born august japanese wrestler man history reach highest rank won tournament championships sixth highest total son popular ranked wrestler 1970s rise ranks alongside elder brother rivalry foreign born saw interest attendance tournaments early 1990s youngest reach division set number age related records solid aggressive style looking right hand grip opponents quickly ring won half bouts straightforward force later career suffered increasingly injuries retired january age head coach stable senior member background comes family great history called dynasty uncle father held second highest rank record tournaments retirement father established training stable stable young practising elementary school won equivalent title junior high school graduation formally joined father stable elder brother planning complete high school dropped brother early career brother professional debuts march future rival beginning career month brothers family quarters stable join communal room new recruits instructed refer parents father mother coach coach wife initially wrestled understood allowed adopt father meaning noble flower reached champion rank early career attracted publicity divisional promotion regarded media inevitable rise ranks progress rapid set numerous age related records including youngest division tournament champion years months youngest promoted second highest division years months youngest promoted division years months march fourth division tournament runner wins youngest special prize winner receiving awards fighting spirit technique following tournament defeated veteran match watched percent japanese population youngest defeat retired days january youngest division tournament champion years months young drink celebratory sake tournament party tea instead second championship september followed good scores tournaments promoted january tournament elevated period brothers created called boom credited restoring popularity particularly younger audiences interest rose highest level era 1930s official tournaments selling tickets day brother sex symbols promotion known youngest promoted years months foreign born great weight expectation step lack consistency dominance delayed promotion won championship lost playoff following tournament july produced losing score november year suffered injury problems won january tournaments won july perfect record taking september championship division titles won previous wrestler accumulated titles reaching highest rank nominated september tournament failed endorse required thirds majority time happened years insisted consecutive championships required having demanded promotion november managed win consecutive tournaments second consecutive unbeaten score promotion confirmed rank tournaments nearly years years months youngest time career total seven tournament championships start total won reached rank years pulled ahead rival peak time won tournaments entered finishing runner produced perfect scores september september overall won bouts fought far ahead wrestler tournaments win period defeated playoffs twice rules prevent wrestlers meeting regular tournament bouts playoffs meant avoided brother merger father stable uncle stable added division wrestlers list giving advantage face september won tournament championships years old sitting tournament career november injury suffered regional tour weight began susceptible injury illness affected liver disorder half caused withdraw january tournament miss opening ceremony winter olympics place taken pulled march tournament best traditional treatment methods available stable turned instead physical called considerable influence increasingly isolated father brother father claiming despite brother promotion year creating sibling grand champions barely speaking terms recovered win july september tournaments runner november badly affected injuries including shoulder managed score double figures year making peace family regained consistency temporarily sidelined elbow injury suffered july tournament brother retired march members stable past best dominant best results year runner performances won tournament years january winning fourteen bouts defeating fellow playoff final day won final championship playoff came great cost suffered knee damage loss 14th day insisted fighting end tournament result missed unprecedented seven consecutive tournaments undergoing surgery paris july having lengthy finally returned ring september declared compete retire finished 16th time tournament runner considering long away seen impressive comeback sat tournament knee injury comeback january making late decision compete shoulder injury caused miss days suffering successive losses announced retirement said regrets achieved father spoke relief decision seeing son battle injuries record tournament championships fourth best history time prime minister paying tribute retirement left japanese born wrestlers rank widely regarded end era official retirement ceremony held june ceremony party held broadcast live fighting style largely wrestler favouring techniques involved grabbing opponent belt preferred grip right hand inside left hand outside opponent common winning far simple force accounted percent victories regularly employed throw technique defeat second meetings september retirement retirement elder member great achievements given bonus million generation elder having purchase share association enabled fighting known father health failing took operation training stable january renaming stable retired shortly added new recruits stable years bringing total number wrestlers charge include foreign recruit amateur experience named twins july produced level wrestler promoted second highest division won championship january year later promoted division judge tournament bouts february year retirement role elders normally wait years election february replacing elected serve board director organization tends follow achievement organization appointment highly unusual place year old influential position compared served stint associate manager judging prior board director february moved judging department regional tour department high profile position mentioned october interested running spot february elections confirmed january stand despite fact mean opposing officially sanctioned candidates group stables result supporters left told press conference leave faction bid farewell meeting stepped race candidate contested elections took place secret ballot february elected board replacing seen reformer current ticket sales system improving support encouraging primary schools raising pay making public accounts assets victory praised japanese prime minister said let new wind change decision recognize group formed stables ousted official july wake scandal involving wrestlers admitting illegal gambling denied connections members underworld media reports seen visit recruit new following election new head august returned judging department director judging following month wife awarded million damages articles published concerning match fixing allegations controversy father inheritance having reached peak weight active wrestler lost great deal weight retirement retired wrestlers typically published book detailing weight loss methods relationship family family generally received positive press coverage active wrestlers press holding ideal japanese family tending ignore splits different attitudes philosophy outside world noted regarded somewhat reserved having warmer personality father death cancer bitter rift brothers widely reported japanese media felt chief funeral remained whilst brother left celebrity role went elder brother traditional father reported left suggested feud revolved control estate condemned mother affair led divorce exit stable july rumoured point reverted old published book appeared revealing details life wife seldom heard outside world rarely spoken june spoke distress news named defence witness civil lawsuit brought tabloid magazine allegations father benefited thrown match championship saying essentially fighting said responsibility resigning took stand radio interview said testify saying drag child marriage late announced engagement actress news sparked similar coverage royal wedding held year engagement broken following year reportedly seen parents unwilling sacrifice career regular stable wife role wife head coach looking stable recruits supporter groups regarded time job married television announcer years older couple son daughters career record
Takanohana Kōji