The top division of Sumo is called the makuuchi, which includes five ranks. The top rank is yokozuna, which translates to ...

Wrestlers taking matters into their own hands and making things real is a rarity. Long before WWE’s Netflix docuseries Unreal ...

Sumo fans got the showdown they have long waited for as newly promoted yokozuna Onosato beat yokozuna Hoshoryu in a dramatic playoff to win the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28.

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.

Seven years after leaving the Japan Sumo Association, former yokozuna and 22-time Emperor's Cup winner Takanohana sees ...

While talking about his time hanging out with his Bone Street Krew, The Undertaker talked about an incident where he accidentally lit Yokozuna's hair on fire when they were in a hotel room together.

Whether you knew him as Soul Train Jones in AWA, Virgil in the WWF/E, Vincent in the nWo while in WCW, or reprising his role as Soul Train Jones in AEW, Virgil has spent over 35 years in the ...

The May grand sumo tournament turned out to be one of the most unpredictable competitions ever, with many upsets and surprises. But in the end, the sport's alpha dog wasn't going to be denied. One of ...

Yokozuna was a legendary WWF (WWE these days) heel, the professional-wrestling term for a bad guy — but Agatupu Rodney Anoaʻi was a legendary good dude. As the first WWE Superstar profiled on the new ...

Kisenosato had previously finished in second place (called “jun-yusho”) a record 12 times without winning a tournament (“yusho”) — though he still has the record for most jun-yusho with only one yusho ...

With the passing of Tochinoumi on Jan. 29 there are now just 15 surviving active or retired yokozuna. Sumo’s highest rank has few, if any, parallels in other sports. Perhaps the closest comparison ...

When fans look back at the early to mid-1990s, few Superstars towered over the New Generation of WWE the way the massive Yokozuna did. The two-time WWE champion dominated the main event scene, ...