Jimmy Snuka passed away

[Bad News Gertner]

Good.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

he won't be missed

[RP]

Not the Superfly!

[Evil Vito]

I feel bad for Tamina, Deuce, and any other relatives he may have had. Losing a loved one is never easy no matter what.

But as for Snuka himself? Fuck him.

[Volare]

Tamina posted a pic of her holding her dad's hand.

[Bad News Gertner]

Regardless, I don't think people know how over he was between late 82-84. He was easily the top face in the company until Hogan came along and that's including Backlund as champion. They brought him in as a face to challenge Backlund but the crowd loved him. They basically forced the company to turn him face

[#1-norm-fan]

Well now he's DEFINITELY unfit to stand trial.

[Ultra Mantis]

Death starting the year with a sudden face turn following that mega heel run last year.

[Shisen Kopf]

Wonder if his corpse will attract superflies?

[Evil Vito]

Guess we can rule him out of the list of Royal Rumble mystery entrant possibilities.

[slik]

He was an influential wrestler, no doubt...but I can't really get past the murder thing. I mean, RIP to his loved ones, I don't wish grief on people, but as far as Snuka goes...shrugs shoulders.

[Destor]

Innocent until proven guilty.

RIP

[Rammsteinmad]

He was way before my time, never really cared for him. But whatever RIP I suppose.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hey hey hey, goodbye.

[Black Widow]

He's not a good guy

He's not a bad guy

He's just a dead guy

[Mongo Lloyd]

Cocaine is one hell of a drug

[RP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2PYFgpVIAAdpN9.jpg:large

[Heyman]

Great news!

I hope Jim Ross is next.

[KIRA]

finally

I feel for his family though.

[Vastardikai]

It is unfortunate for his family, but I'll never forget how every legend day, they'd bring him out, after they more or less erased Benoit from history. The sheer hypocrisy of it.

And Vince should be on the hook for going up there "with the briefcase."

[Jordan]

I feel bad for Tamina, Deuce, and any other relatives he may have had. Losing a loved one is never easy no matter what.

But as for Snuka himself? Fuck him.

[AirJordanFan93]

Honestly not all that bothered. He was well before my time and I honestly tired of WWE bringing him out with all the Legends stuff for a good decade. But the whole murder thing is hard to look past and someone else mentioned that they kept on bringing out Snuka even after they erased Benoit from history. Gotta love WWE hypocrisy

[DAMN iNATOR]

I am not going to judge the guy and as such I shall express my sincere sadness and sorrow to learn of his death. RIP. :(

[Jazzy Foot]

Great news!

I hope Jim Ross is next.

This made me chuckle lol.

[Ruien]

Meh.

[Purgatory]

Yeah, I dunno. I guess we would have to feel bad for the family, but I personally was never a fan. I only really knew who he was because of that time Piper smashed a coconut over his head.

Good ol' HotRod. If we are gonna miss anyone, its him.

[Theo Dious]

Innocent until proven guilty.

RIP

The Internet said he was guilty. What more proof do we need?

[Destor]

The Internet said he was guilty. What more proof do we need?
Apparently none :nono:

[Emperor Smeat]

Feel bad for Tamina but wonder if they are just going to do a graphic at the start of the show or a video package as a tribute.

Even though the case got dismissed, there is still too much circumstantial stuff around it the WWE might not want to bother with any potential backlash if they gave him the legends tribute treatment.

[Black Widow]

Hey, I'm a Strawberry ice cream cone typing on the Internet. You can't prove me wrong, therefore, as ludicrous as that may sound, I'm a Strawberry ice cream cone typing on the Internet. Fucking logic of some.

[Evil Vito]

To me, I don't even see that much reasonable doubt. Around the time it happened, he had a reputation for beating her (and his wife) in drug fuelled rages and her injuries were consistent with such a beating. I'd be less inclined to give the benefit of the doubt and more so inclined to pity that the poor girl's family will never have closure. Only one man knows what really happened that night, and he's taken it to the grave with him.

By all means, sit on the fence in absence of any real incriminating evidence, but all signs point to the fact the man killed her in cold blood with his bare hands and I think it's unfair to suggest people are jumping to conclusions in leaning that way.

[Destor]

To me, I don't even see that much reasonable doubt. Around the time it happened, he had a reputation for beating her (and his wife) in drug fuelled rages and her injuries were consistent with such a beating. I'd be less inclined to give the benefit of the doubt and more so inclined to pity that the poor girl's family will never have closure. Only one man knows what really happened that night, and he's taken it to the grave with him.

By all means, sit on the fence in absence of any real incriminating evidence, but all signs point to the fact the man killed her in cold blood with his bare hands and I think it's unfair to suggest people are jumping to conclusions in leaning that way.
Everyone deserves due process. Everyone. You can draw your own conclusions if you want but you do so without the full story and you make grave accusations against a man that is innocent until proven guilty.


Maybe he did it, maybe he didnt. You will never know. It's shite to make such damning assumptions based off dirt sheets.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I don't believe it's only dirt sheets unless ALL news is dirt sheets

[Evil Vito]

lol please don't tell me you referred to news from 1983 as "dirt sheets"

[Evil Vito]

If the Internet were around in 1983, Snuka would be Chris Benoit. But it wasn't.

[Destor]

lol please don't tell me you referred to news from 1983 as "dirt sheets"There is no news you speak of


Forensic pathologist Isidore Mihalakis, who examined the body of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka's girlfriend, concluded that she had probably been beaten, but he couldn't say with certainty whether those injuries were related to her death. "Just because she was beaten doesn’t mean she was beaten to death," Mihalakis said in a recent interview. Snuka maintains that he never hit Argentino. Despite Mihalakis recommendation that the case be investigated as a homicide, no charges were filed against Snuka, the only "person of interest" ever named in the case. "I did not have a clear-cut case" based on the forensic evidence, Mihalakis said in a recent interview. "Obviously, there was enough there to arouse my suspicion but not enough to take it to trial."


Thats the real story. It looks bad but there isnt hard facts. Neither you nor the "news" has them.

[Evil Vito]

Here's a 1992 piece from Irv Muchnick, commissioned by the Village Voice: http://concussioninc.net/?p=2012

It discusses the facts of the case as well as why it didn't go anywhere in civil or criminal court. But to me it sure sounds like they did a shoddy investigation that should've at least resulted in a trial so all parties could've come to a resolution.

What stand out to me is that the how and where of Snuka's story kept shifting as well. And it wasn't the first time police had been called over.

Finally, there was the incident involving Snuka and Argentino at a Howard Johnson’s in Salina, N.Y., outside Syracuse, just three months before Allentown. The motel owner, hearing noise from their room, called the police, who found Snuka and Argentino running naked down the hallway. It took eight deputy sheriffs and a police dog to subdue Snuka. Argentino sustained a bruise of her right thumb. Snuka pleaded guilty to violent felony assault with intent to cause injury... Whitehall police later decided this was all the result of “a nervous desk clerk”.

[Destor]

You realize none of that is proof of murder right? He should have been investigated. He should have been charged with domestic and battery. Absolutely. He probably woul have been convicted. There's very little evidence of murder.


And dont get me wrong, im not arguing that he absolutely didnt do it. Im arguing you have fuck all for facts and we all deserve more than what has been presented.

[Destor]

Maybe they would have uncovered substantial evidence and got a convction but tht didnt happen. Therefor he is innocent.

[Bad News Gertner]

Irv did a major investigative piece on it. The level of corruption in the local government is the most I've ever seen.

[Sepholio]

Jimmy didn't murder her. Russia did.

[Sepholio]

Irv did a major investigative piece on it. The level of corruption in the local government is the most I've ever seen.

I can honestly see a lot of parallels to the OJ Simpson case here. Seemingly half-assed investigation and government/police corruption leading to a man being labeled guilty by large swaths of the public even though he was never convicted. And even though he very well could have been (and signs point to) the murderer, now no one will ever really no and the victims family won't get a proper sense of closure.

[Big Vic]

The fact that Jimmy Snuka is GLORIFIED and Chris Benoit is ERASED screams RACISM!

[AirJordanFan93]

The fact that Jimmy Snuka is GLORIFIED and Chris Benoit is ERASED screams RACISM!
Proof Vince HATES Canadians

[Bad News Gertner]

Cornette had Irv Muschnik on his show like a year or so ago to talk about the story he did. It's a must listen.

[Bad News Gertner]

Amazing article by David Bixenspan on Jimmy Snuka/Nancy Argentino. A must read

http://www.vocativ.com/falsestart/395847/jimmy-snukas-lies-murderer-legacy/

[Sixx]

he's bashing angel skulls against the walls in heaven now.

(i just found out he's dead btw)

[Big Vic]

Steve Avery did it.