RIP Mr. Fuji
royberto - 8-28-2016 at 07:38 PM

at the age of 82:

http://www.wwe.com/article/mr-fuji-passes-away

His passing leaves only JR and King who are still living from the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2007. RIP to one of the all time great managers.

merc - 8-28-2016 at 09:50 PM

He was part of my yute, as a tag champ with Tor Kamata

Flash - 8-29-2016 at 01:55 AM

I think it will always be his Odd-Job inspired ring attire years that will stick with me... although to be honest, at this exact moment in time I couldn't tell you one guy he managed in those mid to late eighties years, and I don't know if that's because he was the one that caught your eye, or if the talent he was assigned to was that forgettable.

Either way, he always found a way to stand out in an era where with Hogan as the centre of the universe there were a lot of great heels that you needed to outshine to stand out.

thatwasSting - 8-29-2016 at 02:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by merc
He was part of my yute, as a tag champ with Tor Kamata


ummmm....isn't that Toru Tanaka insteada Tor Kamata?

punkerhardcore - 8-29-2016 at 02:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Flash
I think it will always be his Odd-Job inspired ring attire years that will stick with me... although to be honest, at this exact moment in time I couldn't tell you one guy he managed in those mid to late eighties years, and I don't know if that's because he was the one that caught your eye, or if the talent he was assigned to was that forgettable.



Whhaaaaaa? Demolition! Yokozuna! The Powers of Pain... Well, I don't blame you for whiffing on them. But the first two are must-knows.

But yeah, I agree, I'm young enough to where I don't have fond memories of him as a wrestler, but I sure do as a salt-throwing manager. RIP Master Fuji. If you taught us one thing, it's this-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83MEuLoz9Y

Flash - 8-29-2016 at 05:16 AM

Yokozuna I definitely remember, but that was later towards the end of the Hogan era, and when he stopped dressing like a Bond villain.

I don't know why but I just can't picture him with anyone... like I know I can link him to Demolition, but a specific match or image of them together just won't click for some reason.

CCharger - 8-29-2016 at 01:27 PM

There have been many shoot interviews where wrestlers have listed Mr. Fuji as one of the best pranksters of all time. He apparently had a very dry sense of humor and loved ribbing everyone.

merc - 8-29-2016 at 03:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by thatwasSting
quote:
Originally posted by merc
He was part of my yute, as a tag champ with Tor Kamata


ummmm....isn't that Toru Tanaka insteada Tor Kamata?


Damn... Memory starting to go.. Thanks!

The Hitcher - 8-29-2016 at 04:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CCharger
There have been many shoot interviews where wrestlers have listed Mr. Fuji as one of the best pranksters of all time. He apparently had a very dry sense of humor and loved ribbing everyone.


I remember more than one person recounting a story about him stealing the engine out of someone's car, maybe he was the inspiration for swerved.

Anyway, RIP and all that, this year can go screw

OOMike - 8-29-2016 at 06:10 PM

Paddlefoot - 8-29-2016 at 07:04 PM

Indeed.

when an obnoxious customer asks for extra salt on his sub pic.twitter.com/P2wS66Gzjn

— Subway WWExperience (@WWESubway) August 29, 2016

bopol - 8-30-2016 at 01:43 AM

Man, I can't help but think Muraco did a lot of coke. I love his promos though.

shashwat mishra - 8-30-2016 at 04:48 AM

RIP Mr. Fuji. God bless your soul.

Good memories of watching you manage the Banzai Monster Yokozuna!

Memories of WrestleMania 9.

scutter - 8-30-2016 at 08:25 PM

Jim ross and jerry lawler are not the only 2 still alive from the hall of fame class of 2007. The wild Samoans are still going strong.

royberto - 8-30-2016 at 08:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scutter
Jim ross and jerry lawler are not the only 2 still alive from the hall of fame class of 2007. The wild Samoans are still going strong.
Damn wiki had the singles listed first, then the groups listed in a seperate section.

CamstunPWG187 - 8-31-2016 at 01:47 AM

An incredibly effective heel manager.

I always wanted to see him get his comeuppance as Yoko's manager. That salt-in-the-eye stuff was straight evil for 6 year old me at the time