7 Worst Wrestling Mini-Movies

3. Fuji Vice

Taking a well earned rest from the WCW punching bag, let’s swap shirts and rewind to 1986, a time where Hulk Hogan was still in the midst of his inaugural reign as WWF Champion and all was right with the World Wrestling Federation.

As part of WWF’s global expansion, the Titan team made a move to offer something completely different in terms of wrestling programming with their aptly named Tuesday Night Titans show. Awash with interviews, quirky clips and off-the-wall sketches, the show was decidedly different to anything else the WWF had on offer and would soon become centre stage for an unlikely duo of would-be actors.

One of the first pro wrestling mini-movies to ever hit our screens, our next entry follows the antics of Mr Fuji and “Magnificent” Don Muraco as they step into the iconic loafers of Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs in the WWF’s very own version of Miami Vice – inspiringly titled “Fuji Vice”.

Unlike the other entries on this list, the WWF knew what they had with this parody piece. It was awful and they knew it – which, in turn, makes it awesome!

Unashamedly 80s in every way, the WWF had all the bases covered; from the Top Gun aviators and questionable dress code to porno saxophones and Tom Selleck taches. However, with Fuji and Muraco playing the part of vice cops, the story inevitably revolves around the subject of cocaine (or “nose-candy” as it’s called here) which, in hindsight, seems pretty weird considering the WWF’s audience was predominantly kids at the time. I guess it was the 80s, after all.

While it’s hard to tell if their acting is intentionally bad or just organically bad; either way, it makes for fantastic TV. Mr Fuji – who’s barely understandable from start to finish – is hilarious while Muraco’s delivery is so wooden he could easily be mistaken for a tree. It’s undeniably entertaining and seeing the two grapplers (particularly Mr Fuji) try and avoid glancing at the camera throughout is priceless.

The whole thing is a painful masterpiece and would spawn a series of other parodies, including “Fuji General” and “The Fuji Bandito” as well as a stand-up comedy routine; all of which stake a claim to be worse than their predecessor.