Deuce James William Reiher , Jr . ( September 1 , 1971 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) under the ring name s Sim Snuka and Deuce between 2007 and 2009 . The son of professional wrestler Jimmy Snuka , Reiher began wrestling in the late 1990s , and worked for the UWA and the Xcitement Wrestling Federation . Ater signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , Reiher was assigned to WWE ' s developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) in Louisville , Kentucky in 2005 , where he wrestled under the name Deuce Shade . He was placed in tag team competition , alongside Dice Domino , and they won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions . It was also during this time that he and Domino , alongside their manager Cherry , were known as the group The Throw - Backs and later The Untouchables . Also at OVW , Reiher won the OVW Television Championship in one occasion in singles competition . The group was called up to the SmackDown ! roster in January 2007 , and the team underwent a name change to Deuce ' n Domino . Three months later , Deuce ' n Domino went onto win the WWE Tag Team Championship . After dropping the title in August 2007 , the group disbanded in June 2008 , after a series of losses . The split was then further cemented when Reiher was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft . During his time on Raw , Reiher expressed interest in joining Randy Orton ' s Legacy faction . He , however , was not permitted to join . On June 19 , 2009 , Reiher was released from his WWE contract . Professional wrestling career . Early career . After deciding to become a professional wrestler , Reiher trained with his father , Jimmy Snuka in New Jersey . He then began working under the ring name Solo in the UWA in California . During his time in UWA , he was offered a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , but turned it down in favor of a more lucrative contract from UWA . After the UWA went out of business in late 2001 , Reiher began working for the Xcitement Wrestling Federation ( XWF ) , a promotion run by Jimmy Hart , The Nasty Boys , and Greg Valentine . In XWF , he used the name Jimmy Snuka , Jr . , and was managed by his father . He appeared at the first round of XWF tapings in November 2001 , defeating Buddy Lee Parker and Vapor in two separate matches . World Wrestling Entertainment . Ohio Valley Wrestling ( 2005 – 2006 ) . Reiher , as " Deuce Shade " , made his debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) on January 27 , 2005 , defeating Brent Albright . On May 24 , 2005 , he defeated Chad Wicks in an OVW Television Championship tournament match . He later went on to beat Ken Doane in the tournament finals for the OVW Television Championship on June 7 . He ended up losing it to Doane later that month . On August 24 , Shade won a number one contenders battle royal to earn the right to face OVW Champion Johnny Jeter later that night , but he lost this match . In January 2006 , Shade started teaming with Dice Domino , calling themselves " The Throw - Backs " . It was at this time that Cherry Pie started accompanying them to the ring , as their manager . They later changed their name to " The Untouchables " , and removed the Shade , Dice , and Pie parts of their respective names . On March 19 , Reiher defeated Mike Mizanin to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship for his team . The team lost their titles on April 5 , in a three - way match to Roadkill and K . C James ; the match also involved Kenny and Mikey of the Spirit Squad . In mid - August 2006 , The Untouchables quickly became embroiled in a scripted rivalry with Cody Runnels and Shawn Spears over the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship . Runnels and Spears captured the championship from The Untouchables first on October 18 . In November 2006 , Runnels and Spears defeated The Untouchables in a tag team match , and won the services of Cherry , The Untouchables ' manager . On November 29 , the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship was vacated after a match between The Untouchables and Runnels and Spears ended in a draw . The following week , a rematch between the two teams was held for the vacant championship . During this match Cherry turned on Spears and Runnels , re - joining The Untouchables and helping them regain the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship . Two weeks later , on December 20 , Runnels and Spears defeated The Untouchables in a Street Fight to win the championship . SmackDown ! ( 2007 – 2008 ) . On the January 19 , 2007 episode of " SmackDown ! " , the team , now using the name " Deuce ' n Domino " , along with Cherry , debuted with their 1950s greaser in - ring persona . They quickly defeated a team of jobbers — wrestlers who consistently lose to make their opponents look stronger — and did the same to another jobber team the next week . On the February 2 episode of " SmackDown ! " , they defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a non - title match . They earned a chance at the championship at No Way Out , but failed to win the title . On the April 13 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Deuce and Domino got a chance at the tag titles again , but lost after Deuce got them disqualified . The next week on " SmackDown ! " , they defeated London and Kendrick to win the tag team titles . On the May 25 episode of " SmackDown ! " , London and Kendrick competed against William Regal and Dave Taylor , but Deuce and Domino interfered , resulting in Regal and Taylor being disqualified . This made both teams the number one contender , which led to a triple threat tag match the next week where Deuce and Domino retained the titles . On June 24 , Deuce and Domino issued an open challenge at the pay - per - view event , , which was accepted by Jimmy Snuka ( Deuce ' s father ) and Sgt . Slaughter . Deuce and Domino retained their title . On the June 29 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Domino suffered an injury during a match with Cryme Tyme , sidelining him for a month . After Domino ' s return , the team began a scripted rivalry with Batista and Ric Flair . On the August 31 episode of " SmackDown ! " , he and Domino lost their tag team title to Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ) and Matt Hardy . They engaged in a rivalry with MVP and Hardy , and attempted to regain their championship , but were unsuccessful . Throughout late 2007 and early 2008 , Deuce ' n Domino wrestled sporadically , facing teams such as Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore , Jesse and Festus , and Finlay and Hornswoggle . On the May 23 episode of " SmackDown " , Deuce and Domino parted ways with Cherry and replaced her with WWE Diva Maryse . After a series of losses , Deuce attacked Domino on the June 20 , 2008 episode of " SmackDown " to end their partnership . Raw and departure ( 2008 – 2009 ) . As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft , Deuce was drafted to the Raw brand . He made his debut for the brand on the September 22 airing of " Raw " , losing to Santino Marella . On the December 15 , 2008 episode of " Raw " , Deuce announced that his new ring name would be " Sim Snuka " , after revealing his father is Jimmy Snuka , and faced Rey Mysterio in a losing attempt ; after Mysterio fell into Cody Rhodes and Manu , who were at ringside , they attacked Mysterio , and the match ended in a disqualification . Two weeks later , he defeated Charlie Haas ( who was dressed as Snuka ' s father ) to pass step one towards earning a spot in Randy Orton ' s Legacy faction . A week later , Snuka teamed with Rhodes against Cryme Tyme , with Rhodes getting the pinfall . It was revealed after the match that only the man who got the pinfall would advance into the group , leaving Snuka out . He , along with Manu , brought back Ted DiBiase to help them attack The Legacy , only to be betrayed and attacked by DiBiase , Orton and Rhodes . Following this , Snuka appeared rarely . His last WWE appearance was at WrestleMania XXV , where he posed as an unnamed cameraman during the match between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker , and failed to catch The Undertaker during a dangerous suicide dive spot during the bout . He was released from his WWE contract on June 19 , 2009 . National Wrestling Alliance ( 2009 ) . In November , Snuka began to appear on promotional posters for shows in the NWA - Southwest and Phoenix regions , now under the name ' Simm Snuka ' . On November 30 , 2009 , he made a challenge to Blue Demon , Jr . for a shot at his NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a match in Texas at the NWA Southwest Anniversary Show . Personal life . Prior to getting in the wrestling business , he worked as a youth counselor and a TV cameraman in Utah . Reiher is a former Mr . Hawaiian Islands in bodybuilding . He is a second generation wrestler ; his father James Reiher wrestled using the name Jimmy Snuka . Reiher ' s sister Sarona works for WWE as " Tamina Snuka " , and his cousins include Dwayne Johnson and Solofa Fatu , who wrestled as The Rock and Rikishi respectively . His daughter Penina attends the University of Arizona , where she plays volleyball for the Arizona Wildcats .