born september wrestler history sport japan reach highest rank january successful wrestler win official tournaments single year entire career won division tournament championships placing fourth time list sole criticized times media standards behaviour expected holder prestigious rank history suspended competition august participated charity soccer match home country despite having withdrawn regional tour claiming injury career filled multitude controversies career cut short retired february allegations assaulted man outside tokyo nightclub early life background comes family strong background wrestling father elder brothers achieving high ranks sport trained originally came japan exchange student friend future attended trained club early career recruited stable stable gave literally morning blue dragon regular prefix stable professional debut january time fellow division stars home country quick overtake attained elite status september winning promotion division reached division tournaments later january san debut rank earned award outstanding performance records promoted second highest rank july november took division tournament championship record took tournaments professional debut win division title fastest january won second straight championship shortly tournament granted title highest rank promotion coincided retirement injury plagued japanese born date career tournament ended disappointing record won tournaments combined career championships division puts fourth place time list nominally shared rank fact rival fought handful bouts injury meet competition year won championship came injury sustained july tournament win title year september announced retirement november leaving began consecutive perfect tournament wins january march attained went add titles career total seven recorded scores unbeaten run continued days tournament giving winning streak bouts total longest run upset gained revenge defeating playoff final day claim championship november wrestler win tournaments year achieved feat won ninth emperor cup average score autumn win attributed official ceremony marriage held august actually married december social round inevitably follows japanese weddings affected pre tournament preparations prevented training continued dominate wrestler win tournaments year great achieved feat consecutive tournament victories twice calendar year lost bouts year rare losses came september start dropped day bout tenure november visibly emotional winning eighty bout year surpassing record set tournament time championships including wins january combined victory final tournament meant man history win seven consecutive tournament championships consecutive streak came end january took tournament championship year performance january surprisingly poor successfully rebounded winning march tournament losses tournaments matched loss total tournament sustained injury elbow second day falling surprising loss visibly slow rise ground absent tournament day later released statement confirming withdrawing tournament doctors told able compete months meant miss july tournament ready start july tournament won record following tournament won eighteenth career title record won final tournament nineteenth career title fifth won perfect record january posted record fourth straight championship returning injury fifth man win career championships march dropped bouts won thirteen row score win title lost playoff time career fellow turned par record losing appeared carrying injury won tournament promoted immediately sole total tournaments retirement november longest period time history july lost opening day rallied win fourteen bouts taking 21st title record suspended tournaments returned tournaments january final day faced battle defeated giving final record march faced title day marking fifth time years contested championship day consecutive tournaments rematch victor winning 22nd title haul tournament championships tournament lost opening day injured match subsequent losses eventual winner tournament contention got bad start july tournament losing day second loss day pulled tournament sixth day citing pain elbow september tournament similarly poor fashion compiling record days tenth day match withdrew elbow pain presented medical certificate returned october staying shortly tournament november enter stated withdraw time suggested retire comeback proved unsuccessful january tournament remarkable success won fourteen matches losing day won resulting playoff earn 23rd championship pass time list fourth wrestler won tournaments victory came exactly years returned tournaments win championship record head described comeback amazing ticket sales television ratings showed marked increase winning run continued playoff win announced crowd thank following tournament march went undefeated days lost days putting contention championship lost final day match finish tournament lost early won row falling day lost final day finishing returned tournament receive treatment bruised chest suffered defeat june received hero labour award outgoing president highest government award equivalent japanese people honour award performed poorly july tournament record worst finish years damaged right knee regional tour august time injured knee preparations september tournament despite won matches finally losing leaving wrestlers win resulting playoff win 24th tying time list triumph took place 29th birthday finished tournament november losing matches january tournament clinched 25th day beating wins ahead beaten final day seventh straight time regulation matches finished history match fixing speculation lawsuits january weekly tabloid magazine reported paid opponents fight allow win previous november tournament perfect score denied claims court october court appearance appeared lawsuit brought wrestlers seeking million million publisher said allegations complete lies sad disgusted appearing court defence magazine wrestler similar allegations bout fixing career suggested win november tournament example fixed match march ordered publisher magazine freelance writer articles pay million damages believed highest award libel damages magazine japanese history chief judge stated reporting extreme suspension tournament victory july decided skip regional summer tour beginning august injury medical forms submitted indicated injuries left elbow stress fracture lower require weeks rest heal seen television participating soccer match charity homeland reported request government suggestion exaggerated extent injuries avoid duties exhibition tour caused media storm ordered return japan august suspended upcoming september tournament november time sport history active suspended main tournament announced salaries cut months instructed restrict movements home stable hospital director called behaviour given act good example wrestlers punishment action appropriate severe punishment imposed grand tournament system adopted years ago responded saying injuries treated prepare winter regional tour january tournament reported finding severity punishment difficult deal doctors diagnosed suffering acute stress disorder disorder august allowed return treatment treatment returned japan november actions press conference assault allegations subsequent retirement january tournament tabloid magazine claimed punched personal manager getting drunk night downtown tournament head apologised behaviour subsequently emerged manager restaurant employee attacked reportedly sustaining broken nose man file report police january told authorities reached settlement despite police rule possibility questioning assault subsequently february announced decision retire discussing matter meeting stated feel heavy responsibility caused trouble people person end think destiny retire like comment directly brawl actually happened different media reports decided step bring closure referred criticism showing dignity everybody talks dignity went ring felt fierce like devil asked memorable bout chose win parents watching chief director revealed directors debating day punish felt compelled resign misconduct board accepted want apologize fans person injured incident recommended retirement pressed dismissal chosen anger news high ranking official accused incident excuse rid reach tournament victories feel want break record titles behavior people newspaper called broadcasts suspended reacting tense mood public spokesman issued statement resignation influence friendship japanese citizens requested people stay calm reaction japan mixed public saying said miss japanese media compared case earlier forced resign dropping tournament claiming illness subsequently photographed baseball game received criticism handling incident general obtained japanese citizenship eligible stay world coach entitled formal retirement ceremony given retirement believed million million gave press conference march denied committing act violence said regret decision retire claimed fact people trying push gone win tournament titles asked rumours enter mixed martial arts replied haven thought refused questions japanese reporters questioned voluntarily investigators reportedly said hand struck man denied assault july police reported public prosecutors said indicted retirement ceremony cancelled event went ahead planned october dignitaries taking turns final cut said fans life japanese like japanese spirit want better person events received criticism officials media career strict code conduct expected wrestlers tournament bouts ranged merely accepting prize money wrong hand raising arms victory championship giving opponents extra bout appealing judges referee decision july pulled fellow traditional japanese knot bout day tournament resulting immediate disqualification disqualified bout reportedly communal bath accused breaking wing mirror car japanese fans called incident year taking interviews journalists called korean journalist sparking controversy south korean newspapers uneasy relationship july apologized row wedding arrangements resulted seen drunk public damaging stable property tendency return informing led like unable attend funeral stable previous head coach december seen public business suit casual dress instead traditional wrestlers expected wear post career immediately retirement speculation switch mixed martial arts reported forming camp athletes instead businessman business interests whilst active launching family holding company early based investing exclusively inside company assets banking real estate mining wealth estimated million active philanthropy establishing supported olympic team given scholarships college students studying japan donated english language textbooks schools member democratic_party fighting style relative lightweight early career weighing relied speed technique compete heavier opponents gradually weight right average later career tended confront opponents head intention training reported multiple dumb bells whilst gym commentator reportedly bench pressed intense approach training high profile wrestlers avoided training fearing injury favoured techniques according profile left hand outside right hand inside grip opponent belt series rapid chest common winning career force push outer arm throw inner arm throw thrust different career wider range wrestlers july defeated inner thigh throw technique seen division trademark lifting body slam feat tremendous strength normally smaller weaker opponents twice dumped technique family brothers active combat sports mixed martial arts fighter professional wrestler competes new japan pro wrestling legend brothers strong backgrounds wrestling met wife high school years old divorced having separated years son daughter career record
Asashōryū Akinori