Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by promoting Hoshoryu, 25, to be the 74th yokozuna. The JSA decision came at a ...

Yokozuna Grand Champion Hoshoryu will pull out of the May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo from Monday due to a leg injury.

Aleister Black's first professional wrestling memory involved WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna, although the two could hardly be ...

With the recent retirement of yokozuna great Hakuho and few compelling storylines entering 2022, a young wrestler with a fabled bloodline is breathing new life in the traditional sport. Oho, making ...

An advisory panel of the Japan Sumo Association on Monday unanimously recommended the promotion of wrestler Onosato to yokozuna, the highest rank in professional sumo, following his victory in the ...

In the video, other Superstars of the Anoa'i family such as Rikishi, the late Umaga, and The Usos were seen utilizing many of Yokozuna's moves. Indeed, Yokozuna's legacy is still prominent. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yokozuna was a legendary WWF (WWE these days) heel, the professional-wrestling term for a bad guy — but Agatupu Rodney Anoaʻi was ...

Debuting with WWE in fall 1992, Yokozuna exploded on the scene with the brute force of a Banzai Drop, marking the beginning of an abbreviated yet sensational career. Hailing from the same wrestling ...