Tamina Snuka Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 77 kg |
Date of Birth | January 10, 1978 |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Tamina Snuka is an American professional wrestler and actress who is best known for being the daughter of former wrestler and Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka. She is also known under her ring name Tamina and performs under it at WWE’s SmackDown brand. With time, she has amassed a huge fan base with more than 650k followers on Twitter, more than 700k followers on Instagram, and more than 650k followers on Facebook.
Born Name
Sarona Moana-Marie Reiher Snuka
Nick Name
Tamina
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Nationality
Education
Tamina received a Lia Maivia scholarship in 2009, to train at the Wild Samoan Training Center under the careful guidance of Afa Anoai.
Occupation
Professional Wrestler, Actress
Family
- Father – Jimmy Snuka (Former Professional Wrestler)
- Mother – Sharon Georgi
- Siblings – James Wiley Smith Thomas Reiher Snuka (Adopted Older Brother) (Life Trainer, Professional Wrestler), Liana Snuka (Sister), Ata Snuka (Sister)
- Others – Troy Polamalu (Ex-Cousin In-Law) (Former Strong Safety Football Player)
Manager
In the WWE, she is represented by Lana.
Build
Muscular
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
77 kg or 170 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Tamina’s name has been linked with –
- Brandon Polamalu (1995-2003)
- She has a daughter named Ata Snuka.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has Samoan and Fijian ancestry.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Curly long hair
- Broad muscular physique
- Nubian nose
- Thick eyebrows
Tamina Snuka Favorite Things
- Guava Juice – Hawaiian Sun Nectar, Pass-O-Guava
Source – Instagram
Tamina Snuka Facts
- She inherited her powerful moves and savagery persona from her father late WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka, whose wrestling career spanned over 2 decades.
- Her adopted brother James Snuka is also a professional wrestler who is known under the ring name Deuce.
- Tamina made her in-ring debut match against Lace at the World Xtreme Wrestling on August 26, 2009.
- On November 14, 2009, she took part in the WXW 8th Annual Women’s Elite 8 Tournament. Her impressive performance took her all the way into the finals but she was dominated by fellow professional wrestler Sage Beckett.
- Her signature move Superfly Splash is the same as her father’s.
- She made her World Wrestling Entertainment debut on Raw under the villainous persona with twins and tag team partners Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso on the May 24, 2010 episode.
- Besides being an amazing wrestler, she is also a great cook and loves to prepare meals for her children.
- During a battle royal on August 20, 2012, Tamina suffered from a back injury and could not get back into the ring for 3 months. In May 2016, she had to undergo knee surgery as a result of a torn ligaments.
- In 2014, she billed herself under the ring name Tamina. The same year, she teamed up with fellow wrestler Sasha Banks and Naomi to form the group B.A.D.
- She and professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson are both very close friends and also consider one another to be cousins despite having no such relation.
Featured Image By Sarona Snuka / Instagram