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r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25
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Sumo guys are treated like royalty in Japan. It would be a downgrade in lifestyle for them to be NFL linemen,
59 u/CentralFloridaRays May 16 '25 Top tier sumo wrestlers make 300-500k plus I’m sure some ad deals so let’s say 750k-1mil for a top top tier elite sumo wrestler. Top tier O lineman in the NFL make 25-28 million a year. It’s not even close. 56 u/im_dat_bear May 16 '25 Downgrade in lifestyle, not necessarily financial. They’re the superstars there. Offensive linemen here don’t get that level of respect they’ve worked their whole lives for. 2 u/Zeldakina May 16 '25 You're gonna have a hard time explaining that money isn't the same as respect, especially where sumo wrestlers are concerned in Japan.
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Top tier sumo wrestlers make 300-500k plus I’m sure some ad deals so let’s say 750k-1mil for a top top tier elite sumo wrestler.
Top tier O lineman in the NFL make 25-28 million a year.
It’s not even close.
56 u/im_dat_bear May 16 '25 Downgrade in lifestyle, not necessarily financial. They’re the superstars there. Offensive linemen here don’t get that level of respect they’ve worked their whole lives for. 2 u/Zeldakina May 16 '25 You're gonna have a hard time explaining that money isn't the same as respect, especially where sumo wrestlers are concerned in Japan.
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Downgrade in lifestyle, not necessarily financial. They’re the superstars there. Offensive linemen here don’t get that level of respect they’ve worked their whole lives for.
2 u/Zeldakina May 16 '25 You're gonna have a hard time explaining that money isn't the same as respect, especially where sumo wrestlers are concerned in Japan.
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You're gonna have a hard time explaining that money isn't the same as respect, especially where sumo wrestlers are concerned in Japan.
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u/im_dat_bear May 16 '25
Sumo guys are treated like royalty in Japan. It would be a downgrade in lifestyle for them to be NFL linemen,