As reported today, it was announced that a Pennsylvania County grand jury will investigate the 1983 death of Nancy L. Argentino, the girlfriend of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.

District Attorney Jim Martin determined that after taking a “fresh look” at the cold case, there is enough evidence for the Lehigh County grand jury to review it. His decision to re-examine the case stemmed from a report in the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based newspaper The Morning Call seven months ago, which published a story concerning Argentino’s death. The article revealed an autopsy report and police interviews that were never released to the public.

The following press release concerning the case was issued.

SEVENTH INVESTIGATING GRAND JURY IN LEHIGH COUNTY TO REVIEW 1983 DEATH OF NEW YORK WOMAN

Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin has directed that evidence in the 1983 death of Nancy L. Argentino of New York be presented to the Seventh Investigating Grand Jury.

Argentino, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on May 11, 1983, in Allentown.

District Attorney Martin has issued the following statement regarding the death:

“Several months ago, I was contacted by the surviving sisters of Nancy L. Argentino, who died under unusual circumstances. I directed Chief Deputy District Attorney Charles F. Gallagher III to conduct a preliminary review of the investigative file and any and all evidence that was gathered over the past 30 years by the lead Detective, former Whitehall Township Detective and now Lehigh County Detective Gerald Procanyn, and others.

“Chief Deputy District Attorney Gallagher has recommended that the District Attorney’s Office utilize the power and resources of the current Investigating Grand Jury in this matter.

Accordingly, I directed that the circumstances surrounding the death of Nancy L. Argentino, and all evidence related thereto, be presented to the Seventh Investigating Grand Jury, which is currently empanelled.

“Grand Jury proceedings are a time-consuming process, and it will take months before the Grand Jury concludes its work on this case.

“Under the Investigating Grand Jury Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §4541 et seq., the proceedings of the Grand Jury are secret and may not be disclosed. Accordingly, I will have no further comment on this matter until the Investigating Grand Jury concludes its work.”

A grand jury in Pennsylvania will investigate the 1983 death of Nancy L. Argentino, the girlfriend of professional wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. The news comes less than three weeks after the release of an autopsy report and police interviews that had never been seen by the public.

District Attorney Jim Martin said Tuesday, “I think it’s important to have a grand jury take a look at it and we’ll see what they think.”

Argentino was rushed out of Snuka’s George Washington Motor Lodge motel room on May 10, 1983. Snuka, a married man, had returned from a WWF TV taping at the Allentown Fairgrounds to find Argentino “gasping for air and oozing yellow fluid from her mouth and nose.” She was declared dead hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

According to the recently released autopsy report, the 23 year old Brooklyn, N.Y. native died of “traumatic brain injuries consistent with a moving head striking a stationary object.”

She also suffered more than two dozen cuts and bruises on on her head, ear, chin, arms, hands, back, buttocks, legs and feet.

Forensic pathologist Isidore Mihalakis wrote at the time of the case that it should be investigated as a homicide until proved otherwise, according to records first made public by the Call last year.

Snuka originally told at least five people (including the responding police officer) he shoved Argentino, causing her to fall and hit her head.

He later told police he was misunderstood – and Argentino slipped and hit her head when they stopped along the highway to go to the bathroom.

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(Source: MCall.com)

WWE is playing around with the idea of inducting a match into the 2014 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame in April.

According to a recent PWInsider.com report, the idea being pitched in WWE right now is for Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff and Mr. T to be inducted, making it the first time in history that an actual match itself is inducted into WWE’s Hall Of Fame, as all four were involved in the main event of the first ever WrestleMania.

It’s possible that Jimmy Snuka and Bob Orton Jr. will also be inducted, as they were part of the WrestleMania I main event as well. If the idea comes to fruition, it would leave the door open for future matches to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame as well.

Mr. T has reportedly turned down offers from WWE in the past, but company officials are reportedly negotiating with him to make the aforementioned idea possible.

Obviously if this idea pans out, it would make Hogan, Piper, Orndorff, as well as Orton and Snuka if they are involved, two-time Hall Of Famers. The only two-time Hall Of Famer at the moment is Ric Flair, who was both inducted as an individual and as part of the Four Horsemen.

-Yahoo! Sports recently featured an excerpt from WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s book where he recounts the infamous “coconut” angle involving fellow WWE Hall Of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper on “Piper’s Pit.” You can check that out online at ThePostGame.com.

-The Glasgow Evening Times has a new article up where former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho talks about balancing his band Fozzy with his pro wrestling career. You can read that online at EveningTimes.co.uk.

-The top five terms trending worldwide on Twitter last night after the conclusion of the SummerSlam “go-home” edition of WWE RAW were (in order from first-to-fifth): #RAW, Khali, #WWE, Kofi Kingston and #SummerSlam. Other terms that trended throughout the show included Bray Wyatt and HHH, just to name a few.

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WWE Hall of Famer ‘Superfly’ Jimmy Snuka joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, which you can listen to here (.MP3), he discussed how he got the ‘Snuka’ wrestling name, transitioned from bodybuilding into professional wrestling, wrestling in the pacific Northwest, coming through the territory system and meeting his future manager Captain Lou Albano, his feelings on soon to be WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backland, what the atmosphere was like when Vince Jr. took over the WWE in the 80’s, his famous moment flying off the steel cage at Madison Square Garden and how it is inspiring to many other wrestlers, his famous moment in Pipers Pit with the coconut, being ringside for Wrestlemania 1, the backstage feelings some may have had for Mr. T, the growth of Wrestlemania, being the first of the Undertaker’s Wrestlemania ‘Streak’, his kids being in wrestling and so much more.

Here are some highlights of what Snukka said about:

His time wrestling in the Pacific Northwest: “Yeah, brudda, When I came to the Pacific Northwest, it was a dream come true for me, you know? I wrestled there every Saturday and then, on the weekends, we drove all around Oregon. The weather was great and I loved it. My dreams were starting to fulfill and then getting to perform in from of people like that; I did so much and I learned so much from these old school guys, the old-timers. I was very lucky, to be there among them and learn what I have to do and what I’m not supposed to do. And I was very lucky because I got a lot of help from the old school guys, you know?”

His relationship with his manager Captain Lou Albamo: “Yeah, brudda, he did my bookings cause he and I were always together and the promoters would let us know where we were going and everything. You know, he was my leader; I’d listen and I don’t say nothing until he says, ‘Ok, you can talk now’. But he was such an awesome guy, to be with him and god bless him he’s in heaven now. The great thing about it was he taught me who was good and who was bad, and I took advice and kicked back and listened to everything, brudda.

His feelings on future WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund: “You get that right brudda, you said the magic word. He was great to wrestle against; I mean, he was coming out of college, he was in good shape and everything, he looked good. He looked like a champion. And it was such a great pleasure, for me, to have the opportunity to wrestle him; you know the education that me and him put together, we learned a lot from each other. At it was such a special night for me, because I wrestled him twice and the second time was the best, greatest psychology I ever had with him because we clicked. We took care of it, do it right, because when we go back to that locker room brudda, you want to feel good and make sure you continue feeling that way.”

His famous cage leap at Madison Square Garden and how it inspired a generation of wrestlers: “You know, brudda, nobody really expected me to do that dive off the top of the cage. And to have all these beautiful guys that came to the show all the young professional wrestlers coming up; I didn’t even know what they were there until after the match was all over and everything and maybe even a day or so and I hear about it, that they were there. And I was very impressed that I could give them that feeling.”

His famous moment with Roddy Piper and the Piper’s Pit with the coconut to the head: “The most important thing about this whole thing with the coconut is I had to think ‘what can I do to prepare for what is going to happen with this coconut’. How was it going to go and work out the way he’s going to have to communicate with me because if we do it right, it’s going to be done right. So, he hit me with the coconut, the pineapples, the bananas all right, so when it came time for that last coconut, I was just staring him down because I ain’t going to look away, you know, I’ve got to see everything happening, you know? When it happened, brudda, when it happened and he hit me over the head with that coconut; thank God I had my bandana on, you know? But still it cut me open and I got so dizzy. I just kept going one way and I remember going into a wall and went down. That whole thing, brudda, is where it started. We both knew, when it was all said and done, I told him ‘I think we got them’.”

You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter (@RealJimmySnuka), Facebook (www.facebook.com/jimmy.s.snuka.3) and through his website (www.jimmysuperflysnuka.com) for all the latest news and notes. You can also pick up his book Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story, co-written with Jon Chattman, with an introduction by Mick Foley and a forward by Roddy Piper by visiting either your local book retailer or through your favorite internet book sellers. You can also see Jimmy at the Heroes and Legends of Wrestling convention on March 23rd in Ft Wayne, Indiana. Log onto www.heroesandlegendswrestling.com for event information.

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– The future of John Laurinaitis in WWE has been a hot topic among employees since he had yet to resume his behind-the-scenes duties after undergoing rotator cuff surgery in September not to mention that he no longer held an office at WWE’s corporate facility in Stamford, Connecticut. The former Senior Vice President of Talent Operations arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina, last night for tonight’s Raw taping, surprising a number of his co-workers who believed he would not resurface.

– Bill Apter of 1Wrestling.com recently caught up with “The Doctor of Style,” Slick. The memorable WWE manager reveals what he’s up to these days and has a message for grappling fans.

– According to WrestlingFigs.com, WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka will be signing copies of his autobiography Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka Story at Barnes & Noble 100 Greyrock Place Stamford, Connecticut, on Saturday, January 12, 2013 beginning at 2:00 p.m. For more info call 203-323-1248.

(source: PWInsider.com)

– Mickie James announced Tuesday on Twitter that a music video promoting her forthcoming album will be shot soon. Magnus, her boyfriend, as well former WWE rival Trish Stratus, will be appearing in it.

“So excited!!! I can’t wait!!! Everybody get their knees out! @juddfilms @magnusofficial I hear that @trishstratuscom makes a mean cocktail!” she wrote.

– “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who infamously struck “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka on the head with a coconut, has written the foreward for the Fijian wrestler’s autobiography. Mick Foley also penned an introduction for the book, which is scheduled for release in a few months.

– Former WWE Superstar Rikishi appears for Dreamwave Wrestling event this Saturday at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus 209 Gooding St. LaSalle, Illinois.

– As reported Tuesday, WWE.com is no longer advertising Beth Phoenix for next week’s four-event Raw brand tour of Australia after she was listed as appearing as recently as late last week. Additionally, she been pulled from all television tapings and live events through the month of September. According to WWE.com, her next scheduled appearance takes place on October 1 for a Raw taping at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

After news surfaced Tuesday night concerning her whereabouts, Phoenix tweeted, “Thank u for all of the support and respect while myself and my family grieves the loss of a loved one.”

– Syfy announced Wednesday that “WWE Superstar” Edge (a/k/a Adam Copeland) will return to their hit series Haven for a recurring guest star role. He will reprise his role of Dwight Hendrickson, “a shrewd, longtime Haven resident and “Troubled” handyman who can truly handle anything, and often does, as the town’s “Cleaner,” in the show’s third season, including the premiere, September 21 at 10PM ET/PT. (Press Release)

– WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.

— Dusty Rhodes, Iron Sheik, Jimmy Snuka, Sgt. Slaughter and The Honky Tonk Man will not be appearing on WWE Legends’ House. “Hacksaw” Jim Jim Duggan, “Mean” Gene Okerlund and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper have been confirmed to appear on the program. The show began filming last week at the former house of Harpo Marx in Rancho Mirage, California.

WWE officials contemplated having Sheik appear on the reality program due to the perception that he is funny but a doctrine is in place for the show to not appear “sad.”

— CM Punk and John Cena “are neck-and-neck” as the top merchandise sellers in WWE. Punk, however, is ahead in the adult male demographic. Zack Ryder is also among the company’s top merchandise sellers.

— Ring of Honor World Champion Davey Richards will challenge Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on March 10 in Japan.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— The Undertaker was shown cutting his hair during a vignette on Monday’s Raw SuperShow. The iconic wrestler shaved his head bald last year and appeared to don wear a wig for his return two weeks ago.

Regarding the Raw vignette, the official WWE website wrote, “Then, Undertaker appeared on the TitanTron, revealing a shocking moment, taking a razor to his hair and proclaiming “vengeance will be mine.”

— Tamina will be known as Tamina Snuka going forward. WWE is pushing her as the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka.

— WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin is in Canada shooting scenes for the action film The Package. Dolph Lundgren co-stars.

— Jim Ross was spotted last night by the bench of the Oklahoma University women’s basketball team for their game against the Connecticut.

— “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Jimmy Snuka and Sgt. Slaughter were on the original cast list for WWE Legends’ House, a reality show premiering in 2012 on the WWE Network that will put eight to ten ‘Legends’ under one roof. Production for the show will begin soon in California.

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mean” Gene Okerlund are confirmed for the show. Stephanie McMahon was quoted as saying in Entertainment Weekly that Dusty Rhodes and Iron Sheik would be on it as well.

— During the Friday morning edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, Robert Flores mentioned the nWo while conducting highlights of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat game. The Heat donned all-black uniforms, which Flores described as “Miami rocking the nWo uniforms, the black and white. For Life.”

— Legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel stated on Twitter that former WWE Superstar Pete Gas has joined the micro-blogging website. His account is located at twitter.com/iampetegas.