Wakatakakage Goes 2-0 With an Oshidashi Over Namatame; Fans Notice His Black Kesho-Mawashi
West Juryo 5 Wakatakakage, 31 (Arashio), beat Juryo 6 Namatame (Futagoyama) by oshidashi on Kyushu Day 2 to go 2-0 after beating Ryuden on Day 1 (ABEMA TIMES, THE ANSWER).
ABEMA TIMES says fans were drawn to his unusual kesho-mawashi at the juryo ring entry: a jet-black apron that looks plain at first. Comments included 'What's written on it?', 'Black on black pattern?' and 'Cool.' ABEMA says it was presented by the Tokyo Higashi Edogawa Rotary Club, and depending on the light a dragon appears in the center with his shikona on the sides, with gold thread on the lining. He usually wears the cute 'Kinkero Theater' mawashi tied to his friendship with entertainer Midori Utsumi.
The article recalls he won the May basho (12-3) for his second makuuchi title, returned to sekiwake in July, but was diagnosed with compartment syndrome before the basho and had four operations, missing two full basho.
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (ABEMA TIMES) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (THE ANSWER)