-
fixed 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)...
-
Yokozuna is the
highest rank of sumo wrestling. It was not
recorded on the
banzuke until 1890 and was not
officially recognised as sumo's
highest rank...
- 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...
- and 69th
overall rikishi to be
promoted to the
highest rank in sumo,
yokozuna. With a
record 45
total championships (yūshō) at the top
makuuchi division...
-
wrestling to
record a lower-ranked (maegashira) wrestler's
victory over a
yokozuna. It is
believed that the term
stems from the
usage of the
terms shiroboshi...
-
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...
- 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...
-
history by
becoming the
first non-****anese-born
wrestler ever to
reach yokozuna, the
highest rank in sumo. One of the
tallest and
heaviest wrestlers ever...
