On October 17, 1983 in a steel cage match at a packed Madison Square Garden, a defining moment in WWF history occurred during a match between Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and WWF Intercontinental Champion The Magnificent Muraco. The match ended in a loss for Snuka, but afterward he dragged Muraco back into the ring and connected with the most famous "Superfly Splash" of his career, off the top of the 15-foot high steel cage. Future wrestling stars the Sandman, Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray

Nine years ago today Jimmy Snuka passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 73. His death came less than a year after a judge ruled him not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, a case that resurfaced decades later and cast a dark shadow over his final years. #wweuniverse #WWE #prowrestling #wrestling #wrestler #OnThisDay #controversy #WWEHistory | Today in Pro Wrestling History