Mr. Fuji

Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Real name: Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 235 lbs.
Date of birth: May 4, 1935
Date of death: August 28, 2016
From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Pro debut: 1962
Trained by: Nick Bockwinkel
Finishing move: Kamikaze Clothesline

Biography

– Fuji began his career in Hawaii sometimes working under his real name and sometimes under the name ‘Mr Fujiwara’
– On July 1, 1964, Fujiwara & Curtis Iaukea defeated Robert Duranton & Luther Lindsay to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles, but the decision was reversed due to Lindsay having replaced Shag Thomas in the match and the reign is unrecognised by the NWA
– On January 7, 1965, Fujiwara & Iaukea defeated James Blears & Neff Maiava to win the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles for an official first time
– On January 20, Fujiwara & Iaukea defeated Enrique Torres & Tim Colt to retain the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles
– In mid-1966, Fujiwara left the Hawaii territory for further training and moved to the Pacific Northwest, where he would debut the name ‘Mr Fuji’
– On August 1, 1970, Fuji & Haru Sasaki defeated Beauregarde & The Claw to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
– A week later, Fuji defeated Lonnie Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
– On September 17, Fuji defeated Lonnie Mayne to retain the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
– On September 24, Fuji again defeated Lonnie Mayne the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title
– On November 12, Fuji & Haru Sasaki defeated Lonnie Mayne & Tony Borne to regain the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
– On June 27, 1962, Fuji & Professor Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to win the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On July 18, Fuji & Tanaka fought Bruno Sammartino & Pedro Morales to a no-contest to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On July 31, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Sonny King & El Olympico to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 18, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Sonny King & Gorilla Monsoon to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On September 2, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On September 12, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On October 7, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & El Olympico to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– Two days later, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Jack Brisco & Fred Curry to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On October 23, Fuji & Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Ben Ortiz to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 11, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On December 15, Fuji & Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Gorilla Monsoon to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 28, 1973, Fuji & Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Sonny King to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On May 2, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Tony Garea to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On May 19, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto & Tony Garea to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– Fuji & Tanaka lost the titles to Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun on May 30, but regained them on September 11
– On February 7, 1976, Fuji defeated Pat Patterson to win the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On April 24, Fuji defeated Ray Stevens by DQ to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 12, Fuji defeated Pepe Lopez to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On May 15, Fuji defeated Ray Stevens to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On June 12, Fuji defeated Rocky Johnson to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On July 17, Fuji defeated Peter Maivia to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On August 7, Fuji again defeated Peter Maivia to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On August 28, Fuji defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On September 18, Fuji defeated Al Madril to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On October 16, Fuji defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On November 3, Fuji defeated Tony Garea to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On November 6, Fuji defeated Al Madril to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On December 25, Fuji defeated Moondog Mayne to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title
– On December 30, Fuji defeated Ray Stevens by countout to retain the NWA San Francisco United States Title. Fuji vacated the title early in 1977 after leaving the territory
– On September 27, 1977, Fuji & Professor Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in the final of a tournament to win the vacant WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On October 3, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Garea & Zbyszko to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– Two days later, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 4, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 8, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Dewey Robertson & Johnny Rivera to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 21, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On December 13, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On December 18, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 5, 1978, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 10, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Steve King & Ted Adams to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Frank Williams to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 14, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Bob Backlund & SD Jones to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 28, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 31, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Dennis Johnson & Terry York to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 16, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 21, Fuji & Tanaka defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On March 6, Fuji & Tanaka defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon to retain the WWWF Tag Team Titles
– On May 14, 1979, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Robert Fuller & Bill Dundee to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, Fuji & Tanaka defeated Ron & Buddy Fuller to win the NWA Southeastern Tag Team Titles
– On January 12, 1980, Fuji defeated Invader #1 to win the WWC North American Title, lost it back on January 26, then regained it on January 28
– On May 23, Fuji & Pierre Martel defeated Luke Graham & Bulldog Brower to win the WWC North American Tag Team Titles
– On February 7, 1981, Fuji & Tenryu defeated George Wells & Dewey Robertson to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On February 19, Fuji & Tenryu defeated Wells & Robertson to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On February 23, Fuji & Tenryu defeated Bruno Sammartino Jr & Johnny Weaver to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On February 28, Fuji & Tenryu defeated Bruno Sammartino Jr & Don Kernodle to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On April 11, Fuji & Tenryu defeated Bruno Sammartino Jr & Frank Monte to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On April 18, Fuji & Tenryu defeated George Wells & Johnny Weaver to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles
– On July 12, Fuji defeated Angelo Mosca in a Texas Death Match to win the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title
– On October 13, Fuji & Mr Saito defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Fuji & Saito retained the WWF Tag Team Titles against Barry Hart & Angelo Gomez
– On October 17, Fuji & Saito defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On October 26, Fuji & Saito defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 1, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Atlas & SD Jones to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Garea & Dominic DeNucci to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On November 30, Fuji & Saito defeated SD Jones & Curt Hennig to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On December 7, Fuji & Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 8, 1982, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Fred Marzino to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 15, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Tony Colon to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On January 22, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Johnny DeFazio to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 3, Fuji & Saito defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Fuji & Saito defeated Dominic DeNucci & Tony Altimore to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 13, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Steve Travis to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 17, Fuji & Saito defeated Barry Hart & Mac Rivera to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On February 25, Fuji & Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On March 1, Fuji & Saito defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On March 23, Fuji & Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On April 4, Fuji & Saito defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On May 2, Fuji & Saito again defeated Travis & McGraw to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles and would do so four more times in the next two weeks
– On May 26, Fuji & Saito defeated Steve King & Pete Sanchez to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On June 3, Fuji & Saito defeated Tony Garea & Ivan Putski to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On July 13, Fuji & Saito defeated The Strongbow Brothers (Chief Jay & Jules) to regain the WWF Tag Team Titles, having lost them two weeks earlier
– On July 31, Fuji & Saito defeated The Strongbows to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 3, Fuji & Saito defeated Steve King & Pete Sanchez to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Fuji & Saito defeated Steve Travis & Vic Taylor to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 28, Fuji & Saito defeated Ivan Putski & Tony Garea to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On September 14, Fuji & Saito defeated Pete Sanchez & Steve King to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On October 5, Fuji & Saito defeated Barry Hart & Curt Hennig to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Fuji retired from active wrestling in 1985 and became a manager, though would still step between the ropes at house shows on occasion
– Fuji is perhaps best remembered as a manager for introducing Yokozuna to the WWF in 1992, leading him to a Royal Rumble victory and two WWF Titles
– Fuji retired from wrestling altogether shortly after WrestleMania XII
– Fuji was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007
– On August 28, 2016, Harry Fujiwara passed away of natural causes
– On October 1, 2016, Mr. Fuji was voted into the GERWECK.NET Hall of Fame.