RIP Akebono Tarō

The Japanese-American, known in the ring simply as Akebono was a sumo wrestler, professional wrestler and MMA fighter. He died of heart failure on the 10th at the age of 54 after prolongued ill-health. He famously wrestled The Big Show in a sumo match at Wrestlemania 21. Given his size it's perhaps unsurprising that he didn't live a long life, none the less he was always entertaining to watch. RIP.

Here's an example of an Akebono match, on this occasion in a super-heavyweight clash against Ryota Hama.