- "okamisan" (coach and coach's wife). Kōji
initially wrestled under the name
Takahanada (貴花田), and it was
understood that he
would only be
allowed to
adopt his...
- due to the match-fixing
scandal *Hoshi
would later become Hokutoumi. *
Takahanada would later become the 2nd Takanohana. *Tamanoshima
would later become...
- the
injured Hokutoumi as the only
yokozuna on the banzuke.
Maegashira Takahanada wins his
first makuuchi yusho with a 14-1 record, the
youngest ever to...
- (then
known as
Takahanada). It was
estimated that half of the ****anese po****tion
watched the
match on TV. Coincidentally,
Takahanada's father, Takanohana...
- case, the
meaning is "junior".
Wrestlers can
change their shikona, as
Takahanada did when he
became Takanohana (貴ノ花) and then
Takanohana (貴乃花). Another...
-
leaving no
yokozuna for the next
eight months,
championships are
split Takahanada* 2,
Akebono 2, and 1 each for
Konishiki and
Mitoizumi 1993 in sumo - Akebono...
-
performance in a
tournament was in
September 1992 when he was runner-up to
Takahanada with 11 wins. He
reached his
highest rank of
komusubi in
January 1993...
-
which had
lasted for
eight months. 14:
Akebono makes his
yokozuna debut.
Takahanada's ōzeki
debut makes him the
youngest ōzeki ever at 20
years and 5 months...
- last
tournament in
charge he
presented the Emperor's Cup to his nephew,
Takahanada, who had
become the
youngest ever top
division tournament winner. Upon...
- tournament,
although he did have a
memorable win over the
young rising star
Takahanada in March. He had to wait
until May 1991 for his
first title as a yokozuna...
