WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 - Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Stats: Height: 5-foot-10 Weight: 250 pounds From: Fiji Islands Signature Move: Superfly Splash Career Highlights: United States Champion; NWA Tag Team Champion; inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame First WWE Game: WWE SmackDown: Here Comes The Pain Bio: Few Superstars can be said to have single-handedly influenced the development of sports-entertainment, but Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka is one of them. Snuka’s innovative high-flying style was the precursor to much of what our fans see each week on WWE television. Because of his aerial ability, Snuka was one of the most popular competitors in WWE history. In 1982, he made his WWE debut under the management of Capt. Lou Albano. Instantly rocketing to the top of contention, he challenged WWE Champion Bob Backlund in three consecutive main events at Madison Square Garden, culminating in a historic Steel Cage Match on June 28, 1982. That night, in one of the most talked-about moments in WWE history, Snuka leapt from the top of the 15-foot cage, only to miss his opponent and consequently lose the match. Later in the year, the course of Snuka's WWE career was altered when he discovered, thanks to the legendary Buddy Rogers (then working as a WWE announcer), that Albano was ripping him off. Snuka fired Albano and hired Rogers as his new representation, winning our fans over in the process. He was the target of a vicious attack by Albano and his new charge, Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, which led to one of the early '80s' most violent ...

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