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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
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 ...
William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953) is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler.During his illustrious career, he set over 40 powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles.
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 ...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW 99 7 2 All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW 37 5.25 [20] 3 All Elite Wrestling AEW 36 6.5 4 World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment: WWF/WWE 20 5.5 5 All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling AJW 19 5 6 World Championship Wrestling WCW 7 6 7 Ring of Honor ROH 5.5 8
Richard Joseph "Dick" Garza (July 16, 1931 – January 7, 2002), better known as Mighty Igor Vodik, or simply Mighty Igor, was an American professional wrestler. He is a one-time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Mighty Igor, he was frequently billed as the "World's Strongest Wrestler". [1]