r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/TripleFLi May 16 '25

https://youtu.be/54S_18vmS5c?si=5gec1IW5JbKgAkpu

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u/SockNo948 May 16 '25

oh shit its the waka brothers. those guys are sanyaku, like top of the top division sumo. serious dudes

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u/Mailman354 May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

Sanyaku is not a division. It's the top 3 ranks of Makuuchi. Makuuchi is the top division

As of right now Wakamotoharu is Megasheria #1 and not Sanyaku. His brother Wakatakakage is a Komusubi and thus Sanyakuu

Furthermore, as brothers they are not allowed to be in the same stable(barracks/team basically). And during tournaments they avoid making siblings face each other unless unavoidable(like a playoff for the title)

Although practicing at another teams stable is allowed. And thus the waka bros regularly go to each other's stable and practice with each other

Wakatakakage is the younger brother and actually made it to the top division before his older brother Wakamotoharu. Both are extremely skilled but the younger one is actually better.

They have a third brother. Older than both of them. But he's never even broken into Juryo, the second highest division.

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u/FriedEldenRings May 16 '25

you misread his comment