Jimmy Snuka Hasn't Met His Match
The high-flying pro wrestler has lived a wild life, but he’s not ready to quit. He’ll sign copies of his new autobiography at Barnes & Noble in Deptford on Saturday.
You remember Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. And if you don’t? It’s not his fault. He’ll be 70 in May, but he hasn’t given up the one thing he loves more than anything else in this world, the one thing that made him a superstar: professional wrestling. “I have a hard time trying to stay away from the business,” he says in a rasp that instantly brings you back to the glory days of the early '80s, when he was on television, wild-eyed and ranting about exacting revenge on fellow wrestlers Don Muraco and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Snuka last wrestled about a month ago, at a benefit in Michigan. The days of performing his acrobatic signature move, the “Superfly Splash,” from the top rope, are long gone. Now, thanks to a bum ankle, he can only leap from the …
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