 The first top division wrestler he produced was Aminishiki in 2000, who reached the "sekiwake" rank in 2007.Aminishiki's brother Asōfuji, who retired in 2011 after a match-fixing scandal, was also a briefly a top division wrestler.In November 2007 Asahifuji acquired the prestigious Isegahama elder name and renamed his stable Isegahama stable.