Kinboshi Sumo

Nick and I will be back next week with a full review of the May 2026 Tournament next week but for now... WOW!!! What a final day! I'll keep this description spoiler free but here's my instant reaction after an exhausting day watching a particularly rowdy sake bar. My voice gave out on me so forgive me but for the rest of the show we've got Sean and I breaking down Dallas Sumo Club and Rollertown Beerworks' 2026 Rollertown Showdown in Frisco Texas with a discussion of how we can grow sumo locally. Thanks for listening everyone, back next week!
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Music Queues:
Headline News by BreakzStudios
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Western by AtlasAudio
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Festa In Autumn, Folk Okinawa by syntheway
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Both Yokozunas are now out after Hoshoryu's pulled hamstring but Ozeki Kirishima is leading the charge to be the next Mongolian Yokozuna! Those stories, a handful of injuries, and a handful of other contenders including Wakatakakage and Tobizaru.
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Music Queues:
Headline News by BreakzStudios
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Chinese Dynasty by Roman Sol
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Festa In Autumn, Folk Okinawa by syntheway
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Phil has returned to educate us on the prognosis for several injuries playing a role in the May tournament including the absence of Yokozuna Onosato and Kadoban Ozeki Aonishiki (at least to start the basho) and many more (for better or worse).
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0:00 Intro
0:42 News (Onosato and Aonishiki)
13:38 Injury Report (Kirishima, Yoshinofuji, Wakatakakage, Fujinokawa and more)
36:43 Over/Under (days competed for hurt rikishi)
46:33 Outro
Sound Credits:
Headline News by BreakzStudios
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Festa In Autumn, Folk Okinawa by syntheway
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Injury Report Mix:
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Lady of the 80s by Grand_Project:
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Articles Referenced:
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Nick is back to break down the banzuke and make our dark horse and favorite picks to win the yusho this basho! Is it finally Hoshoryu's time to win a yokozuna yusho? Is Onosato's shoulder finally healthy? Can Kirishima go back to back now that he's returned to Ozeki?
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0:00 Intro
0:45 News
14:15 Banzuke Talk
45:45 Picking Favorites
52:00 Outro
Music Queues:
Headline News by BreakzStudios
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Bebop Coffee Shop by Alex Morgan https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-jazz-bebop-coffee-shop-517090/
Total War by AudioAtlant
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Festa In Autumn, Folk Okinawa by syntheway
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Could a rikishi make it in the NFL Draft? I'm at the Rollertown Showdown in Dallas, Texas this weekend, but my friend Tyler was kind enough to join us and break down what sumo skills translate to American football and vice versa. What do you think? How would a rikishi fare in NFL or college football and who would you pluck out of American Football to try their hand in the dohyo?
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Check out John Gunning's most recent take on the subject:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/11/sumo/sumo-vs-nfl/
Music:
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Solo episode this week but we have some grumbles about injuries to Onosato, Fujinokawa, and Nishikifuji as well as Chiyomaru's new life post retirement and a couple new recruits (Christopher Lee Bill and Nicolas Tarasenko). Then we switch gears to talk about places you can look if you want to start following sumo news yourself and digress a bit to talk about One Championship's current struggles and how the system Hakkaku and the JSA maintain keep them resilient against similar pressures.
0:00 Intro
0:24 News (Injuries, Chiyomaru, and Debutants)
13:48 How Japanese Papers Cover Sumo
25:37 How the JSA keeps Sumo resilient where other combat sports suffer
31:50 Outro
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Audio Sources:
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Not the most joyous episode, but we finally have a verdict on the Isegahama / Hakunofuji violence incident from the JSA. Former Yokozuna Terunofuji has been demoted 2 ranks in the elder pyramid but will not lose his stable. Instead the 5 elders at the stable will administer the stable as a council.
For sumo though, violence still needs to be pushed out of the wrestlers' home lives and with that in mind I was lucky enough to have a friend who happens to be a psychologist specializing in trauma, PTSD, and working with military veterans to talk turn around my negative mentality and start me thinking on positive routes to growth going forward. I hope our free flowing conversation where he guided me from frustrated and despondent to fired up and ready to affect change can help you like it did me.
0:00 Intro
1:43 News (Superstar Tour, Takayasu Healthy, Onosato Practicing)
4:02 Summary of JSA Ruling
10:40 Criticism from Nikkan Sports
13:22 History of Violence in Sumo
16:19 How do you grow past violence and trauma?
Articles:
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202604090000577.html?Page=3
https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2026/04/11/articles/20260411s00005000231000c.html
https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2026/04/11/kiji/20260410s00005000416000c.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202604090000621.html
https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202604090001214.html
https://hochi.news/articles/20260409-OHT1T51139.html?page=1&utm_abtest=C
https://hochi.news/articles/20260411-OHT1T51349.html
Music:
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Goose from the Sunday Morning Sumo Show joins us to finally break down the infamous "12 wins is not a yusho" quote from former Yokozuna Kisenosato / current Nishonoseki Oyakata after Kirishima's 12-3 Ozeki repromotion. Before that we do a quick merry go round with the news briefly touching on Enho's prospectus post promotion, a past stars basho, and injuries with the spring tour including Aonishiki's broken toe.
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Sound FX
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Nick is back and so is Kirishima! The Once And Future Ozeki wins his 3rd Yusho over Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Maegashira surprise Kotoshoho. Join us to review the March Tournament that was and look forward to the future, complete with our Yung-zeki Sweepstakes update.
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0:00 Intro
0:38 Kirishima Wins
10:54 Hoshoryu and Kotoshoho Runner-Ups
20:13 Onosato Pulls Out
22:30 Aonishiki Stumbles
31:12 Yung-zeki Update (Yoshinofuji, Hakunofuji, Atamifuji, Fujiryoga, Oho)
51:10 Outro
Sound FX
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Just a quick solo instant reaction for you before Nick and I can really dig deep next week with our full review. I loved the basho and just wanted to talk about Kirishima's imminent Ozeki re-promotion and the apparent diverging paths of our runners up Yokozuna Hoshoryu and rank-and-filer Kotoshoho.