-
positions of the
division are the, "titleholder" or san'yaku
ranks of
yokozuna, ōzeki,
sekiwake and komusubi.
There are
typically 8–12 san'yaku wrestlers...
-
World Wrestling Federation (WWF),
where he
wrestled under the ring name
Yokozuna. He was also
known for his
appearances with New ****an Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)...
- of
yokozuna. It was not
recorded on the
banzuke until 1890 and was not
officially recognised as sumo's
highest rank
until 1909.
Until then,
yokozuna was...
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fourth non-****anese overall, to be
promoted to the
highest rank in sumo,
yokozuna. He is
widely considered to be the
greatest sumo
wrestler of all time....
- po****rity and
general attendance has
rebounded due to
having multiple yokozuna (or
grand champions) for the
first time in a
number of
years and other...
- in the July 2021 tournament, he was
promoted to
become the sport's 73rd
yokozuna. He
acquired ****anese
citizenship the
following month,
taking the name...
- The
Yokozuna Deliberation Council (
Yokozuna shingi iinkai, 横綱審議委員会),
sometimes abbreviated as
Yokoshin (よこしん), is the
advisory body to the ****an Sumo...
- came very
close to
becoming the
first foreign-born
grand champion, or
yokozuna,
prompting a
social debate in ****an as to
whether a
foreigner could have...
-
Mongolian former professional sumo
wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th
yokozuna in the
history of the
sport in ****an, and in
January 2003 he
became the...
- the
sides are
three squares containing the name of the
owner in kanji.
Yokozuna are
typically allowed to use
three boxes as they have more regalia. Amazumo...
