By Jimmy Snuka, By Jon Chattman, Foreword by Rowdy Roddy Piper, Introduction by Mick Foley
Cloth
ISBN 9781600787584Published Oct 2012
Focusing on the superstar who single-handedly influenced the development of sports entertainment, this autobiography highlights the legacy of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) icon Jimmy Snuka. The wrestlers legendary top-rope maneuvers, innovative high-flying style, and unprecedented aerial ability made him the most popular competitor in WWE. This fascinating account relates how a native of the Fiji Islands was at the center of two of wrestlings most talked-about moments: the night Snuka leapt from the top of the 15-foot cageonly to miss his opponent and consequently lose the matchand the night Rowdy Roddy Piper smashed a coconut over Snukas head during a segment of Pipers Pit in 1984. Exposing the amazing life of this WWE Hall of Fame member in detail, this record presents the ups and downs of a wrestler who grew to be a key figure in the expansion of the company and all professional wrestling.