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Shodai is the best
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https://twitter.com/patriciajaydee/status/1772647183067865237
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Mar 27, 2024 12:53
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Sunglasses SHODAI is peak avatar material.
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Mar 27, 2024 13:16
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pseudodragon posted:In Endo's case it could be an unfortunate but terminal case of "Is a 33 year old rikishi". Perhaps, but it seems such a sudden and quite drastic drop off. It's a bit sad really because he's got the ability to be an upper Maegashira wrestler. I'm glad Goeido is doing well.
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Mar 27, 2024 14:21
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I started watching while Asanoyama and Endo were both climbing in mid-maegashira in identical purple mawashi and I could absolutely not tell them apart but immediately filed them both away as "very good at sumo". Quite the rollercoaster ride for both of them since then.
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Mar 27, 2024 14:56
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I normally have a very good memory in general but something about sumo just wrecks it because I swear Kakuryu was already a shimpan Also wasn't Aoiyama the guy who was badly injured in January and everyone thought he'd miss multiple bashos and get demoted so far that he'd basically be forced to retire since he'd be returning at such a low rank? And then he came back this past basho and somehow did pretty well anyway? Or was that someone else?
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Mar 27, 2024 15:10
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Chris Sumo posted this on his patreon:quote:7 men were in contention just 3 days ago, but only 4 finally got over the heavenly second division line. bessantj fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Mar 27, 2024 |
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Mar 27, 2024 17:01
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bessantj posted:Going down from Division 2 are: Dark days
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Mar 27, 2024 17:11
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bessantj posted:Christ Sumo He wasn't dead, just having a longer than usual post lunch nap
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Mar 27, 2024 19:34
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Single Tight Female posted:He wasn't dead, just having a longer than usual post lunch nap I think it was my mental comment after reading the patreon post. Christ, sumo.
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Mar 27, 2024 19:52
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Single Tight Female posted:He wasn't dead, just having a longer than usual post lunch nap Not to worry, he'll be back on his feet by Sunday.
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Mar 27, 2024 20:33
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Kennedy posted:Not to worry, he'll be back on his feet by Sunday. Heck, probably sooner with "encouragement" from the YDC.
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Mar 27, 2024 21:55
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Beeswax posted:Dark days Yeah, I liked watching him.
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Mar 27, 2024 22:03
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bessantj posted:Chris Sumo posted this on his patreon: The hypocrisy should surprise me, but it never, ever does. Bit of history on Kasugano Oyakata (former Tochinowaka): He was formally warned in 2011 after beating three rikishi (one of whom was Tochinoshin) with a golf club for curfew violations, and had one of his junior rikishi convicted in 2014 of assault on another rikishi and given a 3 year jail sentence. The victim later sued him for his negligence. That there hasn't been immediate uproar over this is an ongoing indication of the JSA's desire to single out Hakuho for reasons other than his conduct.
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Mar 27, 2024 22:41
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thank you onosato for carrying my otherwise terrible team i can't believe i didn't end up in the bottom 10 with how i started
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Mar 28, 2024 00:27
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Randomly came across this guy and I think we all need to take a minute to appreciate the neck game going on here...
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Mar 28, 2024 02:23
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Keep that man away from Abi at all costs.
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Mar 28, 2024 02:50
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some kinda jackal posted:Randomly came across this guy and I think we all need to take a minute to appreciate the neck game going on here... Takanoyama was the proto-Enho with how insane his judo technical takedowns were for being such a smallbodied guy
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Mar 28, 2024 03:52
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As a note, that “small bodied guy” is 6’2” and 210lbs.
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Mar 28, 2024 05:36
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Khizan posted:As a note, that “small bodied guy” is 6’2” and 210lbs. Donald Trump??
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Mar 28, 2024 05:43
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https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202403270001279.html I haven't seen any reputable English translations yet, but it looks like the Miyagino boys are moving to Isegahama-beya.
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Mar 28, 2024 07:43
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https://x.com/tachiai_blog/status/1773315865036947460?s=20 yeah and taichiai's take is that they're really not trying to push hakuho out and that he can go back to running his own heya at some point
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Mar 28, 2024 12:52
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It's a rat loving no matter what they say
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Mar 28, 2024 13:03
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NTRabbit posted:It's a rat loving no matter what they say Yes. The idea that, because of a bullying scandal, Miyagino has to be adsorbed into a beya which very recently had a bullying scandal of it own is borderline insane. bessantj fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Mar 28, 2024 |
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Mar 28, 2024 14:08
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bessantj posted:Yes. The idea that, because of a bullying scandal, Myagino has to be adsorbed into a beya which very recently had a bullying scandal of it own is borderline insane. Eh I get what you mean but it's the ichimon head stable and really there's not many options without going outside the ichimon. Ajigawa makes no sense (Aminishiki's stable) and it's just an isegahama split off anyway. Asahiyama only has very low wrestlers, don't know much about the stable otherwise. Asakayama has a few guys in Makushita and is run by Kaio who is quite respected as I understand, probably the second choice after Isegahama. Oshima only has 1 guy in mid Makushita, and whilte it isn't really a strong candidate on the merits, I suspect with former Kyokutenho being Mongolian it was never really considered for this. And that's it, add Miyagino and Isegahama itself and that's the entire ichimon, not many options.
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Mar 28, 2024 14:32
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According to Chris, it's being widely reported in Japanese media that the JSA directors vetoed the original plan to send the guys to Oshima-beya and Hakuho only to Isegahama because, among other reasons, "They didn't want the Mongolians teaming up." Also because they don't want Hakuho loyalists all quitting in response, and because Isegahama has space to take them. But let's not bury the lede here.
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Mar 28, 2024 15:28
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Brut posted:Eh I get what you mean but it's the ichimon head stable and really there's not many options without going outside the ichimon. I think it just irks me how brazen it is that the JSA are going after Miyagino.
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Mar 28, 2024 15:57
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From what I read off Kinta on sumo forum, Asakayama was the first choice but he's only got 9 people in a small building compared to the 17 Miyagino so he doesn't have the space for them. They will physically and officially be in Isegehama but Asakayama is going to be active in the process as well. If they are going to merge Miyagino with someone, Isegehama's the only one that really works. The others are all smaller heya so it would be a Miyagino takeover rather than the other way around. And Asakayama/Isegehama are the only ones with the gravitas to boss Hakuoho around as the only ones that actually out-ranked pre-demotion Hak in the elder structure. Like is Hak going to listen to a 50 year old Sekiwake who's never gotten anything more than seniority promotions?
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Mar 28, 2024 17:14
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Also, Isegahama has been an extremely successful stable, and Isegahama-oyakata in particular is a former yokozuna who taught Hakuho the dohyo-iri and who trained Haramafuji, a former yokozuna and the wrestler who's won the most bouts against Hakuho. If you wanted to find one person in the JSA that Hakuho might respect enough to learn from, it would be pretty hard to do better than Isegahama.
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Mar 28, 2024 19:05
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Khizan posted:Also, Isegahama has been an extremely successful stable, and Isegahama-oyakata in particular is a former yokozuna who taught Hakuho the dohyo-iri and who trained Haramafuji, a former yokozuna and the wrestler who's won the most bouts against Hakuho. Harumafuji was also force-retired due to violence, and Isegahama-beya has had two recent violence scandals. So uh, yeah, way to put all your eggs in the hydraulic press guys.
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Mar 28, 2024 19:57
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Meanwhile Kasugano, who voted on this, has a prior record of assaulting his rikishi and having one of them go to prison for assault, and now has his own current violence issues come to light that were happening at the same time. It's the world's most obvious ratfucking.
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Mar 28, 2024 22:08
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bartolimu posted:According to Chris, it's being widely reported in Japanese media that the JSA directors vetoed the original plan to send the guys to Oshima-beya and Hakuho only to Isegahama because, among other reasons, "They didn't want the Mongolians teaming up." i think it's better that hakuho gets to stay with his guys tbh *if* its true that they want this to be a learning experience and for him to take back control in the not too distant future. because i do think he deserves that but y'lnow i can't say repercussions weren't deserved here even if it's also fair to call out the double standard
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Mar 28, 2024 22:10
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As a spectator, I'm a bit sad that it cheats us out of prime Hakuoho vs. Terunofuji/Takerufuji/Atamifuji. Those were going to be some awesome matches and now we'll never get to see them because they'll be stablemates.
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Mar 28, 2024 22:25
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wodin posted:As a spectator, I'm a bit sad that it cheats us out of prime Hakuoho vs. Terunofuji/Takerufuji/Atamifuji. Those were going to be some awesome matches and now we'll never get to see them because they'll be stablemates. I initially read this as Hakuho and was very confused as to what you're talking about. Now that I understood it, fuuuuuuuuck, I didn't think of that. That sucks. Well, maybe not never, if Hakuho gets his stable/wrestlers back in lets say a year, should still be plenty of time right?
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Mar 28, 2024 22:44
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wodin posted:As a spectator, I'm a bit sad that it cheats us out of prime Hakuoho vs. Terunofuji/Takerufuji/Atamifuji. Those were going to be some awesome matches and now we'll never get to see them because they'll be stablemates. I was thinking that but then realised miyagino basically has no makuuchi guys anymore anyway
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Mar 28, 2024 22:54
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Communist Thoughts posted:I was thinking that but then realised miyagino basically has no makuuchi guys anymore anyway I mean I think both Hakuoho (formerly Ochiai) and Tenshoho (formerly Mukainakano) will be up in makuuchi within a year. Tenshoho had a 3-5 this time at Makushita 1 so he's not gonna be Juryo next tournament but half of that was running into people on the main character progression arc (most notably Onokatsu)
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Mar 29, 2024 00:51
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Have there been any updates on Takerufuji's injury? Curious if he'll be good for May.
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Mar 29, 2024 11:17
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Nativity In Black posted:Have there been any updates on Takerufuji's injury? Curious if he'll be good for May. Sprained ankle and unspecified ankle ligament injury according to Chris Sumo: https://youtu.be/Csd9W6FW_Ao Going to miss the tour but no word on missing May
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Mar 29, 2024 11:26
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Banana Canada posted:
Thanks Banana Canada! I am surprised myself - I seem to switch between bottom and top of the Juryo list going from tournament to tournament. Picking Takerufuji was lucky! I think I just looked at the banzuke, saw his portrait and thought "This looks like a guy who means business!". I hope he recovers soon from his injury.
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I... may be in Fukuoka just in time to catch Day 14 or 15 of the November basho. What's the process for getting tickets again? Looking to get tickets for the areas with actual seats and tables.
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