Blond On The Dohyo

[Taro Toporific]

Baruto has been promoted to ozeki...

Damn, he quit already.

Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto retires
NHK | 2013-Sept-12
Former sumo champion Baruto from Estonia has ended his career as a wrestler. The 28-year-old announced his retirement to the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday.
Baruto made his debut in the 2004 summer tournament.
He entered the top Maku-uchi division after only 12 tournaments, or about 2 years later, in one of the fastest rises in sumo history.
Baruto was promoted to the second-highest rank of ozeki, or champion, in the 2010 summer tournament...
...Baruto missed the last 2 tournaments this year due to injury. He fell to the second highest division, Juryo, for the autumn tournament ...more...

[Mike Oxlong]

The little big man had his hair cut today, marking the end of his career as a sumotori.

[Mike Oxlong]

Meet Takanoyama Shuntaro, aka Pavel Bojar, Japan’s skinniest sumo wrestler

The Czech bounced and announced. Retirement. Sayonara Pavel. You will be missed.

[matsuki]

dayam that dude is buff! The J-sumo dudes simply look fat next to him.

[Coligny]

Isn't their supposed to be fight by categories ? Cause if not, just send The Rock and it will be over quickly...

[Mike Oxlong]

Don't you mean The Mountain?

[Coligny]

Nah...

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[Mike Oxlong]

Krazy Kanook

Osaka will also see the official debut of Brodik Henderson, the first wrestler from Canada since John Tenta more than 30 years ago. Tenta started his career with 21 straight wins and three lower-division championships before quitting sumo suddenly to become a pro-wrestler. Despite going on to later fame and fortune in the WWF, he left behind an image of Canadians being soft and unable to handle the sumo lifestyle.

Three decades later, when many stables were first approached about taking the young British Columbia native, his predecessor’s name and hasty departure was one of the first points of concern raised. Henderson is hoping to change the negative impression of his countrymen and last a lot longer than the six months Tenta did.

“Right now I’m overwhelmed because this has all happened so fast, but we all have to grow up at some point and I want to take advantage of this great opportunity. I just want to do my best and work hard even when I am tired and keep pushing and pushing because in the end that’s really what’s going to make you the best you can be,” he said determinedly.

The sumo association’s rules about foreigners having to skip their first tournament to concentrate on learning the language and culture means Henderson won’t be on the dohyo this time, but it’s likely he will be in the arena helping his stablemaster Nishikido. He’s only been in the country since early February and pretty soon will be too famous to approach, so if you see a 201-centimeter, 160-kilogram guy with long, curly hair wandering around, now’s your chance to say “hi”.

https://www.kansaiscene.com/2015/03/kan ... s-careers/

[BigInJapan]

Krazy Kanook

Osaka will also see the official debut of Brodik Henderson, the first wrestler from Canada since John Tenta more than 30 years ago. Tenta started his career with 21 straight wins and three lower-division championships before quitting sumo suddenly to become a pro-wrestler. Despite going on to later fame and fortune in the WWF, he left behind an image of Canadians being soft and unable to handle the sumo lifestyle.

Three decades later, when many stables were first approached about taking the young British Columbia native, his predecessor’s name and hasty departure was one of the first points of concern raised. Henderson is hoping to change the negative impression of his countrymen and last a lot longer than the six months Tenta did.

“Right now I’m overwhelmed because this has all happened so fast, but we all have to grow up at some point and I want to take advantage of this great opportunity. I just want to do my best and work hard even when I am tired and keep pushing and pushing because in the end that’s really what’s going to make you the best you can be,” he said determinedly.

The sumo association’s rules about foreigners having to skip their first tournament to concentrate on learning the language and culture means Henderson won’t be on the dohyo this time, but it’s likely he will be in the arena helping his stablemaster Nishikido. He’s only been in the country since early February and pretty soon will be too famous to approach, so if you see a 201-centimeter, 160-kilogram guy with long, curly hair wandering around, now’s your chance to say “hi”.

https://www.kansaiscene.com/2015/03/kan ... s-careers/

Cool, a kid from my hometown who looks like he has a good chance too.
He's already competed in North American sumo championships, and he's only 19.

[kurogane]

In case you want some selfie powered Gay Grease to go with the fat boy homoerotics:

Is there a new rule that all white Canadians under age 25 with normal last names have to have stupid first names? Brodik? Why not just save breath and call him Gronkoid or Dumblok? Or even just Truck?

Anyways, doing Sumo probably isn't half as gay as watching it, so go BC boy!

[Mike Oxlong]

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