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AJ Styles wants wrestling fans in Japan to know that he appreciates them as much as they appreciate him, if not more.

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The Grand Sumo Tournament, held at London's Royal Albert Hall this year, put a spotlight on more than 40 wrestlers.

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Yokozuna Onosato waves ahead of his flight to London at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 11, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The first batch of top-tier sumo wrestlers, including yokozuna Onosato, ...

The 21-year-old competed in the world junior sumo championships as a teenager but left Ukraine after Russia's February 2022 invasion. He arrived in Japan two months later and made a blistering start ...