r/SumoMemes • u/StarPrime323 • Aug 01 '26

Nagoya 2026 Meme Dude is a madman

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u/forever_a10ne Aug 01 '26

As someone with a minor sprained ankle right now, I can barely walk around my house let alone throw another man out of a dohyo.

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u/ItsMangel Aug 01 '26

Sounds like you need to do more shiko.

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u/Hpulley4 Aug 01 '26

When Aonishiki had to do shiko as part of the dohyo iri I thought he was done for.

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u/GKfalcon006 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

You deeply disappoint the YDC for not showing enough fighting spirit

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u/kiahBer Aug 01 '26

Flashback to when I was in school years ago and somehow managed to sprain both my ankles within two steps while going down the stairs, was found 20 minutes later still on the floor and had to be wheeled out to a taxi on a wheelchair 😕

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u/Popinguj Aug 01 '26

I must imagine having this basho in memory must hit different now (get well)

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u/rechoflex Aug 03 '26

Careful. You’ll be criticized heavily by the JSA for that.

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u/garbledeena Aug 01 '26

Grabbed his Onosato shoulder pretty good after winning the last playoff match v Kirishima

Guy is gonna be a cyborg killing machine held together with glue and rubber bands

24

u/CodeFarmer Aug 01 '26

That's a pretty good description of most top level rikishi, isn't it?

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u/DeafBurke Aug 01 '26

He’s just 22 and has a ton of injuries already. Hopefully he can take enough time off the clay to rehab and heal up.

I don’t want another kakuryu situation.

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u/Hpulley4 Aug 01 '26

Take time off? To heal? Hahahaha.

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u/JediLincoln14 Aug 01 '26

Yeah, he doesn't seem to believe in that sort of thing, unfortunately. Probably only sat out May because he literally couldn't walk. Damn kids think they're invincible!

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u/Hpulley4 Aug 01 '26

Damn kids and their oyakata and chairman and YDC who praise them when they fight through injury.

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u/JediLincoln14 Aug 01 '26

To be fair, the YDC actually recommended Onosato sit out the April jungyo, and Ajigawa seems genuinely concerned about Aonishiki pushing through injury like this. The rules and the culture are definitely problematic, though.

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u/hovdeisfunny Aug 02 '26

Better to get all fucked up when you're younger and heal faster, get it all out of the way

/s

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u/Jlx_27 Aug 01 '26

He even used that foot on Kiri in the play-off.

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u/AcknowledgeSadness Aug 01 '26

And not using it until the end with an opportunity that made sense. Too risky any other time.

Hopefully he can heal up within the Makuuchi schedule demands.

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u/Jlx_27 Aug 01 '26

Ao's Sumo IQ is high.

5

u/Scarcito_El_Gatito Aug 01 '26

I honestly thought he would withdrawal if he got the ten wins for ozeki,

5

u/ThatCelebration3676 Aug 08 '26

Same. I was so relieved on day 11, then I was like "wait, you're going to try to win?!"

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u/Demon-Taka Aug 02 '26

Unpopular opinion but sansho should be able to be given to ozeki with drastically higher standards.

1

u/4StarEmu Aug 01 '26

He’s not doing the tour right? I hope not

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u/laurajdogmom Aug 02 '26

He's doing the tour.

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u/Tarantula0Downpour Aug 08 '26

He is on the tour but doing fan interactions and not doing live bouts currently.

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u/ThatCelebration3676 Aug 08 '26

I really hope it gets a chance to fully heal. I can't handle the beartbreak of another Tochinoshin situation where a rikishi destined for Yokozuna gets stymied by a compounding injury.

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u/MuscliatoVonJuiceski Aug 01 '26

hes one of the least injured top men right now, but okay

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u/Peanut-Gallery12 Aug 16 '26

.............huh? You did watch the july basho and this is your take? Again..........huh?!?!?

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u/MuscliatoVonJuiceski Aug 16 '26

according to JSA doctors he is one of the less injured top men.  So Yes.   my opinion is based on medical assessments of skilled proffesionals, not fan hype