DonKordylone

No, you have to at least stay at your rank and even this is now a rare occurrence - only in a situation when when no ranks above are available. That’s why rikishi are often over demoted or over promoted in the rankings.

Well now it will be 5 next basho so the record won’t beaten for some time.

A Takanohana recruit, he will probably head Tokiwayama in 2 years, thats actually a good time to get the grip on things.

Wakamotoharu looked like a power makushita wrestler against Terunofuji, What the Hell.

In terms of it being a test I think it was actually a good matchup. He had a tendency to loose to him even when he was not injured. Although I do have behind my head the Chris Sumo-esce conspiracy theory that Teru might be dropping those gold stars so his buddy can get a pay rise. Anyway he faces tomorrow Wakamotoharu, it will be a tough match, there is bad blood between them, it can go either way.

Enho unfortunately doesn’t yet look to hot. Onokatsu continues his speed run up the banzuke. The 3 big loosers of last tournament: Asanoyama, Wakamotoharu and Kirishima waste no time on coming back to their lost positions, fingers crossed. Teru won with the person he last lost to in a tournament he finished. Both Hiradoumi and Meisei were big tests for him, as this type of quick and unpredictable of their sumo did cause him troubles lately, in my opinion he passed them. Tomorrow he fights Wakamotoharu, who is also an uncomfortable opponent for him, after that we can really see what type of Yokozuna do we have in this tournament - a part time symbolic character, or a force to be reckoned with and a tournament favorite.

Still No Onokatsu on the Wall :(

Onokatsu doesn’t apply to the wall? 3 basho, 3 kk

Terutsuyoshi debuted in Sumo along with Kagayaki and Takanosho. He was the 3rd youngest man to make Makushita after Takanohana and Kisenosato, shame he never really made a bigger splash. Since he was a career-long assistant of Terunofuji this seems like a preview of a much bigger Intai.

Terunofuji is injured but can’t go kyujo because he left Japan for Mongolia in the break to celebrate 3rd wedding reception.