10 Best Wrestling Dives

10. Jimmy Snuka's Groundbreaking Cage Dive (MSG, 1983)

Pioneering high-flyer, WWE Hall of Famer, popular babyface: ‘Superfly’ Jimmy Snuka was all these things and more, but his career’s defining moment remains his 1983 cage dive.

Fighting for The Magnificent Muraco’s Intercontinental Championship, Snuka had the Madison Square Garden crowd gasping as he scaled the cage, stood tall, and formed his trademark “I love you” gesture. With cameras flashing around him, Snuka soared from the top, landing on Muraco with a huge splash, sealing his place on highlight reels for decades to come.

The fact that Muraco emerged victorious is often forgotten, but it doesn’t matter: this was about the moment rather than the outcome, with the spot becoming an important reference point in wrestling’s eternal evolution.

This wasn’t the first time Snuka had leaped from the cage (he’d done so against Bob Backlund one year prior), but it remains one of wrestling’s most iconic spots. Sure, it looks tame when compared to some of today’s efforts, but as far as historical importance goes, no other dive can top this moment. Its impact inspired generation after generation of future daredevils, and will continue to do so.