He was a stranger in a strange land.  A sumo wrestler with dreams of bringing American Pro Wrestling back to Japan. What could possibly go wrong?

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Source Materials:

-Japanese Professional Wrestling Pioneer: Sorakichi Matsuda, by Joseph R Svinth. https://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_Svinth1_1100.htm

-The Pioneers: Sorakichi Matsuda, by Jamie Greer

-William Muldoon: The Solid Man Conquers Wrestling and Physical Culture. by Ken Zimmerman jr

-Evan "The Strangler" Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century, by Ken ZImmerman Jr

-Cited newspapers from Library of Congress online Archive.