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Yokozuna was eliminated via double count-out after brawling with the Undertaker outside of the ring; the All-Americans went on to win the match. [26] Yokozuna's next title challenger was The Undertaker, whom he was eventually forced to accept a casket match with. [2]
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.
Terunofuji Haruo ‡ – Gantulga Gan-Erdene – 2011–active – 73rd yokozuna [25] Tokinishiki Harunobu – Tsendsuren Tüshig – 2022–2023 – sandanme 85 Tokisōma Baira – Ankhbayar Batbayar – 2017–2024 – makushita 25
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]
Tochinoumi Teruyoshi (Japanese: 栃ノ海 晃嘉, born Shigehiro Hanada (花田 茂廣, Hanada Shigehiro); 13 March 1938 – 29 January 2021) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aomori.
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.
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Taihō was the first of three great yokozuna who all hailed from Hokkaidō, the most northerly of the main islands of Japan and who among them dominated sumo during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The others were Kitanoumi and Chiyonofuji .