-
positions of the
division are the, "titleholder" or san'yaku
ranks of
yokozuna, ōzeki,
sekiwake and komusubi.
There are
typically 8–12 san'yaku wrestlers...
-
World Wrestling Federation (WWF),
where he
wrestled under the ring name
Yokozuna. He was also
known for his
appearances with New ****an Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)...
- of
yokozuna. It was not
recorded on the
banzuke until 1890 and was not
officially recognised as sumo's
highest rank
until 1909.
Until then,
yokozuna was...
-
history by
becoming the
first non-****anese-born
wrestler ever to
reach yokozuna, the
highest rank in sumo. One of the
tallest and
heaviest wrestlers ever...
-
fourth non-****anese overall, to be
promoted to the
highest rank in sumo,
yokozuna. In 2009, he
broke the
record for the most wins in a
calendar year, winning...
- po****rity and
general attendance has
rebounded due to
having multiple yokozuna (or
grand champions) for the
first time in a
number of
years and other...
- came very
close to
becoming the
first foreign-born
grand champion, or
yokozuna,
prompting a
social debate in ****an as to
whether a
foreigner could have...
- of the
greatest rikishi in history,
although he was
never promoted to
yokozuna. To date, he
holds the
record for best top
division win
ratio of all time...
- match, both
challenged champion Yokozuna.
Luger was
first but was
disqualified for
pushing the referee. Hart
faced Yokozuna later in the
evening and won...
- team match, but
Hogan later faced Yokozuna for the
title in an impromptu,
unadvertised 22-second
match after Yokozuna defeated Hart to win the championship...
