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Akebono Tarō (Japanese: 曙 太郎, Hepburn: Akebono Tarō, born Chadwick Haheo Rowan; 8 May 1969 – 6 April 2024 [3]) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii.
only former collegiate sumo wrestler promoted to yokozuna, or to keep his family name as his ring name, later became a pro wrestler: Tamaryū: 1970-3 1992-1 Komusubi Kataonami: very long career, spent 11 years in the lower ranks: Yutakayama: 1970-3 1981-5 Komusubi Tokitsukaze: former college champion, now head of Minato stable: Hoshiiwato: 1970 ...
This is a list of foreign-born professional sumo wrestlers by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler. There are 186 wrestlers who have listed a foreign country as their place of birth on the banzuke or official ...
Pioneering US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono has died, his family announced in a statement Thursday. Widely considered to have blazed a trail for other foreign sumo wrestlers, the 54 ...
TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of ...
After another brief retirement, he returned in K-1's Hero's branch in May 2006 to fight Akebono at Hero's 5. Akebono spent much of the fight clinching with the much smaller Frye and pushing him into the ropes, but Frye was able to knock the former sumo wrestler down and secure a guillotine choke submission in the second round.
After retiring from sumo, Hama became a professional wrestler. Hama debuted in professional wrestling on November 3, 2008, losing to former Sumo champion Akebono. On September 23, 2009, Hama and Akebono, known collectively as SMOP (Super Megaton Ohzumo Powers), won the All Asia Tag Team Championship, defeating Minoru Suzuki and Nosawa Rongai.
Takerufuji becomes the first wrestler in the modern era to win a title in his top division debut. Ōnosato wins two titles, the first in only his seventh tournament as a professional and becomes the fastest wrestler to achieve the rank of ōzeki in the modern era. 52nd yokozuna Kitanofuji and 64th yokozuna Akebono die. Takakeishō retires.