Asashoryu loses on day 1

This is going to be an interesting basho! Asashoryu, the lone Yokozuna and quite the badass, is trying to win his sixth tournament in a row. If he does it he'll tie a record set back in the 1960's, but that guy did it twice.

No one has won seven tournaments in a row.

Asashoryu usually mode is to start a tournament strong and only start slowing down toward the end. However, today he lost his first bout to Futeno, a guy who's only been in the top division since March of 2004.

The bout was a really good one too, Asashoryu tried several times to upset his opponent but each time Futeno fought back. Finally, Futeno turned it on and powered Asashoryu out of the ring. The crowd just erupted, filling the ring and the air with purple cushions.