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Yokozuna was eliminated via double count-out after brawling with the Undertaker outside of the ring; the All-Americans went on to win the match. [26] Yokozuna's next title challenger was The Undertaker, whom he was eventually forced to accept a casket match with. [2]
Yokozuna is the highest rank of sumo wrestling. 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 merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death.
Terunofuji performing the yokozuna dohyō-iri ceremony at Meiji Shrine, August 2021. In the July 2021 tournament, Terunofuji was in contention for the Emperor's Cup with a perfect record after 14 days before losing in the final match to fellow Mongolian-born yokozuna Hakuhō, who won the championship with a perfect 15–0 record. [75]
Maruyama Gondazaemon (Japanese: 丸山 権太左衛門, December 23, 1713 – November 14, 1749) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who is formally recognised as the third yokozuna. His real name was Haga Gindayu (芳賀 銀太夫). He came from Mutsu Province in the Sendai Domain (part of what is now Miyagi Prefecture).
Kakuryū was designated as yokozuna-ōzeki on the March 2020 banzuke after just one other wrestler remained at the ōzeki rank. It was the first time in 38 years that the yokozuna-ōzeki designation was used. [44] He was a runner-up for the eighth time in this tournament with a 12–3 record. [10]
The list includes yokozuna and ōzeki (the highest rank before the yokozuna rank was introduced), but excludes so-called kanban or "guest ōzeki" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the banzuke again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.
Kisenosato accepted, formally becoming the 72nd yokozuna. [38] He was the first wrestler of Japanese descent to be promoted to yokozuna since Wakanohana in 1998. [39] As is the tradition for a new yokozuna, he performed his first yokozuna dohyō-iri, or ring-entering ceremony, on January 27 at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. [40]