I’ll be training with two of the world’s heaviest sumo wrestlers- Yama and Rami - alongside Igor Voitenko. With just five hours of training, we’ll step into the ring for a full sumo match to see if we ...

Akebono was a legendary sumo ... pro wrestling too. Generally, his weight fluctuated between the 440-500lbs mark, although he did balloon up to 514lbs for a spell. That was Akebono at his biggest ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month. The wrestlers are coming to Hot Springs on April ...

Professional wrestling became popular in 1600, has remained so ever since ... occasionally reach monstrous proportions. Biggest among current sumo celebrities is Dewagatake who, a pygmy compared ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The world's heaviest Sumo will compete "belly to belly" later this year in Arkansas' first-ever sumo wrestling exhibition. Set for March 3 at Hot Springs' Bank OZK Arena ...

Akebono ranked among the heaviest and tallest sumo wrestlers, reportedly weighing ... "When Akebono became the first-ever foreign-born grand champion, sumo's highest rank, in 1993, he opened ...

He also held the record for heaviest sumo wrestler ever, peaking at 628 pounds, from 1996 until 2017 — something that didn't always help him out. "It's all about the techniques," says Koni ...

He won 11 grand championships and became sumo’s 64th Yokuzuna in 1993. Also identified as Akebono Tarō, he was one of the tallest and heaviest wrestlers ever at 6-foot-8 and more than 500 pounds.

Akebono (sumo gimmicks aside ... Surely that number is just a rumour that caught steam?! Humphrey is the heaviest wrestler ever. He'll never be beaten. For more great wrestling content, check ...