Jimmy Snuka

Jimmy Snuka, known as Jimmy Superfly Snuka, was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, born James Wiley Smith in 1943 in the British colony of Fiji and later named James Reiher Snuka. He grew up partly in Hawaii, where he won amateur bodybuilding titles before choosing wrestling, and he rose through the National Wrestling Alliance territories in the Pacific Northwest, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic. In the World Wrestling Federation from 1982 he became a fan favorite, credited with introducing a high-flying style, and his 1983 leap from the top of a steel cage became his best-known moment. He was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1996 and was the first ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He died in January 2017.