 However he had to withdraw from the July 2014 tournament after damaging his right hamstring and right anterior cruciate ligament in a defeat to Harumafuji on Day 5.Hōmashō never managed to return to competition and in the middle of the January 2015 tournament, which he sat out of, he announced his retirement.He has stayed in sumo as a coach at his stable under the name Tatsutagawa Oyakata.