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The world of sports entertainment is mourning the loss of WWE Hall of Famer Harry Fujiwara.

The 82-year-old passed away on Sunday morning.

Harry was best know to wrestling fans by his stage name, Mr Fuji, and he represented the WWF, as the company was called during his tenure, as both a wrestler in the ring and as a manager for other stars in his later years.

The WWE put out a statement that read: "Fuji spent over 30 years entertaining fans worldwide as both an in-ring competitor and one of WWE’s greatest managers.

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"A five-time WWE World Tag Team Champion, Fuji was infamous for keeping small bags of salt in his tights which he would throw into his opponents’ eyes."

They continued: "After retiring from the ring, Fuji managed a litany of WWE’s most feared Superstars, such as George 'The Animal' Steele, Kamala, Killer Khan, Demolition, The Powers of Pain, Yokozuna and most notably, 'Magnificent' Don Muraco.

"With Muraco, Fuji treated WWE fans to the classic Fuji Vice, Fuji General, Fuji Bandito and Fuji Chan series.

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"These series were ahead of their time because spoofing successful television shows as they tried to break into Hollywood was the epitome of sports-entertainment."

The WWE added that Mr Fuji's career will be remembered by different generations for different reasons, but Mr Fuji is one of the most entertaining performers in the history of WWE.

Condolences have flooded in from current wrestling stars including Triple H, who said: "An unforgettable character in front of the camera and an even better one behind it. Rest in Peace, Mr. Fuji."

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