Displaying items 1-10 of 16 in total of Sumo Kaboom with the tag "yokozuna".
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325: Days 1 - 3 November Sumo Tournament 2026
November 11th, 2026 | 35 mins 11 secs
2026, basho, days 1-3, katsura sunshine, november, rakugo, sumo, yokozuna
Our favorite bouts of days 1-3 of the November, 2026 tournament. Tamawashi is back in the top division! Wakatakakage is back! Fujinokawa is having a rough start. Hoshoryu looks tentative then strong then … well. Also, RAKUGO. We saw Katsura Sunshine and wanna tell you about it.
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321: Sumo Under Pressure
October 16th, 2026 | 45 mins 32 secs
hoshoryu, injury, pressure, yokozuna, yokozuna history
When a sumo wrestler is injured, and he sits at the top of the banzuke, he is under enormous pressure - pressure to heal quickly and pressure to win. Some yokozuna have done well under this pressure. Some have not.
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307: Rivalry- Hoshoryu vs Takayasu
June 24th, 2026 | 35 mins 43 secs
head to head, heated rivalry, hoshoryu, ozeki, rivalries, rivalry, takayasu, yokozuna
Hoshoryu and Takayasu share a great rivalry. Find out why.
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263: Women of the YDC
June 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
Women, council, deliberation, makiko uchidate, sumo, ydc, yokozuna
After some quick news, we are joined by Mai for a discussion about the women who have served on the Yokozuna Deliberation Council.
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245: The Wheel Keeps Turning - Retirements and Promotions
February 5th, 2025 | 39 mins 54 secs
hoshoryu, news, sexiest rikishi, sexy, tokushoryu, yokozuna
We have winners to announce and so much news to discuss, including our new yokozuna Hoshoryu.
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225: Dai-Yokozuna
August 14th, 2024 | 30 mins 21 secs
dai-yokozuna, era, reiwa, terunofuji, yokozuna
The sumo sisters discuss what makes a dai-yokozuna. Hint: it's not all about the numbers!
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The Wonderful World of Ushizumo
August 11th, 2021 | 32 mins 2 secs
bull sumo, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, improv comedy, japan, kaboom, kimarite, nhk, olympics, podcast, sumo, sumo kaboom, sumo wrestling, tournament, ushizumo, yokozuna
Ushizumo, or bull sumo, is a sport in Japan! Yes, sumo with bulls.
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What is Terunofuji Doing Now?
July 28th, 2021 | 29 mins 49 secs
comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, improv comedy, japan, kaboom, meiji, nhk, podcast, sumo, sumo kaboom, sumo wrestling, terunofuji, tournament, tsuna, yokozuna
You say I'm a yokozuna? What happens now?
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July Basho Days 10-15
July 21st, 2021 | 59 mins 16 secs
bingo, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, hakuho, improv comedy, japan, july, kaboom, nhk, podcast, sumo, sumo kaboom, sumo wrestling, terunofuji, tournament, yokozuna
What a basho and what a BINGO! Wow! We can't cover all the bouts but we talk about a few that stood out to us on days 10-15. Here are your BINGO and sumo winners.
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One Does Not Simply Become a Yokozuna
June 9th, 2021 | 49 mins 13 secs
asashoryu, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, hakuho, haramafuji, improv comedy, japan, kaboom, kakuryu, kisenosato, nhk, podcast, sumo, sumo kaboom, sumo wrestling, takakeisho, terunofuji, tournament, yokozuna
What does it take to become a yokozuna?