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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.
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 only once or twice per year. Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler. The tables are up to date as of the end of the March 2024 ...
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.
His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held on three occasions. In his exceptionally long career, he made more appearances in the top division than any other wrestler at 1470, [1] and only Ōshio fought more than his 1870 career bouts. He was the first wrestler since the 1950s to be ranked in the top division after the age of 40.
To become a sumo elder, a retiring wrestler must be a Japanese citizen.This regulation dates from September 1976 and was widely thought to be a result of the success of the American Takamiyama Daigorō, who had become the first foreign wrestler to win a championship in 1972, and had expressed interest in becoming an elder. [1]
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death.
“Yeah, it’s f***ing hard,” he told the tag team backstage at an episode of Monday Night Raw, “I paid a guy $1,000 bucks to give me infinite runes so I could level up to 100 right away.” WWE
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 ...