Document  - 2009-08-11
At 2:45 - holy shit he just picked a Volkswagen-shaped human being and literally carried him outside the ring.
Thanks for this, teethsalad. You rock.
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11
wajima has a pretty interesting story -
"Wajima was the first and to date only former collegiate competitor to be promoted to yokozuna(he was nicknamed the "Sumo Genius" because of his college background). His other departures from sumo norms included having his hair permed before growing a topknot, staying in luxury hotels and driving a Lincoln Continental whilst on regional sumo tours (jungyo), and associating himself with outsiders such as the yazuka and going out on late night drinking sessions."
"Following his retirement Wajima took over as oyakata, or head coach, of Hanakago stable in 1981, having married the eldest daughter of the previous stablemaster. However his time there was controversial. He lacked leadership qualities and most unusually did not even live in the stable, preferring to commute. Hanakago declined to the point when it did not have any top division wrestlers left. In 1982 his wife attempted suicide and he was demoted from his position as a shimpanor judge as a result. (cont.)
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11 The marriage eventually ended in divorce. In 1985 he was pressured by fellow oyakata to resign from the Sumo Association after it emerged that he was heavily in debt due to the failure of his chankonabe restaurant and had put up his shares in the Association (which allow you to be an oyakata) as collateral on a loan, a practice strictly forbidden. The stable folded completely with all its wrestlers transferring to the affiliated Hanaregoma stable.
To pay off his debts, Wajima turned to pro wrestling. Shohei Baba, owner of All Japan Pro Wrestling, convinced him to join his promotion and train at their dojo. Because of his status as a former Yokozuna (the first since Azumafuji to turn to pro wrestling), Wajima was pushed as a superstar, feuding with Stan Hansen over the PWF Heavyweight Championship. In the long run, however, accumulated injuries from his sumo years limited his potential as a professional wrestler, and he ended up retiring from the game altogether in 1988."
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11 and that's the story of "king debt"
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Document - 2009-08-11 That's an awesome story.
Sumo Week is the best week.
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11 glad that my 13 yrs of fandom combined w/my being unemployed is causing somebody to be less bored somewhere
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kiint - 2009-08-11
4:20 looks like a giant version of Adrians' brother Paulie in Rocky
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kiint - 2009-08-11 also is that throat grab-n-push thing legal? I guess so....he won with it
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11 no eye gouging, no closed fist strikes, no hair pulling, no crotch business, and no kicking above the knee
everything else is fair game
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teethsalad - 2009-08-11 and that dude is takamiyama, the 1st hawaiian in sumo
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