{"id":30488,"date":"2016-08-28T14:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T19:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=30488"},"modified":"2016-08-29T02:54:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T07:54:19","slug":"obit-wwe-hall-famer-mr-fuji-dies-age-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/28\/obit-wwe-hall-famer-mr-fuji-dies-age-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Obit &#8211; WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji dies at age 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2268595375\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji (Harry Fujiwara) died at the age of 82 on Sunday (August 28), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/mr-fuji-passes-away?sf34531924=1\" target=\"_blank\">WWE has announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fuji was a five-time WWWF\/E tag champion prior to becoming a prominent wrestling manager on WWE TV.<\/p>\n<p>During his last big run in the 1990s, Fuji famously managed Yokozuna to the WWF Title.<\/p>\n<p>Fuji was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 by Don Muraco, who joined Fuji for the infamous &#8220;Fuji Vice&#8221; WWF TV skits in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Remembering Mr. Fuji: The late great WWE Hall of Famer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mr_QWT4EV5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An unforgettable character in front of the camera and an even better one behind it. Rest in Peace, Mr. Fuji. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkpQE8pyAU\">pic.twitter.com\/NkpQE8pyAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/769970176511139840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3940557102\"><div id=\"pwtor-3284073251\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji (Harry Fujiwara) died at the age of 82 on Sunday (August 28), WWE has announced. 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