futon sale; grand champion dies

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,903

  April 11

  Who?

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• BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 11,545

  April 11

  I remember this guy. ESPN used to show some sumo events back when they had only two channels, and before people thought it was interesting to watch cornhole tournaments.

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• EwaDawg Member Posts: 4,209

  April 12

  https://hardcorehusky.com/discussion/comment/1959030#Comment_1959030

  I know you don't give a shit but he was the very first gaijin (foreigner) to reach the highest rank in Sumo. Locally, he is / was a pretty big deal.

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• RaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 105,903

  April 12

  It rings a bell

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• EsophagealFeces Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,093

  April 12

  Does he have any sons who play on the lines?

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• PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,257

  April 12

  @CFetters_Nacho_Lover would whoop that dude’s ass

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,431

  April 12

  We don’t have any sumo alumni here, pal, unless you count @CFetters_Nacho_Lover

  And he’s a Whitman bro anyhow.

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• YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 35,431

  April 12 edited April 12

  If I even go to Japan, I wanna go to a sumo match.

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• RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,804

  April 18

  Only 54. Akebono was a huge deal in Japan.

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