Masuiyama Kesho-mawashi

Masuiyama: From the May 1968 tournament while in Sandanme, he inherited his father's shikona Masuiyama and secured the rank of sekitori in just over two years, making his debut in the July 1969 tournament and entering the jūryō division. He reached the top division in the March 1970 tournament but had to go back and forth several times due to injury. After that, he repeatedly advanced to the top ranks, suffered heavy losses, and then dropped repeatedly, but from the September 1979 tournament (Komusubi), he made a break, achieving double-digit wins in the following November tournament as a sekiwake with 11 wins and 4 losses, earning his first double-digit victory in san'yaku and winning the Yamasho (Technique Prize) for two consecutive tournaments.

In the January 1980 tournament, he challenged for promotion to Ozeki with the determination that this was his last chance due to his age, and on the first day, he gained momentum by defeating his weakest opponent, Yokozuna Wajima, who had been on an 18-match losing streak, with an outside fight. They finished this tournament with 12 wins and 3 losses, and the chief referee of Takasago (former Yokozuna Asashio ) stated, "Considering the record of twelve wins in this tournament and the fact that there is currently only one ozeki," the board meeting after the tournament decided on Masuiyama's promotion to ozeki. Since the previous tournament, Masuiyama had only Takanohana as an Ozeki on the rankings, which worked in Masuiyama's favor. Compared to his recent ozeki promotion, his winning percentage was lower than his total of 31 wins over three tournaments, and the damage to his image due to side jobs (singing) was also considered "unlikely to be overwhelmed as opposing opinions." Chairman Kasugano (former yokozuna Tochinishiki) encouraged him, saying, "Masuiyama possesses a wide range of techniques, so the challenge going forward is how to put himself in an advantageous position," and "I hope he becomes an ozeki aiming for the championship." At Sumo wrestler, who made his professional debut after the six-tournament system became established in January 1958, he was the oldest at the time, at 31 years and 2 months, surpassing Asahikuni's 28 years and 11 months (now known as Kotomitsuki The second most expensive after 31 years and 3 months). His promotion from debut to Makuuchi in 52 tournaments was the longest at the time, and it marked the first father-son ozeki in history.

Lifetime record: 597 wins, 538 losses, 18 absences (86 tournaments) Highest rank: East Ozeki

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