Superfly Jimmy Snuka

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
gptkbp:biography Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story
gptkbp:birth_date January 18, 1943
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Fiji
gptkbp:career_highlights gptkb:WWF_Intercontinental_Champion
gptkb:WWF_Tag_Team_Champion
gptkbp:cause_of_death stomach cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Tamina_Snuka
gptkbp:controversy health issues affecting his career
legal issues regarding domestic violence
murder charges in 2015
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired future generations of wrestlers
influenced wrestling style globally
popularized the high-flying move set
gptkbp:death_date January 15, 2017
gptkbp:death_place Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, USA
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1968
gptkbp:documentary The Life and Times of Jimmy Snuka
gptkbp:featured_in Superfly's feud with Piper
Superfly's leap from the top rope
Superfly's return to WWE in 2008
gptkbp:final_match_date 2010 against Jerry Lawler
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Superfly Jimmy Snuka
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Shawn_Michaels
gptkb:Ric_Flair
gptkb:Rey_Mysterio_Jr.
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of high-flying wrestling style
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Superfly
gptkbp:notable_match Wrestle Mania I against Rowdy Roddy Piper
Steel cage match against Don Muraco
Wrestle Mania III against the Magnificent Muraco
gptkbp:notable_rivalry gptkb:Bob_Backlund
gptkb:Roddy_Piper
gptkb:Don_Muraco
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_1996
gptkbp:promotions gptkb:WWE
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:2010
2010 against Chris Jericho
gptkbp:ring_name gptkb:Superfly
charismatic
high-flying
entertaining
fearless
1968 in Hawaii
gptkbp:signature_move gptkb:Superfly_Splash
gptkbp:wrestling_promotion Jimmy Snuka's Wrestling Academy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jimmy_Snuka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5