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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.
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.
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 ...
The famed recording artist became the top streaming artist on Spotify, made history with the first all-Spanish album to top the Billboard 200 albums chart, won a Grammy, and then lived out his ...
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the No. 1 contender. But, upon Rick Rude's vacating the title, the match was instead made to decide the new champion. Aired on tape delay on January 16, 1993. WWE's official title history incorrectly lists his reign as lasting 109 days, ending on May 1, 1993. [36] — Vacated
Wrestling journalist John Molinaro of the Canadian Online Explorer's wrestling section SLAM! Wrestling expressed in his review that first time readers of Meltzer's work in the book would be amazed, stating that Meltzer is separated from his contemporaries in the field of wrestling writings by his ability to dissect and analyze events and actions of those in the wrestling industry by placing it ...
On February 9, 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion WWE announced a partnership with X to introduce WWE Speed, a weekly video series to stream exclusively on the social media platform where wrestlers would perform in matches with a five-minute time limit, which originally featured matches with only male wrestlers from its ...
The Lions now boast seven wrestlers (out of 10 weight classes) ranked in the top five nationally. Four of those are No. 1, including Carter Starocci (174 pounds) and Aaron Brooks (197).