Benihana

I wonder how far Onosato will push that wall-record and if his first MK will be to poor performance, or to injury.

There once was a band claiming to be bigger than Jesus and they were right...

If only someone - someone with money, wealthy and influential backers and a serious grudge - gave them another option to persue their dreams of sumo fame... I wonder how popular pro-soccer would be, if the players would have to live like catholic monks?

If i were Takerufuji, i'd get me a pair of these, just to shut some of you up. https://maleplasticsurgeryla.com/body-implants-for-men/calf-implants/

I'm in!

Tsutaezori now officially is Ura's No.1 winning technique when facing Takayasu. Ura and Asakiryu are the only sumotori to win by Tsutaezori 4 times, followed by Satoyama with 3 wins. Ura is the only sumotori who won 2 times against the same opponent via tsutaezori. Takayasu and Ryuden are the only to have lost twice by this kimarite. Takayasu twice vs. Ura, Ryuden vs. Ura and Satoyama.

Wow, the scoring is abysmal.

Aonishiki doing monkey business better than the flying monkey... What was Takerufuji thinking? Look at Hoshoryu's face when he accepts the kensho. NOT happy

He did sumo from age 7 on, he did judo and freestyle wrestling. He's Ukrainian national champion (2021, age 17) in the 100kg class, the open class and with the team. He's European Champion in the 92kg class and 3rd at the World Junior Sumo Championship (both 2019, age 15). Sounds like quite a lot of experience. Damn, that 21yo pulled an uchimuso two days ago...

The limit for Aonishiki will be his body. A healthy Aonishiki could be the 3rd part of a triumvirate with Hoshoryu and Onosato, eventually surpassing Hoshoryu. A not so healthy Aonishiki can still pull a career like his shisho. EDIT: typo

Nice yumitori-shiki debut for Akua, nailed it.

Yeah, i should have left out Y/D/J. In the end it doesn't matter how he got promoted. Daieisho had (starting from M1) 11-4, 8-7, 8-7, 8-7, 11-4, 9-6 over the last year. Starting from 2023.01 he had only a single 6-9 MK in 2014.03 out of 14 basho. Since he reached Sanyaku the first time in 2020.01, his lowest rank was M4 (once). 1x M2, 7x M1, 10x K, 13x S. I never payed him that much attention, so i was a bit surprised. One has to admit he's no fluke. The unwritten requirements for Ozeki promotion are 32 wins over 3 consecutive basho. I am neither a fan, nor do i think he can get those 12 wins. But im 100% positive it would be enough, because - even in my eyes - he'd be worth a shot.

What a wall we have. 2 new entries in Makuuchi and 3 in Juryo. The 3 survivors from last basho are all career-wallees, never had a MK. Onosato pushing hard for Yokozuna promotion. White smoke after basho?

I'm in in perpetuity.

Asanoyama is collecting (i think) an one of a kind sequenze of jun/yusho here. Start from Sd100TD: Y Makushita ++> Y Makuuchi = J Makuuchi = J Makuuchi = J Makuuchi ---> Y Sandanme ++> Y Juryo +> J Makuuchi ---> Y Sandanme. That Sd21 yusho will send him to Ms15-17. I hope the sequence will continue only upwards from now on and for some more years.