GOTNW Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 No point in discussing who the best one is since it's obviously Tenryu But I thought I'd make for a fun topic. There's also Taue obviously, as well as Rikioh and Wajima, Akebono (duh) and a few others I'm probably forgetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Love sumo guys, for obvious reasons (no spoil on current basho, thank you fellow sumo fans). Taue doing the tsuppari attack always gets a pop from me. Meng did some sumo shit when he worked there (SWS I remember). Kitao was plain offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 There's really not many sumo moves used in wrestling to be honest. Some of the throws are definitely applicable though. Sumo's a really weird sport in that it is a fighting/physical type of sport but has almost no influence on any other sport. Sumo is a great sport though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Now that I have gotten into sumo I look forward to revisiting Akebono to see how he utilized those disciplines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Now that I have gotten into sumo I look forward to revisiting Akebono to see how he utilized those disciplines In Sumo, he was the master of using his long limbs to keep opponents away and slap/push people out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Sumo is a work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Several of the IWE guys in the 1960s and 70s had sumo backgrounds: Toyonobori, Rusher Kimura, Takashi “Onomi” Ishikawa, Umanosuke Ueda... and maybe a couple more. I'm not too sure if they used a lot of sumo moves, though. Rikidozan's chop is based on an open-handed sumo strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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