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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Yokozuna, post: 955437, member: 26087&quot;]I love Japanese Sumo wrestling and a Yokozuna is a &quot;Grand Champion.&quot; You have to win 2 tournaments, called Bashos, in a row and be voted in by the Sumo governing body. Some times winning 2 Bashos in a row will still not get you the title of Yokozuna. It all depends on how you win and how the Sumo governors view your overall performance. Six Bashos are held each year. Once you are a Yokozuna you cannot be demoted, but you are expected to keep on winning or retire. A Yokozuna that puts himself or the sport of Sumo in a bad light is also expected to retire. The rules of pay in Sumo depend on who you beat, your win/loss record for each &quot;Basho&quot; and if you are ranked lower than a Yokozuna and you beat him in a match, your pay goes up for each match you fight during the rest of your career. MOST Sumo wrestlers have and will never make it to Yokozuna. Another way that Sumo wrestlers are paid is by sponsors that put up money for a match between 2 competitors that are both expected to win or are popular in the sport. Each sponsor has a advertising banner that is carried around the ring before the match. The sponsors put up about $6000 each and 1 match could have 5 to 25 sponsors. Some call this enticement money. Half of the money is paid to the winner in envelopes at the end of that bout and half is put into the winners &quot;Retirement&quot; fund. The Yokozunas make millions of dollars depending on how long they stay in the sport. The sport is thought to around 900 years old and is full of tradition. When a Yokozuna retires, his hair is cut in a special ceremony. In the 900 years of Sumo, only 65 men have held the title of Yokozuna. Some periods have had no wrestlers at the rank of Yokozuna with other times that 4 men have held the rank at the same time. If a Yokozuna looses to a lower ranked wrestler in a match, most of the fans throw the seat cushions into the ring to show their disapproval. Sumo wrestlers are HUGE, with the lowest weight in professional ranks at around 300 pounds. Some Yokozunas have reached the 550 to 600 pound level. They can be very hard for the lighter weigh wrestlers to move.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now you know more than you ever wanted to know about Yokozunas and Sumo. Sorry, but you asked <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In other words. I like Sumo and I used the name Yokozuna to honor the sport.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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