Both sumo and the WWE involve enormous men wearing very little and trying to batter each other. WWE wrestlers are out more to entertain than to wrestle. In sumo, referees' decisions can only be overturned by judges and the wrestler accepts the ruling. Even small gestures of dissent such as a tiny shake of the head could land a sumo wrestler in big trouble. And faux sumo matches have also been staged as part of WWE wrestling shows, with wrestlers such as Yokozuna (sumo term for Grand Champion) entertaining the crowd.

Source: Bangkok Post May 26, 2019 05:26 UTC