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==Early career (1964–1971)== | |||
Fujiwara made his professional wrestling debut on December 15, 1965 in his native Hawaii under the ring name Mr. Fujiwara. He won his first championship, the '''NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship''', with Curtis Iaukea on January 7, 1966. He shortened his ring name to Mr. Fuji and toured many territories, including Don Owen's Portland, Oregon based NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling where he won many championships. | Fujiwara made his professional wrestling debut on December 15, 1965 in his native Hawaii under the ring name Mr. Fujiwara. He won his first championship, the '''NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship''', with Curtis Iaukea on January 7, 1966. He shortened his ring name to Mr. Fuji and toured many territories, including Don Owen's Portland, Oregon based NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling where he won many championships. | ||
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Fuji's greatest success and popularity as a manager came later that same year in November 1992 when he introduced the mammoth [[Yokozuna (WWF)]] to the WWF. Under Fuji's tutelage, Yokozuna won the 1993 Royal Rumble match and two WWF Championships, first from Bret Hart at WrestleMania IX, and again from Hulk Hogan at King of the Ring. Later that year, Fuji was joined by "spokesman" James E. Cornette. In late 1993, Fuji once again began managing Crush after he turned on Randy Savage. | Fuji's greatest success and popularity as a manager came later that same year in November 1992 when he introduced the mammoth [[Yokozuna (WWF)]] to the WWF. Under Fuji's tutelage, Yokozuna won the 1993 Royal Rumble match and two WWF Championships, first from Bret Hart at WrestleMania IX, and again from Hulk Hogan at King of the Ring. Later that year, Fuji was joined by "spokesman" James E. Cornette. In late 1993, Fuji once again began managing Crush after he turned on Randy Savage. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
* Although Fuji wore a traditional Japanese kimono while managing Yokozuna, he is best known for wearing a tuxedo and bowler hat-akin to the James Bond series character Oddjob–incorporating paint around his eyes during his duration as manager of Demolition. | * Although Fuji wore a traditional Japanese kimono while managing Yokozuna, he is best known for wearing a tuxedo and bowler hat-akin to the James Bond series character Oddjob–incorporating paint around his eyes during his duration as manager of Demolition. | ||