# Deuce (wrestler)
**Deuce** is the ring name of James William Reiher Jr. (born 1971), an American professional wrestler best known for his WWE run as one half of the 1950s greaser tag team Deuce & Domino, with whom he held the WWE Tag Team Championship in 2007.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) He is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka and the brother of wrestler Tamina.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [2](https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/06/23/remembering-deuce-domino-and-cherry/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name | James William Reiher Jr., born 1971; billed from Fiji and "the Other Side of the Tracks"[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [3](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Deuce_%28wrestler%29) |
| Family | Legitimate son of Jimmy Snuka; brother of Tamina; trained by his father[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [2](https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/06/23/remembering-deuce-domino-and-cherry/) |
| Signature team | Deuce & Domino (with Cliff Compton as Domino and valet Cherry), active in OVW and WWE from 2006 to 2008[4](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284) |
| WWE Tag Team Championship | Won from Paul London and Brian Kendrick on April 20, 2007 in Milan, Italy, ending their record 331-day reign; lost to Matt Hardy and MVP on August 31, 2007[5](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/deuce-domino/) • [6](https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-worst-wwe-tag-team-champions-ever) |
| Other titles | OVW Television Championship (June 7, 2005); three OVW Tag Team Championship reigns; one DSW Tag Team Championship reign[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) |
| Later WWE name | Sim Snuka on Raw from late 2008; briefly pursued a place in Randy Orton's Legacy stable[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) |
| WWE release | June 19, 2009[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) |
## Early life and training
Reiher was born in 1971 in La'ie, Hawaii, and is of Fijian descent.[3](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Deuce_%28wrestler%29) He is the legitimate son of [Jimmy Snuka](https://www.edgepedia.org/jimmy-snuka), and before wrestling he was a bodybuilder who held the title of former Mr. [Hawaiian Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/hawaiian-islands).[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) He began wrestling in the late 1990s, trained by his father, and worked for promotions including the UWA and the Xcitement Wrestling Federation before signing with WWE.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) His billed height and weight were 6'1" and 230 lbs.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
## Ohio Valley Wrestling
After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment, Reiher was assigned to WWE's developmental territory [Ohio Valley Wrestling](https://www.edgepedia.org/ohio-valley-wrestling) (OVW) in [Louisville, Kentucky](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisville-kentucky), where he debuted on January 27, 2005 under the name Deuce Shade, defeating Brent Albright.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
As a singles wrestler he won the OVW Television Championship on June 7, 2005, defeating Ken Doane in a tournament final, and lost the title to Doane later that month.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) In November 2005, working for IWA Puerto Rico, he won a battle royal for the Hardcore title.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
**Formation of the team.** In early 2006 Reiher formed a retro tag team with Cliff Compton (as Dice Domino), managed by valet Cherry Pie (Kara Elizabeth Drew), first called the Throw-Backs and later the Untouchables.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [2](https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/06/23/remembering-deuce-domino-and-cherry/) The team won the OVW Tag Team Championship on March 19, 2006, when Deuce defeated [The Miz](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-miz) in a singles match, and again on August 2, 2006, defeating C.M. Punk and Seth Skyfire, and a third time on December 6, 2006, defeating [Shawn Spears](https://www.edgepedia.org/shawn-spears) and Cody Runnels.[5](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/deuce-domino/) In WWE's other developmental territory, Deep South Wrestling, they won the DSW Tag Team Championship on October 5, 2006.[5](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/deuce-domino/) The act also carried a storyline edge: in an August 2006 OVW segment, Domino attacked Jimmy Snuka while Deuce stood by without helping his father.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
## Deuce & Domino in WWE
The team moved to the SmackDown roster in January 2007, billed from "the Other Side of the Tracks" with a 1950s greaser presentation: slicked-back hair, leather jackets, Cherry on roller skates, and a pink Cadillac entrance.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [7](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05112007/articles/deucedominospeak) Their WWE theme was "I'm All About Cool" by Jim Johnston; in OVW they had used [Brian Setzer](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-setzer)'s "Ignition".[4](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284)
After several non-title wins over [Paul London](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-london) and [Brian Kendrick](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-kendrick), Deuce & Domino won the WWE Tag Team Championship on the April 20, 2007 episode of SmackDown, taped in Milan, Italy, ending London and Kendrick's record-breaking 331-day reign.[5](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/deuce-domino/) • [6](https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-worst-wwe-tag-team-champions-ever) They held the titles for over four months, retaining them against London and Kendrick, and defeating Jimmy Snuka and [Sgt. Slaughter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sgt-slaughter) at Vengeance on June 24, 2007.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) Their in-ring style was a straight brawling approach, which Deuce described in a WWE.com interview as a reckless style: "we beat 'em up, smashed 'em, cracked 'em in da mouth."[7](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05112007/articles/deucedominospeak)
They lost the championship to [Matt Hardy](https://www.edgepedia.org/matt-hardy) and [Montel Vontavious Porter](https://www.edgepedia.org/montel-vontavious-porter) on the August 31, 2007 episode of SmackDown, and failed to regain it at [Unforgiven](https://www.edgepedia.org/unforgiven) on September 16, 2007.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) After the title loss the team slid down the card, losing repeatedly to teams including Jesse & Festus, Finlay and Hornswoggle, and Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) On May 9, 2008, they dropped Cherry as their valet and replaced her with Maryse, and by June 2008 the partners were fighting each other during matches.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) Deuce was drafted to Raw in the June 25, 2008 supplemental draft, splitting the team.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
## Sim Snuka and release
On Raw, Reiher was renamed Sim Snuka, dropping the greaser character and acknowledging his family name.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) In December 2008 he competed for a place in [Randy Orton](https://www.edgepedia.org/randy-orton)'s second-generation stable, Legacy, defeating "SuperHaas" [Charlie Haas](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlie-haas) on December 29, 2008, to earn a spot, and teaming with Cody Rhodes in January 2009; Orton then dropped him in favor of Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) WWE released him from his contract on June 19, 2009.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) He made a single recorded appearance afterward, teaming with his father for NWA New York on November 28, 2009, and has wrestled only a handful of matches since his last WWE appearance in 2009.[1](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html) • [8](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&name=Deuce&nr=1148)
## Gimmick and reception
The Deuce & Domino act was a deliberately referential 1950s greaser gimmick, drawing on the film *Grease*, complete with doo-wop entrance music and classic car.[4](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284) Fan and critical assessment has been divided. CAGEMATCH users give the team an average rating of 5.33 from 99 votes, with some praising the look, entrance, and a brawling style that contrasted with the high-flying teams of the period, and others calling the in-ring work weak.[4](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284) WhatCulture ranked the team tenth on its list of the worst WWE Tag Team Champions, arguing that the heavily gimmicked act prospered through a lack of competition in the 2007 division despite struggling to connect with crowds.[6](https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-worst-wwe-tag-team-champions-ever) Their claim to prominence remains the title win that ended London and Kendrick's record-setting reign.[4](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284) • [6](https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-worst-wwe-tag-team-champions-ever)
## References
1. [Deuce profile, Online World of Wrestling](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles_old/d/deuce.html)
2. [All About Cool: Remembering Deuce 'n Domino (And Cherry), Last Word On Pro Wrestling](https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/06/23/remembering-deuce-domino-and-cherry/)
3. [Deuce (wrestler), Encyklopedia internetowa](https://xn--meb.pisz.pl/Deuce_%28wrestler%29)
4. [Deuce & Domino, CAGEMATCH Tag Teams Database](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=284)
5. [Deuce & Domino profile, Online World of Wrestling](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/deuce-domino/)
6. [10 Worst WWE Tag Team Champions Ever, WhatCulture](https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-worst-wwe-tag-team-champions-ever)
7. [Deuce & Domino crack their silence, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05112007/articles/deucedominospeak)
8. [Deuce Snuka, CAGEMATCH Wrestlers Database](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&name=Deuce&nr=1148)
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