(Reached by email, spokespeople for WWE didnt respond to a request for comment on the discovery of McMahons involvement in the New York case.). Its been known within the business if not exactly a topic of conversation every f*****g day that something f*****g happened.". Snuka died 10days after the ruling. After that meeting, investigators ruled Argentino's death an accident. The excerpts of the interview were provided by WrestlingInc.com. From the autobiography Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story by Jon Chattman: "At the funeral, I told her mother and father how sorry I was about her death. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! Check out his weekly wrestling history podcast, Between The Sheets, on all major podcast platforms, and subscribe to his Substack at BabyfacevHeel.com. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network on January 8, 2014. They do not want a public apology and would not be a part of it, replied Lieutenant Paul Zemenz, the officers supervisor, in a letter sent back to Sparkes. The Argentinos have provided high-resolution copies of all four pages to me: It contains some information that wasnt reported in the 1980s, but its importance becomes more clear in light of the paragraph that discusses Argentinos autopsy. She had a headache but no blood. At this point, [Snuka] attempted to close the door[,] but I started to talk to him about letting us in or her out. The episode shineda renewed light about the mysterious death. However, the file for the investigation of her murder from Pennsylvanias Whitehall Township Bureau of Police which I obtained from the same lawsuit appendix that included the New York file points to one possible reason. Right on the concrete on the side of the road, she just slipped backwards., The 230-pound grappler scooped her up and according to his testimony slapped her across the face to get her to come to again. But Argentino remained unconscious. A follow-up interview with Snuka was conducted by investigatorson June 1. I want the whole story. It was never one of those deals where We must put this in,' Chattman recalled. The autopsy report has never been transcribed, wrote the lawyer. . In October 1983, Debbie Rogers, the wife of Snukas manager, Buddy, took photos and notes of injuries to Sharon as a result of her beating by Snuka and her hospitalization, according to a criminal complaint. Eyes blood shot. The 1983 death of Nancy Argentino has become one the most infamous chapters in pro wrestling history. He doesnt remember if money was given to the family of Nancy Argentino, but he knows for sure that he did not hurt her. Indeed, the champion grappler gained infamy by soaring like human ammo. I didnt push [Jimmy] at all. We tried to talk some sense into her but she went back on the road with him, Salome said. Jimmy Snuka was at or near the height of his professional popularity in 1983, as his matches typically drew better responses from fans than anyone else on the roster at the time, including then WWF Champion Bob Backlund. So I told her to come on out and she ran past him. The hospital received a call for an ambulance from Snuka when he came back to the motel. All the pieces were there. Friday, May 10, is the 30th anniversary of the controversial but little-discussed death of Nancy Argentino, Jimmy Snuka's girlfriend at the time. I met him, and he was the kindest man possible. Complicating matters is Snukas alien file, obtained from U.S. Thats to say nothing of any potential reputational harm to the organization. Talk moves to Nancy Argentino the person, with Lorraine talking about despite living in a big city that she led a sheltered life and was a very hard worker. My mother thought she was on the way.. With regards to the actual events witnessed and lived by deputies at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, although the newspaper articles accurately describe the melee between Snuka and the Sheriffs Department, the deputies had much more to say than the papers reported. Current contact information for Platt couldnt be located, while the Lehigh County District Attorneys Office didnt respond to an email about the discovery, beyond saying that they were forwarding it to current DA Jim Martin. Most of the information was gathered from articles by The Morning Call, who, with several different writers, covered the Jimmy Snuka and Nancy Argentino case from when it was revived in 2013 to his hearings and until his passing in 2017. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles in a match on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. Investigating the mysterious story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983, and revealing her family's 30-year struggle for justice. In his autobiography, Jimmy Snuka publicly admitted to drinking heavily, smoking tobacco, liberal marijuana use, ingesting cocaine and using anabolic steroids throughout his adult life. In 1985, Nancy Argentino's family won a $500,000 judgment against the Superfly in a federal wrongful-death civil lawsuit; but after filing for bankruptcy the retired wrestler reportedly. Robert Kirwin, defense attorney of Jimmy Snuka, called Snukas wife Carole with the news and said that she wept with joy and wanted to know if it was truly over. She was staying in a motel room with Jimmy Snuka in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. PHOTO GALLERY: The strange story of Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Nancy Argentino. Yes, that Vince McMahon, then Snukas promoter as the owner of Titan Sports d/b/a the World Wrestling Federation, and now the chairman, CEO and owner of the WWFs successor, World Wrestling Entertainment. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. They beat me with their batons I never laid my hands on anyone, and I didnt see any naked women, aside from the one in my room., Snuka copped a guilty plea just to get it over with and adds, I did not assault Nancyshe was fine. All was swept under the wrestling mat in fact. Even though he suffered from serious head trauma from his wrestling career and was perhaps suffering from dementia, he was still competent enough to hang himself after the murders. I dont think you erase him from memory, Chattman said. I got one handcuff on the hand he had the female by the hair with[,] which was his right hand[,] and after several seconds of struggling with him[,] he released his grasp on the female, explained Bronstad in his affidavit. Homicide charges against Snuka in the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino, 23, in a Whitehall Township . But there were clear signs that her sisters love affair was rocky. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka enters Lehigh County Court to argue he has the right to have a preliminary hearing in the 1983 murder of his girlfriend in a Whitehall Township motel. More. Snuka, having lost his physical green card in 2007, began the process to get a new one, which included a new criminal background check. An ambulance was called and not two hours later at the hospital did Argentino die. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. He was charged with second and third-degree assault, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental administration. The Lehigh County district attorney's office has refused to allow the coroner to release her autopsy report over the past three. It should also be noted that Snuka allegedly regularly abused his wife Sharon physically and sent her to the hospital five months after Argentinos death. On top of that, according to her sisters, Nancy also had her own specific value to McMahon: With Snuka being illiterate and without a drivers license, McMahon needed a driver to get him to and from shows, but with his increasingly problematic drug use and erratic behavior, other wrestlers now refused to chauffeur him around, Speculation has long swirled around McMahons involvement in the murder investigation, specifically his presence during Snukas last police interview, the contents of which unlike every other interview summary in the Whitehall file are notoriously not described in the report at all (a fact that then-Chief Frederic Conjour wrote off as nothing in the, documentary). This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The District Attorneys office is arguably a different story. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka had an explosive career even after the death of Nancy Argentino in 1983 until his past caught up with him 30 years later. (It would not be the first time that outrageous rumors have swirled aboutwrestling mogul McMahon.). The senator waited 10 hours until he reported the incident and claimed that his behavior had been "indefensible." I think Vince Jr. picked me up from the hotel and took me there. The cops just didnt give me the chance to explain. I could not understand why the district attorney could not see it., 30 years later, the case was still unsolved, but an opportunity for the case to be re-opened presented itself. Procanyn didnt say to me, We didnt have enough evidence to indictwhich at least would have been plausible. He filed for bankruptcy, and the family never got any restitution. Without more details, its still uncertain whether Snuka really copped a plea for assaulting Argentino (since there were still witnesses), or received a reduced charge for hitting Bronstad. Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka wrestles on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. I dont know if he gave Nancys family money or anything., Procanyns single line about McMahon while recounting the interview about the New York investigation, though, is the first time evidence of McMahons presence in the New York case has been offered in the public domain. What else could I possibly say? That was a blatant lie, said Muchnick. Look, Im in the garbage business, McMahon purportedly said. On September 1st, 2015: After a grand jurys recommendation, Martin proceeds to charge Snuka with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. In 2017, Jon Chattman, author of Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story, was interviewed by Pro Wrestling Illustrated Senior Writer Al Castle for the PWI Podcast. Shawn Michaels And Diesel Good Friends, Better Enemies, Monday Night SmackDown! Snukas attorney, Robert J. Kirwan, argued that the fliers and videos did not prove anything about Snukas competency. He was suffering from stomach cancer and other ailments. This again was, according to Argentinos oldest sister. June 1st, 2016: Almost six months after being tried for third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, Judge Kelly L. Banach determined that Jimmy Snuka was not mentally fit to assist his defense. ). One of the then-WWF's biggest stars, Jimmy Snuka, was present at the Allentown, Pennsylvania motel where Argentino suffered the traumatic brain injuries that ended her life after just 23 years. At around 4 a.m. trucks were approaching Argentino, who had found a bush to squat and pee. So I thought, my God, I better try to call a doctor right away I called the front desk and told my girl is having a hard time breathing, just seems like she cant breathe at all, whatever you do, please hurry up.. There is no record of what was talked about during the meeting. "I would only say there wasn't anything significantly said or done and that's why there's no record of it,"Frederick Conjour, the former police of police with the Whitehall Township,told the docuseries. At one point Argentino hopped over a stream before she lost her footing. According to the complaint, the nurse described the hulkish beau as a tall man with a Hawaiian skirt who refused to go to the waiting room. ", "I dont know how to reconcile this mans heroic feats inside our world, with the tragedy he likely played a role in outside of it, but I have always found wisdom and comfort in these simple words from Bruce Springsteen: Trust the art, not the artist." This was a week after District Attorney Jim Martin announced he was re-opening the case. I dont know if he gave Nancys family money or anything. From excessive horseplay amongst them to a lovers quarrel where accidents happen, to her simply slipping and falling. without a live audience. The most detailed story, by Jeanne Bednarski in the Syracuse Herald-Journal, was failed by an editor who gave it the headline, Judging by Bare Facts It Was Quite a Match. Worse, it was accompanied by a cartoon mocking the ordeal. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (third from left) arrives with his wife Carole (right) for day four of his competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown on June 1, 2016. Now 72 years old and stricken with stomach cancer, the defamed brawler yesterday posted $100,000 bail after forfeiting his passport. Argentino swore in a deposition after the alleged assault that Snuka never hit her or intentionally harmed her. As it would later transpire, the paragraph contradicts the complete, , which I obtained as part of the same civil case appendix mentioned earlier. ", Days after Snukas arrest, the WWE erased his Hall of Fame profile and all images and videos from its media sites. It was none other than the then-WWE chairman and essentially the Wizard of wrestlings OzVince McMahon Jr. He was there and he knew everything about it, Snuka told a radio show host. According to the experts, there is no proof that people who suffer from CTE are also legally incompetent. [Argentino] was evidently beaten up and banged up and bruised upyou know, a couple of dozen bruises and cuts on her body, besides a fractured f*****g skull in a wrestlers hotel room that had just been previously arrested, in the f*****g same state I believe, about 6 months beforehand by eight cops and two police dogs for beating up the same girl!, Cornette continued, Even in Snukas book, he wrote that Vince [McMahon] came to represent him at the meeting, which everyone agrees on, but Vince was carrying a briefcase! George The Animal Steele His Double Life and Turnbuckle Fetish. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2017 after his death, which actually contradicts those reports. New information has surfaced regarding the death of Nancy Argentino. Author Irvin Muchnick's 1992 article about the incident (later collected in his 2007 book WRESTLING BABYLON) is the most authoritative account of what happened. Argentino, from Brooklyn, New York, was Snukas mistress and traveled alongside him on the pro wrestling circuit whenever Snuka found himself in the Northeast. Dementia is defined legally as being unable to understand whats going on. The same goes for a dismissed charge of issuing a bad check, mentioned on the same certificate. Ive never heard of anything like it before.. On that night Snuka claims he was just drinking a lot of booze. He later noted he had been smoking some pot too. There is nothing in the historical record to suggest that the autopsy report had never been committed to paper before the May 1984 visit with Platt. vice_videos:premiere. The only thing I know for sure is that I didnt hurt Nancy.. [Photo Courtesy of The Daily Beast] Nancy Argentino was just 23 when she died in 1983 after being rushed to a hospital with a serious head injury. Again, speculation has long run rampant about whether or not McMahon swooped in after her death with his briefcase to finagle Snuka out of trouble (which has never been proven, and McMahon has denied doing so through counsel and a company spokesperson). She would sadly die at the young age of 23 in a Pennsylvania motel room. According to the Sheriffs Department file for the case, which I obtained via the Argentino familys wrongful death lawsuit against Snuka, at least two officers on the scene witnessed Snuka resuming his attack on Argentino that same night. The cops just didnt give me the chance to explain. After he comforted Argentino by bringing some chow and later setting wet towel compresses on her head, her status turned critical. Accident is accident brudda., To the responding police officer, according to the complaint, Snuka said they were fooling around outside [sic] room door when he pushed her and she fell striking her head. That same night Snuka told a paramedic that the couple got carried away in horseplay. Its hard because were talking about a human life that passed away. When I woke her up, I picked her up and said, Are you okay, honey? And Argentino apparently replied, Yeah, but its just my head, my bump.. Finally, I just kept looking at her and trying to talk to her and she didnt even respond like when I left. Nobody Ive spoken to from Argentinos sisters, to law enforcement officers, to Snukas lawyer has any recollection of this or anything related, such as the judge rejecting the proposed plea deal. My client would have liked to clear his name, and there was never a doubt in my mind that a jury would have acquitted him if hed been well enough to stand trial., The judge dismissed the charges by saying that she was satisfied that Jimmy Snuka would not regain competency, and "it would be unjust to resume the prosecution.". Its been an exceptionally busymonth for McMahon and his company. In 1985: The Argentino family won a $500,000 wrongful-death civil lawsuit against Snuka but never received their money. His assaultive acts and his failure to act to obtain medical attention resulted in her death, the grand jury wrote in a presentment on July 17, 2015, recommending he be charged with homicide. The Hall of Famer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with Nancy Argentino's death in 1983. Its impossible to discern causality, too whether the explanation is simply innocent, lazy reporting, or something more sinister. [Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express- News]Seasoned wrestling journalist Mike Mooneyham offered, "While Snuka will remain forever tied to Nancy Argentinos death, it must be noted that he was never convicted. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka visits "The Opie & Anthony Show" at SiriusXM studios on January 9, 2013 in New York City. However, by the next day, he apparently changed his story and claimed that. As those in the center of the true crime/wrestling fan Venn diagram will likely be aware, VICE TVs pro wrestling documentary series, Dark Side of the Ring, recently explored the May 11, 1983, death of Nancy Argentino, the then-girlfriend of then-top WWF (now WWE) star Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles on September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. Snuka told her to hurry up as she jumped across the grass onto the road she slipped and fell backwards and hit her head. An autopsy report obtained by Morning Call journalists at that time showed that the medical examiner wrote that they believe that the case should be investigated as a homicide until proven otherwise, the Morning Call reported in 2015. As those in the center of the true crime/wrestling fan Venn diagram will likely be aware, VICE TVs pro wrestling documentary series, death of Nancy Argentino, the then-girlfriend of then-top WWF (now WWE) star, . Alistair McGeorge. A follow-up interview with Snuka was conducted by investigatorson June 1. Though the records check from the Sheriffs Office matched the four known charges, the Certificate of Conviction from the court says he pled guilty to Assault 3rd while being sentenced to his one-year conditional discharge. Per Donovans statement in the Onondaga County file, the guests in the adjacent room called the front desk because their neighbors were raising hell and a male was beating up a female in there., He called the room to no answer, walked over and heard the man inside say, Im sorry I hit you. Being a 61-year-old man in 1983, he then left and thought the problem was over. But after he heard some yelling, he looked outside to see Argentino wrapped in a bed sheet, saw her return to the room, heard more screaming and then looked outside his office again. According to a criminal complaint, there are photos and notes of these injuries taken by Debbie Rogers, the wife of Snukas manager at the time, the legendary Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. There was enough to take it before a grand jury in 1983. In the end, I paid a fine and the charges were dropped., It was after that party that Argentinos family tried to convince her to kick Snuka to the curb. According to, the Sheriffs Department file for the case. It also chillingly recontextualizes something that, according to Muchnicks reporting, McMahon told the Argentino familys initial attorney, Richard Cushing, in 1983. Other sources have been linked where applicable. Detective Procanyn was a former Whitehall detective on the scene at the motel when Argentino was rushed to the hospital in 1983. https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/life-death-chris-benoit/, All of these wrestlers in the WWE have head trauma, they cant avoid it, its part of their job, Hamilton stated. On top of being, according to his then on-screen manager/real-life babysitter Buddy Rogers, Snuka was big money, and with McMahon in the process of plotting a national expansion for his regional promotion their initial trip to California was several weeks away McMahon. I did not have a clear-cut case. After the one hour meeting in the district attorneys law library, there are no records of Jimmy Snuka ever being questioned by police again. Something went on, and something got covered up. And Tarzan likely never took steroids, boozed or binged on cocaine like The Superfly admitted he had. She later dropped charges and claimed he didnt hurt her. Dr. Mihalikis did not find any bruises, lacerations or other indications of a beating or prior injuries. The fall didnt seem like anything serious. I moved to the other side of the doorway and saw a woman on the bed against the north wall of the room lying down crying and huddled in a fetal position, added Bronstad, in his own affidavit. Jimmy Snuka, Argentino's boyfriend at the time, was investigated in the death but not charged or arrested until 2015. The George Washington Motor Lodge as seen on April 6, 1993. She moved away as he strode toward her. The charges were dismissed in 2017 as Snuka . I didnt see it happen, but I remember she told me she was jumping over a little stream that was there and she slipped.. As the docuseries points out, there was another passenger in the car with them who doesnt recall any fall. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka arrives with his wife Carole (right) for day four of his competency hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown on June 1, 2016. [Photo: WWE Network]In 1999, with internet usage still somewhat in its infancy, when writer Irvin Muchnick first published the story of Snuka and Argentino online, it circulated and gained steam amongst fans and underground newsletters. It was attended by WWE CEO Vince McMahon, the, reported in 2013. An illustration of text ellipses. And yet the pro wrestler was never charged. Can we still appreciate the mans huge contributions to wrestling, knowing that it is possible that he had a hand in Nancy Argentinos death? Oh my, she looks terrible, Jimmy Superfly Snuka was heard crowing as he wept and strung his hand through Nancy Argentinos dark and dead locks. Investigating the mysterious story of Jimmy Snuka, whose girlfriend Nancy Argentino died in their motel room in 1983, and revealing her family's 30-year stru. Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal, JUSTICE DENIED: The Untold Story of Nancy Argentinos Death in Jimmy Superfly Snukas Motel Room, Dino Bravo | His Shocking Death and Why He Was Murdered by the Mob, Bruiser Bedlam The Insane Crime Life of Wrestlings Ion Croitoru, Ludvig Borga The Surreal, Shocking Life of Tony Halme, https://popcultureretrorama.wordpress.com/author/javierojst/, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Snuka, having lost his physical green card in 2007, began the process to get a new one, which included a new criminal background check. In a single sentence summary from the same phone interview between Bronstad and Romanenko referenced above, Procanyn wrote, Vince McMahon tried to talk her out of making the complaint against Snuka (emphasis mine). Me, personallyif you ask me, Do you think Jimmy did it? No. The Lehigh County jury will . At the time of Argentinos death, the leaping phenom was a married man with kids and claimed to have girlfriends everywhere. She was going to come home for that weekend, Salome said. It was obvious. The docuseries noted that police documents prove that the meeting took place and lastedan hour but there are no notes to indicate what was discussed duringthat meeting. AEW and WWE Conspiracy: Are They Working Together? In fact, Snuka made appearances (though he barely spoke to anybody) at the Thanksgiving dinner hosted at Nancys mothers house in Brooklyn. Snuka was previously ruled incompetent to stand trial in. This is the disturbing story of Nancy Argentino, who was once the lover of professional wrestler Superfly Jimmy Snuka. He drove his Oldsmobile Delmont 88 off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, which is near Marthas Vineyard. Menu. Even a movie was made in 2018 about the Chappaquiddick scandal where many people believe the senator got away with murder. Argentino died in May 1983 of traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object. Snuka, a native of Fiji who lives in Waterford Township, New Jersey, was charged last year in the death of 23-year-old Nancy Argentino, whose body was found in their Whitehall Township hotel. Media Manager Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system . "Dark Side of the Ring" looks into the death of Nancy Argentino, and questions if it wasswept under the rug for thesake of Jimmy Snuka's career. Nancy Argentino, in happier times. He believed that there was enough to take it to a grand jury as a murder case, but William Platt thought otherwise. It adds, Given the uncertainty of the situation, the Company also identified headcount reductions and made the decision to furlough a portion of its workforce effective immediately.. I dont know what happened. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Nancy Argentino's surviving sisters had lobbied authorities to reopen the case into her 1983 death in Lehigh County. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and girlfriend Nancy Argentino in an undated photo. referring to a $500,000 wrongful death suit nancy's family won in 1985. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka wrestles September 4, 1995 in New Hampshire. In addition, Mihalikis absolutely, find, bruises, lacerations or other indications of a beating or prior injuries. 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