R.I.P Mr. Fuji

[Eldorado2k]

Farewell to a legendary performer. The man sure knew how to pull off an act and always made you laugh.

To Master Fuji: I hope they give you a proper burial and suit you up in the same tuxedo you always wore. Don't forget the cane that brought many a cheap shot, and give the man 1 of the old WWF Tag Team Belts to rest in the coffin forever as well.. I'm sure Demolition is shedding a tear somewhere. Bonzai!

 

[Justin at Final Inspection]

So sad! He was great! Demolition was awesome tag team.

 

[briarpatch]

Wow...I remember watching him as a kid.....alongside Professor Taru Tanaka......

 

[dlc95]

AX used that cane to whack Martel in the back of the neck to win those belts a Wrestlmania 4!

On a recent shoot interview, Bill Eadie (Ax), and Barry Darsow (Smash) mentioned Fuji was not in good health.

They were something though.... I was ten when I saw WM4, and Demolition for the first time. They entertained the daylights out of this kid.

RIP Mr. Fuji!

 

[Eldorado2k]

AX used that cane to whack Martel in the back of the neck to win those belts a Wrestlmania 4!

On a recent shoot interview, Bill Eadie (Ax), and Barry Darsow (Smash) mentioned Fuji was not in good health.

They were something though.... I was ten when I saw WM4, and Demolition for the first time. They entertained the daylights out of this kid.

RIP Mr. Fuji!

Man that was some good acting by Martel @Wrestlemania 4. I just re watched that again not too long ago and it was half decent drama the way it played out. Poor Tito [or as Jesse would say "Chico Santana"] got left high and dry to get Demolished and the belts were handed to the best tag team of all time. [IMO]

It's a shame AX had to slow down due to wear and tear so soon into their run.. I used to think AX was all of 300+ lbs. and could probably whoop anybody due to how loud he stomped when laying down those fake forearm chops. Lol.

And then Smash had to darn near lose all respect years later turning into the Repo Man.lol. Suddenly they were hard to argue for best of all time. But for those 2 years or so, Demolition ruled arse! Lol.

I can still remember them always saying "Fuge the stooge" lol.

 

[dlc95]

Man that was some good acting by Martel @Wrestlemania 4. I just re watched that again not too long ago and it was half decent drama the way it played out. Poor Tito [or as Jesse would say "Chico Santana"] got left high and dry to get Demolished and the belts were handed to the best tag team of all time. [IMO]

It's a shame AX had to slow down due to wear and tear so soon into their run.. I used to think AX was all of 300+ lbs. and could probably whoop anybody due to how loud he stomped when laying down those fake forearm chops. Lol.

And then Smash had to darn near lose all respect years later turning into the Repo Man.lol. Suddenly they were hard to argue for best of all time. But for those 2 years or so, Demolition ruled arse! Lol.

I can still remember them always saying "Fuge the stooge" lol.

Man, Ax was my favorite. He got deathly ill after eating shellfish, and had to take time off from competing so they brought Crush in. They were never the same after that. I do agree though - best wwf tag team of all time!

Oh yeah, poor Smash went to wcw after Repo Man gimmic and had a few different characters.

Great times in the 80's though! I miss those days!

 

[Eldorado2k]

Man, Ax was my favorite. He got deathly ill after eating shellfish, and had to take time off from competing so they brought Crush in. They were never the same after that. I do agree though - best wwf tag team of all time!

Oh yeah, poor Smash went to wcw after Repo Man gimmic and had a few different characters.

Great times in the 80's though! I miss those days!

Is that what happened to AX? I thought it was just him getting old and hitting the wall at the worst possible time.. I always thought it was back problems and he could bearly walk on most days. I never knew he went out like Homer Simpson after eating some bad fish. Lol.

It was a shame that Demolition vs. the Road Warriors never happened the way it should've happened. I used to hate the Road Warriors and their fans who swore they'd beat Demolition if they had a real match.. It would've been a classic fued in both their primes. Maybe even enough to reconcile with Mr. Fuji and a good ankle trip from Fuji's cane away from a fair and square pinfall victory!

Salt it the eyes, or even a cheeseball Mr. Fuji elbow from the middle turnbuckle to finish the Demolition Decapitator and bury the Legion of Doom like we all know would've happened in real life.lol.

Have you seen Demolition try to wrestle an exhibition lately? They really can bearly walk to the ring these days... It's sad.

 

[Hoytman]

Y'all are showing your age. LOL!

 

[briarpatch]

yes....yes we are

 

[Eldorado2k]

Y'all are showing your age. LOL!

I'm from the olde school! Lol.

I was 10yrs old during Wrestlemania 6. It was the 1 and only time I actually asked my dad if he could order the PPV so I could watch it and invite all my friends over too. And to my great surprise he actually said yes. That remains as 1 of my happiest childhood memories. I always grew up not asking for much, and since it went down as 1 of the biggest PPV's in wrestling history, it will forever be among my most memorable childhood thoughts.

I remember always having to wait until Tuesday to view the VHS recording that my dad would bring home for me thanks to his buddy at work who I assume had an illegal cable box. [because there's no way every single wrestling PPV was always provided from that house. No kid in the hood is that spoiled.lol]

 

[Hoytman]

Fortunately...or maybe unfortunately...I can recall far too many more "wrastler's" before Mr. Fuji became famous...and I'm not that old. Or am I?

 

[Eldorado2k]

Fortunately...or maybe unfortunately...I can recall far too many more "wrastler's" before Mr. Fuji became famous...and I'm not that old. Or am I?

Well how old are you?
On average, we reach our wrestling fan prime @10yrs. old. I remember becoming a wrestling fan just before the Royal Rumble prior to Wrestlemania 5. I remember seeing the advertisement for Saturday Nights Main Event where the Mega Powers would fight the Twin Towers. That was the night where the Mega Powers began to break up and the Macho Man went bad for the 1st time and hit Hogan over the head backstage in a classic jealous rage.

I went from being completely clueless that wrestling even existed, to being crazy die hard wrestling fan literally overnight after watching that night. It was the most awesome stuff I ever watched. Lol.

 

[briarpatch]

Not sure how old I was.....but some of the first wrestlers I watched were Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Johnny Rodz, Bobo Brazil, S.D. 'Special Delivery' Jones, Pretty Boy Larry Sharpe, and chief Jay Strongbow

 

[Eldorado2k]

Not sure how old I was.....but some of the first wrestlers I watched were Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Johnny Rodz, Bobo Brazil, S.D. 'Special Delivery' Jones, Pretty Boy Larry Sharpe, and chief Jay Strongbow

Yea S.D. Jones! The poor guy got the shaft and lost in like 9 seconds to King Kong Bundy @ Wrestlemania 1 right? That had to be pretty degrading. Poor guy. Lol.

Wrestlemania 6 was 1989.

 

[rlmccarty2000]

I guess I'm even older, Freddie Blassie was one of my favorites. Then it was Florida Wrestling with Gordon Solie and his interviews with "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. More favorites include Mr. Wrestling #1 and #2, Bob Armstrong, Abdullah the Butcher. My high school tennis team raised money by having a match in the gym in 1975 and afterwards I met some of the "villains" eating at the local Huddle House restaurant. They were very nice and kind of ruined me forever. I thought Abdullah the Butcher couldn't talk, he actually was a well spoken man. My fairy tale was smashed and I never watched wrestling the same way again.

 

[briarpatch]

Classy Freddie Blassie was a manager by the time I started watching. To him, everyone was a 'pencil-neck geek'. Almost forgot the likes of George 'the Animal' Steele, Sonny King, The Grand wizard of Wrestling, and Captain Lou Albano.

 

[rlmccarty2000]

The early black and white wrestling was extremely bloody. They would cut the skin on their forehead with a razor blade where it did not take much to open it up. Don't forget the female wrestlers. I met the Fabulous Moolah in South Carolina. She ran a restaurant in Columbia.

 

[dlc95]

Is that what happened to AX? I thought it was just him getting old and hitting the wall at the worst possible time.. I always thought it was back problems and he could bearly walk on most days. I never knew he went out like Homer Simpson after eating some bad fish. Lol.

It was a shame that Demolition vs. the Road Warriors never happened the way it should've happened. I used to hate the Road Warriors and their fans who swore they'd beat Demolition if they had a real match.. It would've been a classic fued in both their primes. Maybe even enough to reconcile with Mr. Fuji and a good ankle trip from Fuji's cane away from a fair and square pinfall victory!

Salt it the eyes, or even a cheeseball Mr. Fuji elbow from the middle turnbuckle to finish the Demolition Decapitator and bury the Legion of Doom like we all know would've happened in real life.lol.

Have you seen Demolition try to wrestle an exhibition lately? They really can bearly walk to the ring these days... It's sad.

Hahaha!!!!

My girl and I were just talking about that one....

"Tis not a man. This a remorseless eating machine.."

"Come see Bottomless Pete - nature's cruelest mistake. Come for the freak, stay for the food.."

Lol!

If you get a chance to check out their interview, Bill and Barry discuss how different they were from the Road Warriors, despite having a similar look. While the Warriors did a lot of "no selling" tough guy stuff, Demolition tried to put on a good show and tell a story in the ring. Their styles were different and even with Ax it might not have worked out, kind of like Hogan/Flair.

I think the channel on YouTube is Hannibal TV.

 

[dlc95]

Y'all are showing your age. LOL!

Ha!

Well, I just turned 40. Which is weird to see in print, with all the connotations, and stigma surrounding that number...

But!

My older cousin turned me on to wrestling. I hated sports as a kid, so I figured I be bored watching wrestling too.

I was 10 (1987) when we watched Wrestlmania 3 - which actually happened a few miles away from my old/current house at the Silverdome.

I saw it and loved it. I guess it was because it reminded me of the rock bands of the time - Motley, Poison, Ratt. I was really into music because I just started playing drums a year prior.

 

[dlc95]

Not sure how old I was.....but some of the first wrestlers I watched were Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Johnny Rodz, Bobo Brazil, S.D. 'Special Delivery' Jones, Pretty Boy Larry Sharpe, and chief Jay Strongbow

My pops like Bobo Brazil!

He says that his grandma used to love watching wrestling, and would often yell at the TV in spanish!