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Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka Underwent Surgery for Stomach Cancer

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According to his wife, his doctors believe they removed all the cancer from his stomach. He was released from the hospital Friday.




Snuka, real name James Reiher, is best known for his run in the WWF in the early 1980s. His most famous moment came in 1983 when he leaped off the top of a steel cage and hit a splash on Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco.

The maneuver is one of the most jaw-dropping pro wrestling moments of the 1980s and inspired a slew of extreme wrestlers like Mick Foley, Bubba Ray Dudley and Tommy Dreamer.
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