Jimmy Snuka

Jimmy Snuka
Snuka, 2011
Ring ad(lar)ı	Jimmy Snuka Jimmy Kealoha Lani Kealoha Tami Snuka The Superfly Big Snuka Great Snuka
Boyu	1,98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Kilosu	150 kg (330 lb)
Doğum	18 Mayıs 1943 Fiji
Eğitildiği yer	The Fiji Islands
Eğiten	Danny Hodge
Debut	1968
Emekliliği	2015

James Reiher Snuka ya da bilinen adıyla: Jimmy Snuka (d. 18 Mayıs 1943), Fijili emekli profesyonel güreşçi. 1982-1985 ve 1989-1992 yılları arasında WWE'de çalışmıştır.^[1]

Güreşte

• Bitirici Hareketleri
  • Superfly Splash^[2] (Diving splash)
• İmza Hareketleri
  • Backbreaker^[3][4]
  • Diving crossbody^[5][6]
  • Diving headbutt
  • Dropkick
  • Jumping headbutt^[7][8]
  • Knee drop^[9][10]
  • Various knife–edged chops^[10][11]
  • Scoop slam
• Lakapları
  • "Superfly"^[2]
  • "The Phenom"^[12]
• Menajerleri
  • "Captain" Lou Albano^[13]
  • Buddy Rogers^[13]
• Giriş Müzikleri
  • "Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield
  • "The Superfly Theme" - Jimmy Hart & JJ Maguire (WWF)^[14]
  • "Supa Fly" - Dale Oliver (TNA)

Başarıları

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1981) – Bruiser Brody ile^[15]
• Catch Wrestling Association
  • CWA British Commonwealth Championship (1 kez)^[16]
• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Other honoree (1996)^[17]
• Continental Wrestling Association
  • CWA International Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – JT Southern ile^[13]
• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)
• East Coast Pro Wrestling
  • ECPW Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[18]
• Eastern Championship Wrestling
  • NWA ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 kez)
  • NWA ECW Television Championship (1 kez)^[13]
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Terry Gordy ile^[19]
• International Wrestling Superstars
  • IWS United States Championship (1 kez)^[20]
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic versiyonu) (1 kez)^[2][13]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic versiyonu) (2 kez) – Paul Orndorff (1) ve Ray Stevens (1) ile^[21][22]
• National Championship Wrestling
  • NCW Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Johnny Gunn ile^[23]
• National Wrestling Federation
  • NWF Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[24]
• National Wrestling League
  • NWL Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[25]
• Northeast Wrestling
  • NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[26]
• NWA All-Star Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver versiyonu) (1 kez) – Don Leo Jonathan ile^[13]
• NWA Big Time Wrestling
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[27]
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Gino Hernandez ile^[28]
• NWA Tri-State Wrestling
  • NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[29]
• NWA West Viriginia/Ohio
  • NWA West Viriginia/Ohio Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[30]
• New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2010^[31]
• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (6 kez)^[32]
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (7 kez) – Frankie Laine ve Dutch Savage (6) ile^[33]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Match of the Year (1982) vs. Bob Backlund in a cage match on June 28^[34][35]
  • Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1983)^[36]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1980) Ray Stevens ile^[35]
  • PWI ranked him No. 29 of the top 500 singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
• Pro Wrestling This Week
  • Wrestler of the Week (January 25–31, 1987)^[37]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2012^[38]
• Universal Superstars of America
  • USA Heavyweight Championship (2 kez)^[39]
• USA Pro Wrestling
  • USA Pro New York Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[40]
• World Wide Wrestling Alliance
  • WWWA Heavyweight Championship (1 kez)^[41]
  • WWWA Intercontinental Championship (1 kez)^[41]
• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)^[2]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (1981) Terry Gordy ile
  • Best Flying Wrestler (1981)^[42]
  • Best Wrestling Maneuver (1981, 1983) Superfly Splash^[42]
  • Most Unimproved (1984)^[43]
  • Worst on Interviews (1984)^[43]

Kaynak

1. "Jimmy Snuka - WWE.com". WWE. 2 Eylül 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20150902001742/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/jimmysnuka. Erişim tarihi: 2015-04-19. 
2. ""Superfly" Jimmy Snuka bio". WWE. 17 Haziran 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717160817/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/jimmysnuka. Erişim tarihi: 3 Eylül 2015. 
3. Settee, Alexander (2009-01-03). "Championship Wrestling - August 27, 1983". The History of WWE. 4 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304060701/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/championship8-27-83review.htm. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-12. 
4. Settee, Alexander (2009-01-03). "Championship Wrestling - October 22, 1983". The History of WWE. 4 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304095644/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/championship10-22-83review.htm. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-12. 
5. "Jimmy Snuka Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. 12 Şubat 2012 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20120212044313/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jimmy-snuka.html. Erişim tarihi: March 14, 2011. 
6. Settee, Alexander (2010-12-19). "WWF House Show - September 24, 1983". The History of WWE. 4 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304115256/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/spectrum9-24-83review.htm. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-12. 
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11. Kane III, Sheldon (17 Ağustos 2004). "Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs. Ray "The Crippler" Stevens: December 28, 1982". The History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/snukastevensreview.htm. Erişim tarihi: 7 Ağustos 2015. 
12. "Jimmy Snuka Interview, Talks Undertaker". Figure Four Wrestling. 2013-01-25. 14 Eylül 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20150914002248/http://www.f4wonline.com:80/component/content/article/29462-jimmy-snuka-interview-talks-undertaker. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-11. 
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16. "CWA British Commonwealth Championship". CageMatch.net. 7 Mayıs 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160507082853/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=887. Erişim tarihi: August 8, 2015. 
17. "List of CAC Award Winners". Cauliflower Alley Club. 24 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160324171309/http://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/list-of-cac-award-winners/. Erişim tarihi: August 6, 2015. 
18. "Title Histories". East Coast Pro Wrestling. 7 Nisan 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20150407012550/http://www.ecpw1.com:80/roster/title-histories/. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-10. 
19. Hoops, Brian (6 Temmuz 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 6): Terry Gordy & Jimmy Snuka win belts, Santana vs. Valentine, Goldberg vs. Hogan seta WCW record". Figure Four Wrestling. http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/43428-on-this-day-in-wrestling-history-gordy-a-snuka-win-belts-santana-vs-valentine-goldberg-vs-hogan-seta-wcw-record-. Erişim tarihi: 10 Ağustos 2015. 
20. "Five new Champions are Crowned at Wrestlefest 2002!". Haziran 2002. 3 Ağustos 2002 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. https://web.archive.org/web/20020803013300/http://www.iwswrestling.net/page884070.htm. 
21. "Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. 2011-05-17 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. https://web.archive.org/web/20110517130305/http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/Almanac/mid_a_history/title_status_building.htm. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-13. 
22. "WCW World Tag Team Championship History (1980-2000)". World Championship Wrestling. 2000-11-10 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. https://web.archive.org/web/20001110053700/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/tagteam/. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-13. 
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27. "NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship". Lone Star Championship Wrestling. 10 Ağustos 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160810184438/http://lonestarwrestling.com/lonestar-texas-heavyweight-championship-history/. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-12. 
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29. "NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Title (Oklahoma)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 10 Nisan 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160410162129/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/nwa/tri-h.html. 
30. "NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Title (W. Virginia, Ohio, & Kentucky)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 3 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303171715/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/wv/nwa-tristate/nwa-tri-h.html. 
31. "New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame". Facebook. New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2012-05-12. 14 Ağustos 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160814134415/https://www.facebook.com/NewEnglandProWrestlingHallOfFame. Erişim tarihi: 2015-08-12. "The class of 2010 for the New England pro wrestling Hall of Fame included Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, "Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, The late Rocko Rock and Johnny Grunge (Public Enemy), Sonny Goodspeed, Kenny Casanova, Paul Richard, Tony Ulysses, Bad Boy Billy Black, Maverick Wild, Dr. Heresy, The late Mr.Biggs, John Rambo, Bull Montana, The late Georgiann Makropoulos, "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi and Tommy Savoldi." 
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33. "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. 3 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303190503/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html. 
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43. Meltzer, Dave (January 22, 1996). "Jan. 22, 1996 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 1995 Observer Newsletter Awards, 1995 Record Book, tons more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 

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