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Yeah, he's hard to recognize there. Odd.

Well the "magic number" is sometimes less than that - see the Hochiyama rule.

There's Tamanoumi, who as a makushita rikishi was kicked out for drunkenly fighting on an overseas tour in 1941 and then drafted into the Japanese army. He was allowed back after nine years out and eventually became a sekiwake and Kataonami Oyakata.

Part-time. He could devote as much or as little time to it as he wishes.

What, stuff like statistical facts? It was 28 wins. And like today, there was only one ozeki when he was promoted, so it’s certainly an apt comparison.

Of course not.

I disagree, I’m sure they think having only one ozeki is highly unsatisfactory and they will be very keen to promote another as soon as possible. That’s why the 33 wins standard is loosened when there are fewer ozeki.

I’ve lost count of the number of times Kakuryu has been written off around here.

Reports say that Chiyomaru was told at the hospital that his fever was most likely due to a bacterial skin infection, and that the coronavirus test is a precautionary measure.

1. Kotoshoho KK 2. Kotonowaka KK 3. Roga KK 4. Terunofuji KK 5. Amakaze MK 6. Suzuki MK 7. Daikisho MK 8. Kotosusumu KK 9. Yutakayama MK 10. Akua MK 11. Tokisakae KK 12. Kitanowaka KK 13. Shoji MK 14. Toma KK 15. Yoshii MK 16. Ito KK 17. Enho KK 18. Hidenoumi MK TB 15

I don't think that's true. I recall he was quite critical of the way Osunaarashi threw away his career.

No, Frozen.

Maybe more appropriate for the trivia thread, but Kotonowaka is the first maegashira 18 since Aki 1959 (when there was also a maegashira 19).

Sokokurai and Hakuho still count as foreigners in this instance.

How did he monetize the channel?