This is a video of the pre-match announcements. During the day, there were about 50 matches or something like that. Each one only takes about 4 minutes, including all the pre and post-match ritual. Before each one, a guy with a fan would come out and chant the names of the wrestlers, beginning with EAST (name), and WEST (name). The ring is divided into east and west.
This match was one of the last ones. I had the impression that it was an upset.
This was the big match of the night! The guy who won has been the champ for the past 7 years. He's Mongolian. The matches are so short, sometimes they seem anti-climactic, like it should be drawn out more, but the tension does build before the match when they are preparing. The crowd really gets into it.
2 comments:
This is great! I'm glad you guys went to sumo. For some reason I thought you already had seen a match in the fall?? I really hope my mom and I go when she visits!
i think maybe the announcer with the fan has a cheat sheet on his fan with the wrestler's names on it. yup, that's it :)
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