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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 ...
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.
all-time gold stars record holder, 25% more than closest rival: Tamakairiki: 1982-5 1996-3 Maegashira 8 Kataonami: later became a professional wrestler: Konishiki: 1982-7 1997-11 Ōzeki Takasago: at 265 kilos, the heaviest wrestler ever, first foreign ōzeki, now a widely popular celebrity: Takatōriki: 1983-3 2002-9 Sekiwake Futagoyama
The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of January 2023. Ōrora (left), the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, fights eighth-heaviest Kainowaka Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever ...
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings , a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings . WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , ring announcers , interviewers , referees , trainers ...
As a sumo wrestler, Tenryu was ranked as a sekitori for 27 tournaments, 16 of them in the top makuuchi division. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon the death of his stablemaster at Nishonoseki stable he wanted to join former stablemate Daikirin's newly established Oshiogawa stable, which had just broken off from Nishonoseki, but the Japan Sumo Association insisted he stay at Nishonoseki ...
This is an incomplete list of professional wrestlers, commentators, managers, road agents, and other workers associated in professional wrestling categorized by the promotion of which the wrestlers are mainly associated.
Due to Van Dam's status as an ECW wrestler, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship was subsequently reactivated for the brand and awarded to Van Dam. [115] [116] WWE: ECW: 80 Edge: July 3, 2006: Raw: Philadelphia, PA: 2 76: 75 This was a triple threat match also involving John Cena. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Edge's ...