TMZ: Jimmy Snuka, WWE Hall of Famer has passed away at 73

Published January 15, 2017 2:10 PM CST

Jimmy Snuka, the WWE Hall of Famer, has died after losing his battle to stomach cancer, TMZ is reporting.

According to TMZ, Snuka wrestled from the 1970s onward -- all the way 2010. Snuka came into the WWE as a heel, and became famous for his acrobatic wrestling style, TMZ says.

The Fijian wrestler went by Superfly Snuka.  His signature move was the superfly flash -- an epic pin-fall, according to TMZ.

Snuka was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.

Snuka was charged with the murder in connected with a 1983 death of his then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino.

The charges were dismissed just 11 days ago, after the judge determined he had dementia and terminal cancer and was about to die.