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Top of the big toe is clearly in contact with the clay. Would have been an interesting monoi if called. I’ve also seen a screen grab which shows Aonishiki’s foot still in contact with the ground while Onosato’s fully airborne. That’s a difficult call.

I’m actually a little relieved, hopefully now he can slim down a little and get that diabetes under control. His story is an inspiring one for any injured wrestler hoping to make a come back, just imagine what he could’ve been if his knees had held up from the start!

Some retirements coming looking at that list for sure.

Kiryuko benefitted from 2 walkovers as well don’t forget.

I see 7 slots opening up in Juryo this time with only 6 promotable records- I wonder what they will come up with. Will Kaisho get lucky from Ms6? Or the crazy option and go for Hatsuyama who technically was only half a rank away from certain promotion? Fascinating.

Anyone claiming dead body rule should see that last photo, clearly still well in the fight and executing a throw.

Congratulations Teru, just when everyone thinks he’s finished for good he comes back to prove despite everything, he’s still the best in the business. On a sad note, I’ve got a feeling his intai will be announced in the next few days. He’s just got nothing else to prove and will choose to go out on a high note.

Given him a nice easy opponent to ease him back in!

I think all the wrestlers who’ve won Yusho these last few years owe it to Terus injuries- I honestly think in an alternate reality where his knees are undamaged he would clamp and bulldoze pretty much anyone who faced him in the ring.

Thanks for the information.

Do we have any idea on his height? Looks quite tall…

In this single basho Kirishima lost the same amounts of bouts (10) that Yusho winner Takerufuji has lost in his entire professional career. Quite astonishing. I wonder how Takayasu feels about this, picking up his 8th second place medal in his 77th attempt to win the big one and this new guy has wondered in and done it first try! Where has that Kirishima been all meet? Great final bout.

I can’t imagine all this is going to encourage wrestlers to report any bullying- yes the perpetrator will be suitably removed but be prepared to have all your privileges removed too and your whole life turned upside down- for you and your friends. Personally I think a more appropriate punishment for Hokuseiho would’ve been a long ban, educational courses on how to behave around others and a good behaviour from now on or else contract. We all make stupid decisions and maybe took some things too far when we were young and everyone deserves a second chance. And Miyagino? Well, to strip him the heya seems ludicrously harsh especially since I don’t think he was even stable master for the worst offences? He obviously has been neglecting the stable but again a last chance warning and demotion would’ve been enough, and I’m sure would’ve been the result if he had been anyone else but him.

Congratulations to Kitaharima, 21.5 years in professional sumo and just banked his first Yusho at age 37!

I’ll be sad if you do, if it wasn’t for a video of yours on YouTube I doubt I’d have ever found sumo.