Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith)
- Ring Names
- Jimmy Snuka ( January 1, 1968 - January 15, 2017)
- Lani Kealoha ( September 22, 1972 - December 14, 1972)
- Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Weight
- 235 lbs (107 kg)
- Born May 18, 1943
- Died January 15, 2017 (aged 73)
- Birth Place Suva, Fiji
- Billed From
- The Fiji Islands
- Nicknames Superfly
Career History
- Roles
- Ambassador ( October 3, 2005 - September 1, 2015)
- Wrestler ( January 1, 1968 - August 8, 2014)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
October 3, 2005 September 1, 2015 Promotion INDY June 17, 1992 August 8, 2014 Promotion May 15, 1992 October 28, 1995 Promotion ECWApril 25, 1992 August 13, 1994 Promotion April 2, 1989 February 8, 1992 Promotion AJPWNovember 21, 1987 December 16, 1988 Promotion April 20, 1986 May 9, 1987 Promotion May 10, 1985 December 11, 1986 Promotion January 26, 1982 July 1, 1985 Promotion April 20, 1971 April 10, 1983 Promotion AJPWMay 23, 1981 November 4, 1982 Promotion September 22, 1972 December 14, 1972 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face August 1, 1972 August 8, 2014 Heel January 26, 1982 July 31, 1982 Face September 22, 1972 January 25, 1982 - Images
Apr 1989
Jan 1982
ECW
AJPW
- Finishers
- Superfly Splash - Diving Splash ( September 22, 1972 - August 8, 2014)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "The Superfly Theme" by Jimmy Hart & J.J. Maguire - Single ( January 26, 1982 - September 1, 2015)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 1996, Individual
- Titles Won
American Wrestling Association
- 1 AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
Eastern Championship Wrestling
- 2 NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA ECW Television Championship
All-Star Wrestling Alliance / American States Wrestling Alliance
- 1 ASWA Heavyweight Championship
Catch Wrestling Association
- 1 CWA British Commonwealth Championship
Continental Wrestling Association
- 1 CWA International Tag Team Championship (with JT Southern)
East Coast Pro Wrestling
- 1 ECPW Heavyweight Championship
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA National Tag Team Championship (with Terry Gordy)
International Wrestling Superstars
- 1 IWS United States Championship
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
- 2 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 with Paul Orndorff, 1 with Ray Stevens)
National Championship Wrestling
- 1 NCW Tag Team Championship (with Johnny Gunn)
National Wrestling Federation
- 1 NWF Heavyweight Championship
National Wrestling League
- 1 NWL Heavyweight Championship
Northeast Wrestling
- 1 NEW Heavyweight Championship
NWA All-Star Wrestling
- 1 NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (with Don Leo Jonathan)
NWA Big Time Wrestling
- 1 NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (with Gino Hernandez)
NWA Tri-State
- 1 Tri-State Heavyweight Championship
NWA West Virginia / Ohio
- 1 NWA West Virginia/Ohio Heavyweight Championship
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- 6 NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship
- 7 NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (6 with Dutch Savage, 1 with Frankie Laine)
Universal Superstars of America
- 2 USA Heavyweight Championship
USA Pro Wrestling
- 1 USA Pro New York Heavyweight Championship
World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- 1 WWWA Heavyweight Championship
- 1 WWWA Intercontinental Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- NEPW Hall of Fame induction (class of 2010)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2012)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Team League Winner (1981 - with Bruiser Brody)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League Technique Award Winner (1988 – with Tiger Mask II)
- ECW Television Championship Tournament Winner (1993)
- Cauliflower Alley Club's Other honoree Winner (1996)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983)
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1980 - with Ray Stevens)
- PWI Match of the Year (1982 - vs. Bob Backlund, cage match 28/06)
- 29° in the PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Hot Stuff International - Don Muraco, Eddie Gilbert, The Dark Patriot ( April 6, 1993 - May 15, 1993)
- Bruiser Brody ( October 2, 1981 - April 21, 1988)
- Ray Stevens ( December 30, 1979 - May 7, 1981)
- Dutch Savage ( August 24, 1973 - December 26, 1977)
- Don Muraco ( September 23, 1972 - November 11, 1972)
- Managers Buddy Rogers
- Family
- Tamina - Daughter
- Deuce / Sim Snuka - Son