1. Hoshitango Imachi is an Argentine-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler.
13 Facts About Hoshitango Imachi
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Hoshitango Imachi was the first, and to date only, Jewish professional sumo wrestler.
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Hoshitango Imachi was given the shikona of Hoshitango, with "Hoshi" a common prefix in Michinoku stable, and "tango" a reference to the popular dance.
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Hoshitango Imachi reached the second highest juryo division for the first time in September 1992, but lasted only one tournament there before being demoted back to the unsalaried third makushita division.
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Hoshitango Imachi managed another three tournaments in the second division in 1994 but fell back.
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Hoshitango Imachi was not able to break into the top makuuchi division, peaking at juryo 3 in January 2000.
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Hoshitango Imachi was an oshi-sumo specialist who preferred pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the mawashi.
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Salomon is currently a professional wrestler for the Japanese company DDT Pro-Wrestling, debuting on December 29,2006, under his shikona Hoshitango Imachi, and has wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling, Ice Ribbon and Wrestle-1.
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Hoshitango Imachi won his first professional wrestling championship on June 3,2007, when he briefly held the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
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In 2010, Hoshitango Imachi was involved in a storyline to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gundam.
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On June 3,2012, Hoshitango Imachi had a third brief Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship reign.
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At Budokan Peter Pan, Hoshitango Imachi competed in a "5 vs 5 Soccer match" as part of Tonkatsu SC.
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On January 26,2014, Hoshitango Imachi briefly won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship for a forth time.