Mr. Fuji
Harry Fujiwara ( born May 4, 1935 in Honolulu, Hawaii ) is a former Japanese -born American professional wrestler and wrestling manager. He is better known by his ring name Mr. Fuji. In his playing days as a wrestler, he held five times the tag team championship, the WWF.
Career
Fujiwara announced on December 15, 1964 in Hawaii his debut as Mr. Fujiwara. His first title, the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship, won by Curtis Iaukea Fujiwarar on January 7, 1965.
Over time, Fujiwara shortened his name to Mr. Fuji and competed in various NWA- member organizations. During this time he was allowed to achieve some titles profits.
WWWF and Independent
From 1972, he appeared in the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF, now WWE). Here he played alongside Toru Tanaka the "evil Japanese ". Together they were on June 27, 1972 for the first time the WWWF World Tag Team Championship win. Henceforth were both wrestlers fixed sizes in the main event of the WWWF and allowed her title within repeatedly defend a feud with Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino successful. a total of eleven months of their title reign was the third longest in the WWWF history. on 30 May 1973 they had but their title to Tony Garea and Haystacks Calhoun exits. the result was a feud of the Teams within which a further title by Fujiwara and Tanaka joined. Thereafter Garea got the wrestler Dean Ho as a new partner and the feud of both teams took on to. followed each further loss and win the title by Tanka and Fujiwara. , 1974 both left the WWWF.
1975 Fuji debuted along with Tanaka in Georgia Championship Wrestling. There, too, they fought with their former WWWF rivals Garea and Ho of the tag team titles. After her loss of the title a month later, the two worked for various independent organizations where some titles were able to record profits.
1977, the pair returned back to the WWWF. We asked them Freddie Blassie as ring companion aside and let both the WWWF Tag Team Championship win for a third time. Shortly after they had to surrender their title on March 14, 1978, they left again, the WWWF.
In 1979, she reappeared in various independent organizations. There, they have won many titles. But in the same year, the team Fujiwara and Tanaka separated. Both now decided to make each as an individual wrestler career. Fuji won numerous titles in various promotions such as World Wrestling Council, NWA New Zealand and Maple Leaf Wrestling.
WWF
1981 Fujiwara began for the third time, a commitment to the WWWF, which had been renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In a team with Mr. Saito Fujiwara won two more times the tag team titles. Shortly after the last title loss left Mr. Saito, Fujiwara while still remaining in the WWF, albeit as a single wrestler. From 1985, Fujiwara was used only as a manager (a kind of ring - companion ) and gained popularity in this position. His protégés were, among others, George "The Animal" Steele, Magnificent Muraco and the tag team Demolition. His greatest success as a manager he gained on the side of yokozuna, who succeeded Mr. Fujiwara's help at Wrestlemania IX, Bret Hart pick up the WWF Title.
In 1996, Mr. Fujiwara adopted from active wrestling business. On March 31, 2007, his former protégé Don Muraco led him into the Hall of Fame.
Title
- Continental Wrestling Association
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- International Wrestling Alliance
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- Jim Crockett Promotions / Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid - Pacific Promotions
- NWA San Francisco
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- Continental Championship Wrestling / Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- World Wrestling Council
- World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame
- 5x WWWF / WWF World Tag Team Championship - with Toru Tanaka (3x) and Mr. Saito ( 2x)