A look at Kanako Urai, aka Asuka — the 44-year-old WWE wrestler from Japan known as "The Empress of Tomorrow" — through the ...

With a swift kick to her opponent’s face, wrestler Atomic Banshee began to dominate the final fight of the evening on a humid evening in Miami Beach. The match was part of the world championship of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport. By Victor Mather Sumo is Japan’s national sport, steeped in ...

TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers ...

Two of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's mainstays will be leaving the company in the beginning of May. The promotion announced early Wednesday morning Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI will be departing the company, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sukeban, the live sports and entertainment brand that fuses Japanese female pro-wrestling with anime aesthetics, has inked a ...

A new merchandise deal, centered around WWE Sunday Night's Main Event, is merging sports entertainment with adult entertainment. WWE star tells Hayley Williams ‘hit me up’ after singer spotted in a ...