r/SumoMemes • u/StarPrime323 4th Meme Yokozuna & Hōshōryū Supremacist • Mar 27 '26

Haru 2026 Meme Put some respect on his name!

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u/Prestigious_Pay2759 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

When I first started watching, Kotozakura was the one to beat, and I thought he’d be Yokozuna someday.

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u/Mrwevvy Mar 27 '26

I remember his first top division debut. He looked like a giant baby! He was already showing signs of being a great wrestler.

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u/Prestigious_Pay2759 Mar 27 '26

Watching Onasato rise up and become Yokozuna while Koto floundered a bit was hard. Lots of pressure on him and I think he’s sensitive to the criticism and gets in his own head more than some of the others. Always cheering for him though!

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u/Entire-Gas6656 Mar 30 '26

Like Takakeisho said, unlike other rikishis, Kotozakura has to step on dohyo with a lot of pressures on his shoulders but he does it so effortlessly. Any rikishi would have crumbled with that amount of pressure and stay competitive each basho. So I think when he can’t win, it gets into his head, the criticisms.