Musashimaru Kōyō

Akebono was the first, as I said, Yokozuna, the first highest rank for, as a foreign wrestler.

And the second one was Musashimaru, who a little bit looks like one of the main romantic figures in Japanese history.

It's, um, one of, uh, the name, uh, Saigo Takamori, Takamori Saigo, and he looked a bit like him, so Musashimaru was well-beloved.

Akebono, not so much.

Uh, and Konishiki is still alive.

Akebono is, um, has been, uh, is dead lo- for, like, 10 years or so.

And, um, Konishiki made a huge impact, like Akebono, like Musashimaru, in the Hawaiian, mm, culture and motivated several foreign wrestlers to go into grand sumo.

Especially at the beginning of the 2000s, a huge wave of Mongols have entered the scene, the highest sumo ranks, and this trend continues to this day.

And what's fascinating here is the underlying mechanics of that loss.

Former Yokozuna Musashi Maru broke this down perfectly.

Oh, what did he say?

Well, Onosato secured his inside grip, but he hesitated.