World champions can define a promotion, but a lot of times it takes a second or third reign for a wrestler to really find ...

That was the last word many of WWE’s top Superstars heard when they faced the imposing Yokozuna ... to becoming one of the most dominant WWE Champions of all time. Trained by the ferocious ...

Yokozuna's victory at the 1993 Royal Rumble was a significant moment; it sent a heel to the Show of Shows, where the member ...

The Japan Sumo Association will hold an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors on Wednesday to discuss Hoshoryu's promotion to the highest rank of Yokozuna Grand Champion. The association ...

In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his promotion to yokozuna. The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura ...

Hakuho, one of the all-time yokozuna greats, formally retired from the ring on Jan. 28 with a ceremony that involved the ritual cutting of his topknot. Former rival yokozuna from Mongolia were ...

While Hulk Hogan celebrated his newly-won WWF Championship after beating Yokozuna at WrestleMania IX, it could be seen clearly that the Hulkster had a black eye. Hogan claimed that he got the ...

The 25-year-old Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu has marked a historic achievement by winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament and securing his promotion to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, the only current yokozuna, has decided to retire after an injury-plagued career, a Japan Sumo Association source said Thursday. The Mongolian-born ...

Ozeki Hoshoyru (facing camera) receives the championship trophy from Japan Sumo Association chief Hakkaku after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in a three-way playoff on Jan. 26, 2025 ...