10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Jimmy Snuka

6. Jimmy Snuka's 1985 Run In New Japan Pro Wrestling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFdDlC1VDQY When the heat was hot on Jimmy Snuka after the settlement of the death of Nancy Argentino, Jimmy Snuka was released from the WWF, yet somehow immediately ended up finishing out the rest of 1985 as a main eventer in then WWF-friendly promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. Timing the tour to coincide with Andre the Giant's yearly excursion to Japan (so as to not burn him out as a US draw), Andre and Snuka teamed in the Orient. Vince McMahon clearly had a very soft spot in his heart for accused murderer Snuka, and clearly finding him a way to be paid for six months before having to set the then controversial performer free on the market is quite the magnanimous move.