“Banzai!” That was the last word many of WWE’s top Superstars heard when they faced the imposing Yokozuna. Standing 6’4” and weighing nearly 600 pounds, the Japanese sumo wrestler squash ...

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand master, in the history of the ancient Japanese sport in a ceremony in Tokyo after winning the second tournament of his career on Sunday. His ...

The Japan Sumo Association said Friday that yokozuna Terunofuji, the 33-year-old Mongolian-born wrestler who claimed 10 titles in the sport's top division, will retire. Suffering from pain in both ...

2021 saw the retirement of two yokozuna grand champions; Kakuryu in March and Hakuho in September. Then, another Mongolian dynamo emerged to take center stage for pretty much the entire year.