That dude who didn't meet the height requirement getting pushed back only to flip the other wrestler out of the ring was wild.

My first trip to Tokyo, there was a sumo tournament. I bought a ticket on a whim, and I loved every moment of it. I jumped out of my seat when 200lb Takanoyama flipped his 400lb opponent. I’ll never forget it.

The one where his mentor was retiring while having his best win ever made me cry

One very minor thing a lot of people don't know about rikishi is that they smell *AMAZING*. The wax they use for their traditional hairstyles is very heavily fragranced. It's made by only one family-owned company, and all rikishi use it. I used to live near a beya and sometimes would come across rikishi on the subway. The whole car would instantly fill with this just glorious smell. It was always the best part of my day.

Imagine the entire offensive line in football was just replaced with professional sumo wrestlers

If there’s anything I’ve learned from Street Fighter, it’s that they can launch themselves vast distances from a standstill

I genuinely wish that my history class was this interesting

The comparison between sumo wrestlers having a layer of fat to protect from injury to football players wearing helmets was brilliant. Sumo is a respectable sport and really fun to watch.

“It’s all about the respect”- some guy who disrespected the whole country.

I've never found sumo silly. I've always been terrified of getting charged by one of the wrestlers.

I never was into sumo wrestling, but just the fact that you can see clear muscle definition through their thick layer of fat signals to me that these guy train and work hard for this sport.

I was a college wrestler and a football lineman during high school. Sumo is like a union of those two sports— and it’s absolutely spectacular to watch

What I like about sumo, is that during a match every single act just LOOKS like there is so much power and force behind it. Even when their in a standoff and they have a grip on eachother, it looks like two mountains PUSHING against eachother and I swear you can feel the force even through the screen

The part that saddens me the most is their pay. Imagine wanting to be a professional Sumo wrestler and be seen by thousands, only to get paid less than a McDonald's employee.

There's an interesting but sad documentary about when sumo wrestlers retire. Its often that they live in pain from the trauma they put thier bodies through. Most don't live long after.

I am a grown man that cried when Tokushoryu won his yusho. For every disappointment in Sumo there's a Moment of pure exhilaration.

Watching a sumo event is something that I would encourage a lot of people to do. Not only for the sport but the people in and around the sport are incredible and so respectful. Maybe it’s a sign of the culture but it’s awesome to see such ferocity with deep respect for one another

Japan has a deep rich history