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Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara (May 4, 1934 – August 28, 2016) was a Japanese-American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, manager and trainer from Honolulu, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} who is best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Mr. Fuji. He debuted in 1965 in Hawaii and would go on to compete for a variety of territories. He switched from wrestling to managing in 1985 and would continue in that role until he retired in 1996. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champion]], a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html NWA PNW Tag Team Champion]], and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/wcw/au-iwa-t.html IWA (Australia) World Tag Team Champion]]. As a manager, he led Wrestling/{{Demolition}} to their first WWE World Tag Team Title reign and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} to his two [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Title]] reigns.

During his post-wrestling career--one that did see him continue to occasionally wrestle--one of Fuji's most famous acts was teaming with his protege, the Magnificent Muraco, for a series of television parodies that aired on the WWF's [=USA=] Network program ''Tuesday Night Titans''. The whole thing was a classic Abbott- and Costello-esque storyline of a bad acting duo wanting to break into the movies and looking for their first big break; among the shows featured in these parodies were ''Series/MiamiVice'' and ''Series/GeneralHospital''.

But Fuji's most memorable contribution to 1980s wrestling fans was that of manager. At one point in 1987, he managed seven wrestlers at one time, more than any then-active WWF manager (including Wrestling/BobbyHeenan, during Wrestling/AndreTheGiant's mid-1987 sabbatical from the ring [[note]](between Wrestling/WrestleMania III and shortly before the 1987 Wrestling/SurvivorSeries)[[/note]]); those wrestlers who were simultaneously under Fuji's tutelage in the spring and early summer of '87 were Sika, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Wrestling/KillerKhan, Wrestling/{{Demolition}} (Ax and Smash), the [[Wrestling/DonMuraco Magnificent Muraco]] and "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Besides Demolition, whom he managed as Tag Team Champions (during the early months of their reign), Fuji's most successful protege was Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, a Polynesian wrestler using a sumo wrestler gimmick; Yokozuna was WWF World Heavyweight Champion for nine months in 1993 and 1994, successfully defending his title against Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/LexLuger, Razor Ramon, Wrestling/BobBacklund, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/TheUndertaker before dropping the title to Hart at [=WrestleMania=] X.
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!! "The Devious Tropes":
* AffablyEvil: Very jolly for a heel. Of course [[FauxAffablyEvil when he is happy he is up to no good]].
%%* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/RickySteamboat, Wrestling/TheUndertaker
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
* BadBadActing and Method Acting: To the extreme with his and the Magnificent Muraco's skits on ''Tuesday Night Titans'', most memorably with ''Fuji Vice'' (a ''Series/MiamiVice'' parody) and ''Fuji General'' (a sendup of ''Series/GeneralHospital'' and other medical dramas of the era).
* BadassInANiceSuit: Until he switched to a robe when he managed Yokozuna.
%%* BaldOfEvil: In the 1990s. Subverted when he and Yokozuna turned face after Wrestling/JimCornette picked Wrestling/{{Vader}} over Yoko.
* BashBrothers: With Toru Tanaka, as they teamed and held gold in many promotions.
%%* BeardOfEvil
%%* CaneFu:.
%%* EvilLaugh: A staple of his interviews.
* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: Was the central figure in causing one at the 1988 Survivor Series, when he double-crossed his successful tag team, Demolition, to side with the then-face Wrestling/ThePowersOfPain. The storyline explanation, made known shortly after the event, was that Fuji felt that Demolition -- who by the fall of 1988 was the most popular tag team in the WWF, despite being pushed as heels -- was no longer listening to him, so he secretly conspired with the Powers of Pain (a power-brawling, Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors-esque tag team that wasn't quite getting the desired fan response) to teach his team a lesson. Of course, Demolition became even more popular as a result, and despite Fuji's guidance, the Powers of Pain continued to flounder before being relegated to mid-card matches.
%%* FacialMarkings: When he managed [=Demolition=].
%%* FinishingMove: Cobra Clutch
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Billed from Osaka, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}.
* GimmickMatches: He had a series of tuxedo matches against Wrestling/HillbillyJim
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: He lost many of those tuxedo matches, once wearing heart print briefs.
* AHandfulForAnEye: Salt in the eyes was a favorite trick.
%%* HardHead
* LargeHam: In RealLife. Probably one of the most prolific and elaborate ribbers in the business.
* TheMaster: Referred to at times during the 1990s, by [[Wrestling/JohnNord the Berzerker]] among others, as "Master Fuji."
* PowerStable:
** (in Australia): Big Bad John's Army.
** (in the WWF, 1987): See bio, but managing seven wrestlers simultaneously. During 1987 alone, four of those wrestlers all received matches against [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan for the title, with Wrestling/KillerKhan, Sika and "Cowboy" Wrestling/BobOrtonJr all on television. The fourth -- Wrestling/{{Kamala}} -- received non-televised house show shots after Fuji took over the manager's role (following the departure of Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea, aka "The Wizard"). Also, Wrestling/{{Demolition}} was a mid-card team at this point but was quickly gaining enough of a following to earn upper-card matches against teams like The British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) and The Rougeau Brothers (the top face tag teams that weren't Tag Team champions). And the Magnificent Muraco still gained heat, just by his association with Fuji (and Orton).
* RedBaron: "The Devious One"
%% * StoutStrength
%%* VillainTeamUp: With Cornette.
* WrestlingManagersAreHeels: Throughout his career, but made especially apparent in the FaceHeelDoubleTurn by Demolition and Powers of Pain. The former's HeelFaceTurn and the latter's FaceHeelTurn both happened, because Fuji switched his affiliation.
* YellowPeril: Being Japanese was a major reason for his [[ForeignWrestlingHeel heel persona]], though when Yokozuna turned face, Fuji started waving the American flag.