Breaking News: Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka Passes Away At The Age Of 73

January 15, 2017

jimmy snuka — Photo Credit: Getty Images

WWE Superstar Tamina Snuka has posted the following to her personal Twitter account announcing the passing of her father WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. Snuka had been battling stomach cancer and was 73 years old:

I LOVE YOU DAD #FOREVERMYDAD #RestWell #FamiliesAreForever #BestDad #SnukaLegacy https://t.co/Fo6n6gPkZH

— Tamina Snuka (@TaminaSnuka) January 15, 2017

In her tweet Tamina links to the following photo of her holding hands with her Dad:

I LOVE YOU DAD #FOREVERMYDAD #RestWell #FamiliesAreForever #BestDad #SnukaLegacy

A photo posted by SaronaSnuka (@saronasnukawwe) on Jan 15, 2017 at 11:19am PST

WrestleZone sends it’s condolences to the entire Snuka family.

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