-
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...
- team match, but
Hogan later faced Yokozuna for the
title in an impromptu,
unadvertised 22-second
match after Yokozuna defeated Hart to win the championship...
- match, both
challenged champion Yokozuna.
Luger was
first but was
disqualified for
pushing the referee. Hart
faced Yokozuna later in the
evening and won...
- 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...
- of the
greatest rikishi in history,
although he was
never promoted to
yokozuna. To date, he
holds the
record for best top
division win
ratio of all time...
-
Championship matches at
SummerSlam in 1993,
which he also main
evented alongside Yokozuna, and
WrestleMania X in 1994. He also was
notably the 1994
Royal Rumble...
- 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...
