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  2. Yokozuna (wrestler) - Wikipedia

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    However, instead of a stretcher, a real forklift had to be brought to carry Yokozuna out, as it was the only way to move a man of his size. [39] In May, Yokozuna returned at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog to wrestle Vader. During the event, a severe thunderstorm in the area caused the pay-per-view broadcast feed to blackout.

  3. List of yokozuna - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Azumafuji Kin'ichi - Wikipedia

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    Azumafuji was the first yokozuna to turn to Western-style professional wrestling, in 1955.This occurred after a dispute in the Japan Sumo Association between two other elders, Takasago and Tatsunami, which he wished to escape. [1]

  5. Glossary of sumo terms - Wikipedia

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    'Horizontal rope'. The top rank in sumo, usually translated 'Grand Champion'. The name comes from the rope a yokozuna wears for the dohyō-iri. See tsuna. Yokozuna-kai (横綱会) An event held every year after the Kyūshū tournament, where former and current yokozuna gather together. It has a long history, dating back to 1953.

  6. WrestleMania IX - Wikipedia

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    In the main event and final scheduled match on the card, Bret Hart defended the WWF Championship against Yokozuna. Hart tried to use his technical wrestling abilities against Yokozuna, while Yokozuna relied on his size advantage in the match. Hart gained control at the beginning, but Yokozuna came back with a clothesline, leg drop, and nerve hold.

  7. Owen Hart and Yokozuna - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [13] [14] The same night, Hart and Yokozuna went on to lose the titles to The Smoking Gunns. [2] [9] After the match, their tag team disbanded as Yokozuna focused on singles career while Hart formed a tag team with The British Bulldog in 1996. [15] [16] Both Owen and Bulldog feuded with Yokozuna in early 1996.

  8. Royal Rumble (1993) - Wikipedia

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    The 1993 Royal Rumble was the sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 24, 1993, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

  9. Tochigiyama Moriya - Wikipedia

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    Tochigiyama only lost 23 times while an active sumo wrestler in the top makuuchi division, and only eight times during his seven years as yokozuna. His top division winning percentage was 87.8. In addition, his winning percentage as yokozuna reached 93.5, the fourth best in history after Jinmaku, Tachiyama and Tanikaze. [2] [4]

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