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Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka Facing Murder Charges

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Snuka was one of the top high-flying wrestlers of the 1980s. He was part of the WWF from 1982 until 1985, and won the 1982 Match of the Year award for steel cage match with then-champion Bob Backlund.




He is best known for his 1983 match with Don Muraco where, after losing the official contest, he leaped from the top of the cage onto Muraco, landing his signature Superfly Splash. The move inspired a slew of future “extreme” wrestlers like Mick Foley and Bubba Ray Dudley, and is frequently labeled as one of the greatest pro wrestling moments of the 1980s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.
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