[sumo] Will 'good guy-bad guy' faceoff revive sumo? from JTOL

[Clay Holden]

On 3/7/08 8:28 PM, "Patrick Bal" <pbal at guam.net> wrote:

> Will 'good guy-bad guy' faceoff revive sumo?
> 
> By REIJI YOSHIDA
> Staff writer

[snip]

> The first sumo matches took the form of rituals dedicated to the gods, with
> prayers for a bountiful harvest. But nowadays, Japan's national sport has
> become popular fodder for TV gossip shows.

Or in this case, fodder for sensationalistic journalists.

> As Uchidate wrote in 2003: "A bad guy (wrestler) makes a baby face
> attractive, and a baby face makes a bad guy attractive."

Perhaps it's time for Ms. Uchidate to turn her attention to puro-resu, next
she'll be complaining that Asashoryu is "breaking kay-fabe"... ;-)

Clay