Pro wrestler and sumo wrestler Akebono Taro has sadly passed away at the age of 54. The former AJPW and NJPW star had been battling heart issues, and reports in Japan have claimed that he died of ...

Taro Akebono, a former Yokozuna (Grand Champion) sumo wrestler, has passed away. On April 11, media outlets in Hawaii and ...

After that, he entered the world of professional wrestling. The sumo boom of the Heisei Era (1989-2019) was centered on the two brothers Wakanohana and Takanohana. But it was Akebono, the first ...

Sumo legend Taro Akebono, who drove a resurgence in the sport's popularity and became its first foreign grand champion, has died of heart failure at the age of 54. The Hawaiian-born wrestler ...

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestling star Akebono Taro has died at the age of 54 due to heart failure. On Wednesday night, news broke that Akebono had died in a hospital in Tokyo. Born Chadwick Haheo ...

Royce Gracie, UFC legend joins Keyshawn Johnson on the All Facts No Brakes podcast where he recalls a time fighting legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō. Akebono stood at a towering 6 ft ...

2024 Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association said on Thursday.

Kitanofuji's final record as a sumo wrestler was 784–426–69 ... away this year following the passing of 11-time champion Akebono this past April. Our hearts go out to the sumo legend's ...

File photo shows Sumo wrestlers (from left) Wakahanada, Akebono and Mainoumi in London during the October 1991 Japan Sumo Association tour to the city. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Sumo ...

The world is mourning the loss of Akebono Taro, one of Hawaii’s most legendary athletes and an iconic figure in sumo wrestling. Born Chad Rowan, Akebono has passed away, leaving behind a legacy ...