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The title of the oldest verified wrestler of all time belongs to French wrestler Pierre Henri Francoeur (1910–2023), who lived 113 years, 349 days. [ citation needed ] The oldest person ever to be involved in the wrestling industry was promoter Harry Elliott (1904–2006), aged 101 years, 314 days.
the wrestler with the most wins in top division who never made san'yaku, popular with crowds for his ringside antics: Kyokushūzan: 1992-3 2006-11 Komusubi Ōshima: first of a group of Mongolian wrestlers to make the top division, had an all-time record 58 consecutive tournaments in the maegashira ranks: Kyokutenhō: 1992-3 2015-7 Sekiwake ...
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.
Still an active wrestler, he has the longest streak of consecutive matches in sumo recorded history, setting the all-time consecutive match appearance record in his 1,631st consecutive match on 10 September 2024, during that month's grand sumo tournament in Tokyo. [2] At 40, he is also the oldest active makuuchi wrestler.
The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament. In the event of a tie a play-off is held between the wrestlers concerned. [2] Names in bold mark an undefeated victory (a zenshō-yūshō).
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.; The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
World Championship Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling: Ric Flair, Cody Rhodes, Brock Anderson: Ashley Massaro: 1979-2019 2005-2007 World Wrestling Entertainment: Trish Stratus, Brian Kendrick, Paul London: The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) 1938–2021 1993-1994 World Championship Wrestling: Paul Orndorff, Paul Roma, The Equalizer: Asya (Christi Wolf ...