Before the Salt Throw - Sumo Podcast

How many Yokozunas will be see in the ring?Will this be the start of a new Yokozuna bid?Which will be the best Fuji or all the Fujis?And what happened to my first draft of this episode?All will be loosely addressed in this hype up for the November Basho

Will we see a newly crowned Yokozuna?Will we see a fourth Ozeki?Will we see an old faithful for the last time?And will we see me get an episode out on time?Potentially all of these answered in this recap of the September tournament

Who will get into the ring this September?Will we see the crowning of a new Ozeki or Yokozuna?Will someone new come and spoil the party?And where exactly have I been?All will be mostly discussed in this hype up for the September Basho

With a Yokozuna and Ozeki out before the Tournament begins, who will be able to take advantage of the weakened field? Will Hoshoryu finally get his Yokozuna Tournament Win? Or will Krishima keep him momentum going? Can Takayasu hit his stride and conquer his demons? Or will none of that happen?All is discussed in this recap of the May Basho

Who will be healthy? Who will fight through the pain of injury?Can Hoshoryu finally become a winner at the Yokozuna rank or will Kirishima continue his run of good form.All should be answered in this hype up for the May Basho

Do we have a new Yokozuna?Do we have a new Ozeki?Do we have a reason to believe the Osaka tournament is full of unpredictability and chaos?Most will be answered in the recap of the March Basho

Can the battereds and bruised Yokozunas bounce back and put up a fight? Will history be made with Aonishiki? How many flips will Ura pull off? And who has a potential drinking problem?Most will be discussed in this hype up for the January Basho

With a rise and fall scenario in front of us, how did we get?Will Aonishiki continue to show his true potential? And will the battered Yokozuna's be able to put up a fight?All will be covered in this recap of the January Tournament

As we start the year will it be with a bang, a whimper or an unknown noise? Will we see the same Yokozuna domination as we did in 2025 or will the new wrestlers rising through the ranks disrupt the status quo? Will i wear a tie while recording?Most will be answered in the hype up for the January Basho

Looking back at the year that was for Sumo in 2025. Reviewing the best and the worst while giving out much deserved awards. Join me as we relive the past 12 months.