Foreigners Too Friendly

[Mulboyne]

The Sumo Council has set up a body to review tournaments to see whether they can see any evidence of someone throwing a bout. The recent basho has been given a clean bill of health but the report noted that foreign wrestlers tend to speak with each other and shake hands which they think might raise suspicions of collusion. For instance, Mongolian Shotenro spoke with his compatriot Kyokutenho for about half an hour before their match. Perhaps they'd prefer to see a few backstage punch-ups.

Source (Japanese)

[Iraira]

Waiting for someone to say, "Corruption in sumo never existed prior to foreigners becoming involved in the sport.":confused:

[Samurai_Jerk]

The Sumo Council has set up a body to review tournaments to see whether they can see any evidence of someone throwing a bout. The recent basho has been given a clean bill of health but the report noted that foreign wrestlers tend to speak with each other and shake hands which they think might raise suspicions of collusion. For instance, Mongolian Shotenro spoke with his compatriot Kyokutenho for about half an hour before their match. Perhaps they'd prefer to see a few backstage punch-ups.

Source (Japanese)

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Doctor Stop]

Waiting for someone to say, "Corruption in sumo never existed prior to foreigners becoming involved in the sport.":confused:

Not before Rikidozan.

[Greji]

Not before Rikidozan.

A Zainichi of class until he ran into a knife.......

[matsuki]

When you haven't seen your peepee in years and masturbation is no longer and option, you'd think they'd all be more friendly...and then there's the wrestlers.

BTW, many J-birds say I'm "too friendly" with all my touchy feelyness....yet they keep coming back for more.