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Podcast: Fight Game Media Network
Episode: Write That Down! Sumo wrestling’s influence on pro wrestling in Japan
Description: On this week’s show, Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper had an intriguing discussion about sumo wrestling and its deep influence on pro wrestling in Japan. From the structure to culture to style and influence, so much of what we watch from Japan today has sumo’s DNA encoded inside of it. From Rikidozan and Toyonobori to Hiroshi Wajima and Koji Kitao, to Akebono and Konishiki, to Asashoryu to Hakuho, Fumi & Justin discuss famous sumo wrestlers, as well as sumo wrestler who would go on to become pro wrestlers and everything else in between.
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