Talk:Jimmy Snuka
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[edit] Snuka Murder Controversy
Back in the late 80s, a woman who was romantically involved with Snuka died of head trauma. Snuka was never charged, but a lot of people believe he did this.
I did a search. All I could find was a post from EZBoard, with a (dead) link to the article, and what I believe is the article itself, copy/pasted into a post.
http://p220.ezboard.com/fsc270529frm4.showMessage?topicID=185.topic
Anyone want to tackle this? McJeff 07:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Founding Father of Ring Intensity?
This section is clearly awful and POV riddled, but can anyone find anything to salvage anything from it? I'm reluctant to delete the whole section Regards2jimi 17:19, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Not only is it awful and POV-riddled, as you said, it's not even remotely true. Bruiser Brody, Ray Stevens, and Terry Funk all pre-dated Snuka in "ring intensity" by years--all the more laughable that Funk is used as a figure that Snuka influenced. Whatever feud that writer has with the Warrior's website, it needs to be taken somewhere else. Chalk this up as one vote for a complete deletion of the section.
Furthermore, the last two entries on the Trivia section are useless: Snuka did not invent the "I Love You" gesture and "the Phenom" was a common nickname for Snuka when he came back to the WWF in the late '80s. "The Phenom" tag didn't get applied to the Undertaker until years after WM7--there is no relationship between those nicknames whatsoever. These are being removed.PeteF3 04:05, 21 August 2006 (UTC) Wrong answer pally boy. Snuka did define ring intensity before even the Brawlers of Terry Funk and Bruiser Brody ever did. Look up the facts instead of being so one-sided. I for one do not segregate brawler wrestlers from aerial wrestlers, and even without the aerial and brawling attacks of each of these wrestlers, Snuka still matched the definition of intensity the most. It is the definition of intensity that you also should examine more bucko
Since you apparently wrote the section, I'd say it's up to you to provide the facts and sources. Brody was a major star in the US in the mid-1970's, while Snuka was still in relative obscurity in the Pacific Northwest. Terry Funk was already a World Champion. Ray Stevens had a wild, aerial-with-brawling style even earlier than them, going back to the early '60s. Those are just 3 guys off the top of my head who pre-dated Snuka when it came to "intensity," however you want to define that. (And no dictionary I've ever seen defines intensity as "flux.") 65.186.74.194 07:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Intensity is defined as energy flux that is pertained to an extreme degree. This can pertain to force, strength, quality, and/or power. And the reason why the article has a questionmark is because of the debate on whether or not modern-day ring intensity is true recognized ring intensity
That definition is nowhere in any dictionary I've seen. Further, there's absolutely no evidence that Snuka was a "pioneer" in anything except possibly moves off the top rope and bizarre interviews. This "debate" does not belong in an encyclopedia. PeteF3 02:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC) Too, bad, there is a ton of evidence in the video archives of Snuka's intensity. Read the dictionary better, because yes this is the definition is in the online dictionary and other dictionaries.
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- (time4kashun)I would have to agree with the above statement. An encyclopedia is a documentation of facts, not a point of view or opinion. Your article is also poorly written, I assume you are not a native english speaker or just not that bright. I am sorry to be harsh with you, but your addition is ruining this page. It is YOUR OPINION, and not fact like the rest of this article. Read the license below "Encyclopedic content must be verifiable"!!! I have restored the content as more than one person has decided that your edits do not add value. Please respect the articles integrity and do not repost opinion! Or maybe just add a small blurb to the trivia or accomplishments section...
Yes I am bright, for your information, and the facts I do present are variable from watching various wrestling archive videos year by year. I am obviously more brighter then your unlogical and hypocritic mind You are also a coward for erasing my external links too, which prove my points further of who he influenced too. Quit defaming Snuka. And yes I am matching the given policy of of "Encyclopiedic content must be verifiable."
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- (time4akshun)Sasaki,Regards2Jimi, and myself all think your additions are not appropriate for this article. Please respect the majority. I think I understand and even agree somewhat to your points, but the content is still not approrpriate for an encyclopedic entry based on facts. Please look at the rest of the content of the article. No other content is based on opinion. You are robbing people that use this encyclopedia from a clear reference article for use in other works by violating the rules of this journal. Snuka is great, that is why we are all here.
I had a go at it today, adding a lot more links and revising/expanding the '80s WWF career section, see what you think. I didn't touch the trivia section. Cbj77 12:32, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
