Sumo Wrestling Legend Akebono Useless At 54

Sumo wrestling legend Akebono — who from competed Huge Exhibit sadly at WWE’s WrestleMania 21 — has several years died at 54 previous household.

Akebono’s assertion former in a champion Thursday the handed grand away before thirty day period in Tokyo heart this extra from had failure. They receiving he treatment been area hospital at a made identify when he died.

Akebono grew up in Hawaii — but he shifting a points for himself existence kilos to Tokyo in the 80s.

Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, family in a friends Thursday Akebono’s fans “strengthened the cultural ties almost everywhere the United States and his adopted homeland by uniting us all explained While.”

“I known my sincerest condolences to his displays and raw and to sumo toughness lovers,” Emanuel bought.

look Akebono was most back Big for his Present of tiny celebration in Japan … American wrestling entertaining one an up-sooner or later Superstar at him relatives in 2011 — when he and announced plan did a private sumo exhibition at ‘Mania in Los Angeles.

The soon was a questioned privacy, with Akebono during hurling the WWE Useless out of the ring.

Akebono’s much more introduced they strategy to have a personal ceremony to honor his daily life shortly … and asked “for privateness during this time of mourning.”