Kinboshi Sumo

Apologies for the delayed drop but thank you for sticking with me as I got through some travel and related sickness. ANYWAY in the world of sumo the London Expo is done, sans Kotozakura. What does that mean for our Ozeki in November? Isegahama's next monster is about to debut and we may be witnessing the beginning of the end for the last generation of young up and comers (Kirishima and Wakatakakage) and even one of this generation (Takerufuji). What do you think? In honor of Halloween if you have some "treats" to counteract my negative "tricks" on these 3 I'm all ears and would love to hear them at:

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Dueling Yokozunas Onosato and Hoshoryu! Heartbreak for Wakatakakage's Ozeki bid! The continued rise of Aonishiki! Nick and Rick are back to talk about the September Tournament that was and look forward what should be a stellar finale in November.

0:00 Intro

0:14 Yokozuna Battle: Hoshoryu and Onosato

8:14 Wakatakakage's Ozeki Dreams

12:27 Veteran Carousel Daieisho Kirishima Asanoyama Takayasu Abi

15:46 Aonishiki

26:21 Outro

Sean is with me to discuss the first week of the 2025 September Basho!

We start off discussing where most fans attention is focused currently (spoiler, its the Wakatakakage Ozeki push) then pivot to recap the basho so far (Ura, Takanosho, Shodai oh my!) before discussing our favorites to win this thing (dueling Yokozunas, but what is this Aonishiki in the distance?) and end with some over/under predictions for some finishes in week 2.

Nick is back to talk Wakatakakage to Ozeki, Aonishiki's Komusubi Debut, Dark Horse Contendors and Yusho favorites!

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If you want to help me save up for a new mic, we have a Patreon but honestly we're just happy you're here!

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Thanks for listening!

Banzuke has dropped and Jungyo has ended! Join Rick and Phil for some updates on recovery expectations for Hoshoryu (broken toe) Wakatakakage (twisted ankle) Kirishima (cracked wrist) and Daieisho (torn? calf).

0:45 Aonishiki's Record Breaking San'yaku Debut

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/09/01/kiji/20250901s00005000223000c.html?page=1

3:35 College Sumo Individual Championships

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/09/01/kiji/20250901s00005000098000c.html?page=1

10:20 Hoshoryu

26:40 Wakatakakage

35:56 Kirishima

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2025/08/25/kiji/20250825s00005000333000c.html?page=1

40:01 Daieisho

42:42 Potential Solutions to Injuries?

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If you want to help me save up for a new mic, we have a Patreon but honestly we're just happy you're here!

https://www.patreon.com/KinboshiSumo

Thanks for listening!

Solo episode today! I covered a bit of the news from the Summer Tour (Jungyo) including Hoshoryu bouncing back and practicing through the pain on that injured toe, the grind of Jungyo, and another blow to the Kirishima Ozeki return story with a tour injury. From there I wanted to cover a couple young rikishi from the All Japan Inter-High where Kazuki Sawada was crowned High School Yokozuna (and is looking to join a stable as soon as November or January) and a legacy with major pedigree Kakizoe Haruku (son of a former Komusubi and a multiple time women's world champ) might be joining his dad's stable and training with Shishi in the coming months. Finally I wrapped up with a little Wakatakakage for Ozeki talk.

Email me [email protected] if you like this kind of amazumo talk, or have other things you'd like us to discuss instead!

Also, I'm just happy you're here listening but if you wanna help me save up for a new microphone and headphones we have a Patreon, but again we're just stoked you're here!

https://www.patreon.com/c/KinboshiSumo/membership

Otherwise, hope you're getting excited for Banzuke Christmas in a couple weeks, thanks for listening!

Kotoshoho shocks us all by winning the much anticipated 2 yokozuna showdown basho that wasn't! Aonishiki nearly pulls an Onosato, but falls short at runner-up. Kusano delivers, best Miyagino recruit yet? The basho was wild, and we're here to talk about it!

Email us at [email protected] with questions, comments, or suggestions for topics you'd like to hear!

We're on Patreon if you want to join the "Rick is saving up for a new microphone" fund, but honestly we're just stoked that you're listening! Thank you for being here!

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Halfway through Nagoya and we have a bevvy of shock contendors to go with some more traditional competitors! Rick is here solo to break down some of the storylines that interested him the most, but let us know what is intriguing you about Nagoya so far!

WARNING: Day 8 spoilers ahead!

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Our new era of two yokozuna with Hoshoryu and Onosato is finally about to start! A changing of the guard in the joijin with Aonishiki and the gang, and a couple new faces to the party with Kusano and Fujinokawa all mean we should have a great basho in the brand new IG Area! Who you got for the yusho?

Phil and I are here for a little pre-banzuke rank guessing along with some discussion of whether our young favorites are on a quick, average, or slow pace to the top of the banzuke.

The first 20-25 minutes are talking about what we think we'll see from the banzuke and in the last 25 or 30 we take a look at Hakuoho, Atamifuji, Takerufuji, and Aonishiki's predicted rankings and compare that to the likes of Hakuho and Hoshoryu and where those two yokozuna were at that point in their career.