Victoria Reveals The Real Reason She Wore A Sumo Costume In WWE Divas Battle Royal

Victoria remembers the time she wore a sumo costume during a WWE Divas Battle Royal. The real-life Lisa Marie Varon gained recognition for her work during the WWE Ruthless Aggression Era, with her ...

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ...
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Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

TOKYO — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...