Mr. Fuji & Professor Tanaka

were a tag team in the WWE composed of Mr. Fuji and Professor Toru Tanaka.
==History==
The team formed in 1971 were managed by the Grand Wizard. Tanaka provided his physical massive strength and Fuji brought his devious ring psychology to the team, which earned him the nickname "The Devious One". Fuji used to throw salt in his opponent's eyes, which earned him victories. They defeated Sonny King and Chief Jay Strongbow on June 27, 1972 for their first World Tag Team Championship. They quickly ascended to main event status, defending the titles against WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino on several occasions, throughout the year. During the feud, Fuji earned a shot at the WWWF title against Morales on August 22 but lost by count-out. They reigned for eleven months, making them the third longest reigning WWWF World Tag Team Champions in history. They would lose the championship to Tony Garea and Haystacks Calhoun on May 30, 1973.
They continued to feud with Garea and Calhoun for the titles before defeating them on September 11 in a rematch to win their second WWWF World Tag Team Championship. With their title recapture, their feud with Garea and his new partner Dean Ho continued. On November 14, Fuji and Tanaka lost the titles to Garea and Ho. After failing to recapture the title from Garea and Ho, Fuji and Tanaka left the WWWF in 1974.
After WWWF, Fuji went on his own to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Wrestling from 1974 to 1975.
He reunited with Tanaka and debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) in August 1975. On September 19, 1975, they participated in a four-team tournament where they defeated former WWWF rivals Tony Garea and Dean Ho in the finals to win the vacant NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship. They would lose the titles to Bob Backlund and Jerry Brisco a month later. Shortly after their title loss, they left GCW and toured other territories and won several titles.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Continental Wrestling Association
**AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*Georgia Championship Wrestling
**NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 times)
*Southeastern Championship Wrestling
**NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*World Wide Wrestling Federation/WWE
**WWWF World Tag Team Championship (3 times)
==See also==
*Mr. Fuji
*Professor Tanaka
==External links==
* Profile
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment teams and stables
Category:1972 debuts
Category:1979 disbandments
Category:WWE World Tag Team Champions