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Akebono, who was a Japanese citizen by then. Takanohana was kyujo at the time.

Hakuho learned his dohyo-iri style from him, right? So it wouldn't surprise me to see him. Harumafuji would be nice, but would they let someone who left sumo do it?

Onosho vs Takakeisho. It feels like it's been ages.

Shodai The Spoiler's ability to win at the craziest times continues.

As soon as Hokutofuji did a matta, it was just a question of which empty row he ended up in...

I wonder if it's because keiko tends to be more front-on. Less of that get-him-to-chase-you-then-get-out-of-the-way stuff that accounts for some of his losses.

Terutsuyoshi with one of the most obvious deliberate bluff mattas I've ever seen, but it still worked.

Yep, he's been a Japanese citizen for years.

Yeah, that was a strange decision. He did well to keep his feet in as long as he did, but for nothing.

Fuzen's don't really count for those (or do they?). Isn't more the case that he now has to reach his "magic number" in 14 matches?

That Takayasu injury looked very... Ryuden. The fact that he could barely move is very worrying, like it wasn't "just" his arm or leg.

Very weird, that Mitoryu - Akua bout. It's almost like Akua took a soccer-style dive off the ring to fake being dame-oshi'd.

No repeat performance for the tongue-wiggle.

I'm liking that we get to hear Kotoeko's name announced with an actual echo echo echo.

Bariki's quality of life must already be messed up if that's how good he looked after three years of kyujo and banzuke-gai. Also, ouch for Gokushindo. Just as he was recovering his lost ground.