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Former WWE star Mr Fuji dies, aged 82

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World Wrestling Entertainment has announced that former star wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara, better known as Mr Fuji, has died at the age of 82.

An obituary posted on WWE's website said that Fujiwara died on Sunday morning, although no cause of death was given.

Fujiwara starred as a tag-team champion in the ring before shifting into a bad guy manager role in the 1980s.

"Magnificent" Don Muraco, Yokozuna and George "The Animal" Steele were among those he managed. He was known for his trademark tactic of throwing salt into the eyes of opponents.

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He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.