the SummerSlam pay per-view, Fox lost the Divas Championship to Melina.

Return to SmackDown; Face Turn (2011-present)

Fox announced that she would be mentoring Maxine on season three of ''NXT'' on August 31. Maxine failed to win the competition, and was the second rookie Diva eliminated on the November 2 edition of ''NXT''. On the September 6 edition of ''Raw'', Fox faced Melina in a rematch for the Divas Championship, but was unsuccessful. Fox was involved in a battle royal to determine the winner of the Diva of the Year Slammy Award on the December 13 edition of ''Raw'', but was eliminated by Natalya. The following week, she was part of a triple threat number one contenders match, which was won by Melina.

On April 26, 2011, Fox was drafted back to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 supplemental draft. During the taping of the May 3 edition of ''SmackDown'', Fox suffered a shoulder injury in her first match back for the brand, in which she was defeated by Layla. After the match she was attacked by Kharma who caused the injury. However, she recovered after 3 weeks of being out of action. She returned on the May 27 edition of SmackDown, victorious in a tag team match with Tamina against Kaitlyn and the debuting AJ. On the June 3 edition of ''SmackDown!'', she and Tamina, this time with Rosa Mendes in their corner, once again defeated the team of Kaitlyn and AJ. On the June 17 edition of Smackdown, Alicia Fox teamed with Tamina and Rosa Mendes picking up a victory against Natalya, AJ, and Kaitlyn. Fox, then competed in ''WWE Superstars'' having two victories over Natalya & Kaitlyn in a singles matches. On the August 1 edition of ''Raw'', Fox competed in a number #1 contender battle royal for the Divas Championship, which was won by Beth Phoenix. On August 4 edition of ''WWE Superstars'', Fox defeated Kaitlyn. On the August 11 edition of ''WWE Superstars'', Fox got her seventh victory in a row by defeating Tamina. On the 19th of August edition of Smackdown, Alicia teamed with Natalya against AJ and Kelly Kelly in a losing effort. After the match, Fox and Natalya proceeded to argue in the ring. As Fox attempted to exit, Natalya knocked her to the floor before placing her in a sharpshooter, turning her face in the process. On the August 30 edition of ''SmackDown'', Fox cemented her face turn by teaming with Kelly Kelly in a losing effort to Beth Phoenix & Natalya.

Personal life

Crawford has a younger sister named Christina who trained under a developmental contract with WWE at FCW under the ring name Caylee Turner before appearing as a contestant on WWE Tough Enough. Following her stint on Tough Enough, Christina signed another developmental contract and returned to FCW still using her ring name. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Crawford was a model, and signed with WWE after being seen in a fashion catalogue by Johnny Ace.

In wrestling

Finishing move

''Watch Yo Face'' (Scissors kick)

Signature moves

Bridging Northern Lights suplex

Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker

Managers

Michelle McCool

Rosa Mendes

Wrestlers managed

Elijah Burke

DJ Gabriel

Michelle McCool

Zack Ryder

Rosa Mendes

Tamina

Championships and accomplishments

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked her #17 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2010

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

WWE Divas Championship (1 time)

References

External links

WWE profile

Online World of Wrestling profile

CageMatch profile

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Name	James William Reiher
names	Jimmy SnukaJimmy KealohaLani KealohaTami SnukaThe SuperflyBig SnukaSilver Shadow
height
weight
birth date	May 18, 1943
birth place	Fiji
resides	Clifton, New Jersey
billed	The Fiji Islands
trainer	Danny Hodge
debut	1969 }}

James William "Jimmy" Reiher (born May 18, 1943) is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. Snuka is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having been a two-time (and becoming the very first) ECW Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early to mid-1980s and is credited with introducing the high-flyer style of wrestling to the WWF. His children Jimmy Reiher, Jr. and Sarona Reiher are also wrestlers.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Reiher was active in amateur bodybuilding in Hawaii in the 1960s. He also enjoyed some success as a professional bodybuilder, earning the titles of Mr. Hawaii, Mr. Waikiki and Mr. North Shore. Reiher opted to go into the more lucrative career of professional wrestling due to his uncertainty of making a living in bodybuilding. While working at Dean Ho's gym in Hawaii, Snuka met many of the wrestlers who worked in the South Pacific region and decided to try the sport. Snuka made his debut as Jimmy Kealoha fighting Maxwell "Bunny" Butler in Hawaii in 1970. He later moved to the mainland and wrestled for Don Owen’s NWA Pacific Northwest territory where he held the belt as Heavyweight Champion six times. He first won the title by pinning Bull Ramos on November 16, 1973. It was in this territory, that Reiher transformed himself into Jimmy Snuka. Snuka also held the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship six times with partner Dutch Savage. Snuka also had a two year feud with another rookie, Jesse "The Body" Ventura.

Snuka also wrestled in several other National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) regions, including Texas. In 1977, he won both the Texas Heavyweight and Tag Team titles. Snuka then left for the Mid-Atlantic where he formed a tag team with Paul Orndorff. Orndorff and Snuka defeated Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine to become the tag team title holders in 1979. On September 1, 1979, Snuka defeated Ricky Steamboat to hold the United States title. Snuka also formed a tag team with Ray Stevens while with this promotion. His career eventually led him to Georgia, where he teamed with Terry Gordy to win the NWA National Tag Team Champions by defeating Ted DiBiase and Steve Olsonoski.

World Wrestling Federation (1982–1985)

In January 1982 Snuka entered the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a villainous character under the guidance of Captain Lou Albano. Snuka lost several title shots at WWF Champion Bob Backlund, including a steel cage match at Madison Square Garden on June 28, 1982 in which Snuka leapt from the top of the cage, barely missing Backlund who managed to escape the cage for the win. The contest would be declared Match of the Year by ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''.

Even though Snuka was a villain, the Northeast fans started to cheer on Snuka and his athletic style. An angle was created late in the year which revealed- on an episode of Buddy Rogers' ''Victory Corner''- that Snuka was being financially ripped off by Lou Albano, thus releasing Snuka from Albano's managerial services. Albano then attacked Snuka with the help of "Classy" Freddie Blassie's newest arrival, Snuka's former tag team partner Ray Stevens. The attack solidified Snuka's new role as a fan favorite seeking to settle the score. Snuka brought in his former manager from the Mid-Atlantic territory, "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers and embarked on a mixture of tag and singles matches against Stevens and Albano across the region.

Snuka also feuded with "Magnificent" Don Muraco in 1983, which began after Snuka entered the ring for a preliminary match while Muraco, the Intercontinental Champion, was being interviewed. Muraco, enraged at the perceived lack of respect, confronted Snuka at ringside, triggering a wild brawl. This feud led to a defining moment of Snuka's career on October 17, 1983, in a steel cage match at Madison Square Garden. The match ended in a loss for the Superfly, but afterward he dragged Muraco back into the ring and connected with the most famous Superfly Splash of his career, off the top of the high steel cage. Future wrestling stars The Sandman, Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray Dudley were all in attendance at the event and cite this match as the reason they decided to aggressively pursue professional wrestling. In 1991, he was also the first pay-per-view singles opponent for The Undertaker.

Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992–1994)

After leaving the WWF in February 1992, Snuka toured with various smaller organizations in the early 1990s and played a role in the formation of Tod Gordon's Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) organization along with Don Muraco and Terry Funk. Snuka was ECW's first ECW Heavyweight Champion and toured with the company through 1994. ECW was later taken over by Paul Heyman, who renamed it Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Semi-retirement (1996–present)

He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996. He also continued to spend much of his time with East Coast Wrestling organizations through the late 1990s and into the 2000s. During this time, he wrestled the Metal Maniac in a series of matches that spanned across many independent wrestling promotions. Snuka won nearly every one of these matches.

During the later half of the 1990s, Snuka appeared for both major wrestling promotions, the WWF and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He would make periodic appearances for the WWF, such as competing at the 1996 Survivor Series. Snuka received a lifetime achievement award from WWE (formerly the WWF) in 2002 at Madison Square Garden and began to be thrust into skits by WWE in 2004/2005. Snuka also appeared on ''WCW Monday Nitro'' in early 2000, where he gave Jeff Jarrett a Superfly Splash off the top of a steel cage. Snuka also participated at the first XWF TV tapings, accompanying his son, Jimmy Snuka, Jr. to the ring for some matches, including one match where they both delivered the Superfly Splash to prone opponents.

On June 22, 2002 Snuka won the International Wrestling Superstars (IWS) United States Championship by pin fall against King Kong Bundy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, proving to the world that he could still fly.

In 2005, he appeared at the ''WWE Homecoming'', where he delivered a Superfly Splash to Rob Conway with a ring full of legends at his side like Dusty Rhodes and Billy Graham. He also took part in a backstage skit, chasing after a partially disrobed Mae Young with a wad of Ted DiBiase's money. He was a part of the Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view, where fans voted for him (ahead of Kamala and Jim Duggan) to team with Eugene against Rob Conway and Tyson Tomko. Snuka won the match, pinning Conway after a Superfly Splash. He also appeared at the 2007 WWE draft edition of ''Raw'' in a vignette for Mr. McMahon appreciation night. On June 24, 2007, Snuka was introduced as Sgt. Slaughter's tag team partner in the open invitational match for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Vengeance, but he was ultimately pinned by his son. In 2008, Snuka appeared in the Royal Rumble. He was in the match less than 5 minutes and primarily focused his efforts on onetime nemesis, Roddy Piper. Both were quickly eliminated by the next entrant, Kane.

On the March 2, 2009, edition of ''Raw'', he was attacked by Chris Jericho during a parody of ''Piper's Pit''. This was part of a storyline where Jericho was disrespecting and attacking legends. Two weeks later on the March 16, 2009, ''Raw'', Snuka, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat attacked Jericho. It was announced that at WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009, Snuka would be teaming with Steamboat and Piper to face Jericho in a Legends of Wrestlemania Handicap match. Flair was also in their corner. Snuka was the first eliminated by Jericho, who eventually won the match.

On November 28, 2009 he teamed with his son for the first time at an NWA Upstate event. They faced the NWA Upstate Tag Team Champions Hellcat and Triple X in a non title match. The Snukas won the match via pinfall.

On November 15, 2010, Snuka made an appearance on an "old school" edition of ''Raw'', where he stood by his daughter Tamina, in the corner of The Usos during their match against Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov.

Personal life

Snuka and his wife have created a reality show called ''The Superfly Challenge''. It was recently shot in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. Filming took place at the New Berlin Diner and Nikolai Volkoff's farm. He also is the part-owner of Bodyslam University in South Florida and teaches there once a month. Snuka is also an avid poker player. He was at the Poker4Life tournament in New York City and raised $100,000 for the charity.

Nancy Argentino

On May 10, 1983, a few hours after Snuka had performed in a WWF TV taping at the Lehigh County Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Snuka placed a call for an ambulance. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene at Room 427 of the George Washington Motor Lodge in nearby Whitehall Township, they found Snuka’s girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, in bad shape. She was transported to Allentown's Sacred Heart Medical Center, where she died shortly after of "undetermined craniocerebral injuries." Deputy Lehigh County coroner Wayne Snyder said “Upon viewing the body and speaking to the pathologist, I immediately suspected foul play and so notified the district attorney." Snuka was the only suspect involved in the subsequent investigation. Charges were not pressed against Snuka, although the case was left officially open, meaning no official judgment on whether the incident was accidental or homicide was ever made. In 1985, Argentino’s parents won a $500,000 default judgment against Snuka in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, although Snuka appears not to have ever paid, claiming financial inability to do so.

Acting career

Snuka played himself in the film ''Buffalo Bushido'' by Peter McGennis, shot in Buffalo, New York, in 2007. Snuka appeared in the 2008 film ''Shoot Out of Luck'' co-starring Willie Nelson and Randall "Tex" Cobb.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

:*''Superfly Splash'' (Diving splash)

Signature moves

:*Diving crossbody :*Diving headbutt :*Jumping headbutt :*Knee drop :*Various knife–edged chops

Nicknames

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

"The Phenom"

Entrance themes

*"The Superfly Theme" by Jimmy Hart and JJ Maguire (WWF)

*"Supa Fly" by Dale Oliver (TNA)

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*World's Strongest Tag Team League (1981) – with Bruiser Brody

Cauliflower Alley Club

:*Other honoree (1996)

Continental Wrestling Association

:*CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with JT Southern

Eastern Championship Wrestling

:*NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 times, Inaugural)¹ :*NWA ECW Television Championship (1 time)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

:*NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Terry Gordy

International Wrestling Superstars

:*IWS United States Championship (1 time)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

:*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'' (1 time) :*NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'' (2 times) – with Paul Orndorff (1) and Ray Stevens (1)

NWA All-Star Wrestling

:*NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (''Vancouver version'') (1 time) – with Don Leo Jonathan

NWA Big Time Wrestling

:*NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gino Hernandez

NWL WRESTLING

:*NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pacific Northwest Wrestling

:*NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (5 times) :*NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Dutch Savage

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

:*PWI Match of the Year (1982) vs. Bob Backlund in a cage match on June 28 :*PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983) :*PWI Tag Team of the Year (1980) with Ray Stevens :*PWI ranked him #29 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

World Wide Wrestling Alliance

:*WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation

:*WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

:*Tag Team of the Year (1981) with Terry Gordy :*Best Flying Wrestler (1981) :*Best Wrestling Maneuver (1981, 1983) Superfly Splash

Other titles

:*Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*USA New York Championship (1 time) :*USA Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*SXA United States of America Championship (1 time)

Notes

¹Jimmy Snuka's reigns occurred while the promotion was an NWA affiliate named Eastern Championship Wrestling, and was prior to the promotion becoming Extreme Championship Wrestling and the title being declared a world title by ECW.

References

Further reading

Foley, Mick (1999) ''Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks.'' ReganBooks. ISBN 0-060-9299-1.

External links

Official Website

Jimmy Snuka at WWE Hall of Fame

Jimmy Snuka at Online World of Wrestling

HitTheRopes.com Interview

Category:American people of Fijian descent Category:American professional wrestlers Category:Fijian emigrants to the United States Category:Fijian professional wrestlers Category:WWE Hall of Fame Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:Professional wrestling trainers

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Name	David Dallas
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	David Dallas
Origin	Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre	Rap, Hip Hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2003–present
Label	Dirty Records
Related acts	Frontline, Scribe, P-Money, PNC
Website	www.daviddallas.co.nz }}

David Dallas is a New Zealand hip-hop artist of Samoan/European descent. Formerly known as Con Psy as part of the rap duo Frontline.

Career

Dallas was formerly known as Con Psy as part of the rap duo Frontline who won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Hip Hop Album in 2006 for their album ''Borrowed Time''. In 2004 Dallas received the New Zealand Music Awards Songwriter of the Year award for his contribution to Scribe's ''Not Many: The Remix!'' alongside Scribe, P-Money, and Savage.

Dallas' first solo offering, "Something Now", was released on December 8, 2008, through Dirty Records.

His debut solo album, ''Something Awesome'', was released on August 31, 2009. It reached #1 on New Zealand's iTunes chart. ''Something Awesome'' was awarded Best Urban/Hip Hop album at the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards on October 7, 2010.

After his video ''Big Time'' was featured on Kanye West's blog in 2010, as well as other US-based medias drawing attention to his music, Dallas signed with Duck Down Records and has been spending time in New York City, collaborating with such artists as Freddie Gibbs, Buckshot and Buff1.

Dallas released his second album The Rose Tint through his website on May 11, 2011 as a free, digital-only release in a joint venture between Dirty Records, Dawn Raid Entertainment and Duck Down Records.

Discography

Albums

''Something Now'' (2008)

''Something Awesome'' (2009)

''The Rose Tint'' (2011)

References

External links

Official website

Category:Living people Category:New Zealand musicians Category:New Zealand rappers Category:New Zealand people of Samoan descent