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This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes ...
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank 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 merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
The Jersey Shore star (aka Nicole Elizabeth LaValle) turned heads when she teamed up with John Morrison and Trish Stratus to face Dolph Ziggler and Lay-Cool at WrestleMania 27. A former all-star ...
former sekiwake, all-time top ten for a number of sumo records, including most top division wins, most top division appearances and most tournaments ranked in the top division. Buyūzan: 1997-3 2007-11 Maegashira 1 Musashigawa: former amateur champion, another top division wrestler from Musashigawa stable: Tamarikidō: 1997-3 2010-1 Maegashira ...
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.
Akira Maeda vs. Willie Wilhelm in a Wrestler vs. Judoka match [52] NJPW: Dome Impact April 7, 2000: Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo Dome: 60,000 Shinya Hashimoto vs. Naoya Ogawa [45] WWE: Greatest Royal Rumble April 27, 2018: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah International Stadium: 60,000 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match [53] AJPW: 25th Anniversary ...
Ric Flair is a six-time winner of the category. The PWI Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year.Ric Flair has won the award a record six times, and remains the only wrestler with more than three wins; he also established the record for most consecutive wins with three from 1984 to 1986, with AJ Styles later tying that record in 2016-2018.
Alexander Karelin – FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman), 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympic gold medalist, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 9-time World Champion. He lost one match in 13 years to Rulon Gardner.