{"id":18049,"date":"2018-04-27T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=18049"},"modified":"2018-05-01T23:10:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T03:10:13","slug":"hiroki-sumi-surprise-entrant-in-greatest-royal-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/04\/27\/hiroki-sumi-surprise-entrant-in-greatest-royal-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroki Sumi Surprise Entrant in Greatest Royal Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the #7 buzzer counted down at today&#8217;s WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, there was a visible shock as the announced name was someone no one was familiar with. A Japanese Sumo wrestler named <strong>Hiroki Sumi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1>Hiroki Sumi Surprise Entrant in Greatest Royal Rumble<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#7\ufe0f\u20e3<\/a> = The MONSTROUS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HirokiSumi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HirokiSumi<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEGRR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEGRR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nuv2wobtOt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Nuv2wobtOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/989953572283416576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The giant came in and had an epic big man stare down with a returning <strong>Mark Henry<\/strong>, with Henry ultimately eliminating Sumi before being eliminated himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WHAT. A. STAREDOWN! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEGRR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEGRR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cGqJOq0mcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cGqJOq0mcf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUniverse\/status\/989953618651435008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In Japan, Hiroki Sumi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japanbullet.com\/sport\/like-hometown-kobe-hishofuji-aims-to-rise-again\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">competes as Sumo wrestler <strong>Hishofuji<\/strong><\/a>, where the 400 pounder was a regular competitor in professional Sumo in Japan. Following a 12-year career, he retired in January of 2017. His current Twitter profile pic shows him alongside fellow countryman and WWE Superstar <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18052\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18052\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/g952Petd_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/g952Petd_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/g952Petd_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/04\/g952Petd_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">twitter.com\/hiroki_s_hisho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonidan ketteisen : Hishofuji (7-0) - Tochinoshima (7-0) , Sumo : Natsubasho &#039;15\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_aLips0QZ8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the #7 buzzer counted down at today&#8217;s WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, there was a visible shock as the announced name was someone no one was familiar with. A Japanese Sumo wrestler named Hiroki Sumi. 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