{"id":11676,"date":"2018-01-03T18:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T23:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=11676"},"modified":"2018-01-03T19:53:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T00:53:05","slug":"emily-dole-aka-mt-fuji-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/01\/03\/emily-dole-aka-mt-fuji-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOW Original Mount Fiji Passes Away at Age 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Dole, also known as <strong>Mount Fiji<\/strong>, and one of the original cast members of <strong>Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling (GLOW)\u00a0<\/strong>has passed away today at the age of sixty.\u00a0 <strong>David Marquez<\/strong>, who has worked with all the major wrestling productions, was one of the first to offer his condolences via his Twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farewell to my longtime pal Emily. Back in the day her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLOW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GLOW<\/a> Mt. Fuji was as popular as Hogan. She made a giant impact on televised pro wrestling. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#rip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtfugi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mtfugi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/glow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#glow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JwFy3OS95B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JwFy3OS95B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Marquez (@CWFHMarquez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWFHMarquez\/status\/948666963655458816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A cause of death has yet to be announced but it had been reported that she was in poor health the last few years and receiving\u00a0constant care at a nursing home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11683\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11683\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/Mt_Fiji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/Mt_Fiji.jpg 335w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/Mt_Fiji-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GLOW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born on September 28, 1957, she was part of a large Samoan\u00a0family.\u00a0 Before wrestling, she competed in track and field and did exceptionally well in the shot put, going as far as the Olympic trials on two separate\u00a0occasions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11681\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11681\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/some-of-the-original-women-of-glow-1024x728.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GLOW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After attending the GLOW tryouts, she was one of twelve women selected for the show and enjoyed a four-year career.\u00a0 During this time, Mount Fiji feuded with <strong>Matilda the Hun<\/strong> and <strong>Big Bad Mama<\/strong> and was given a storyline little sister named <strong>Little Fiji.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her experience on GLOW led to a few roles in television and film appearing in <em><strong>Mama&#8217;s Family, Hard Time on Planet Earth<\/strong><\/em> and the Pauly Shore film <em><strong>Son In Law<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11684\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/9-01282013-10001770BA-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: GLOW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On February 11, 1989, Sheriff&#8217;s deputies raided her father&#8217;s home, which at the time was hosting a bridal shower.\u00a0 Neighbours videotaped the raid which resulted in the arrest of thirty-four of her family members including herself.\u00a0 Police were filming assaulting her even though she was not resisting and continuing to beat her while she was on the ground.\u00a0 In 1995, the family was awarded $23 million as a result of the police action.<\/p>\n<p>She most recently appeared in the 2012 Netflix documentary, <em><strong>GLOW: The Story of The Glorious Ladies of Wrestling.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11686\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/kpj5h9-08readwrestler9large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/kpj5h9-08readwrestler9large.jpg 560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/01\/kpj5h9-08readwrestler9large-300x207.jpg 300w, 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