Grand Sumo Breakdown
This is Grand Sumo Breakdown, a sports talk show about professional sumo. Keep an eye out for our main episodes where we preview and recap each tournament and bonus episodes on other topics specific to sumo. Feel free to contact us through social media or email us at grandsumobreakdown@gmail.com.
Episodes
This banzuke sucks and Ryan isn't happy about it.
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That's right, I'm running for the head office of the United States Sumo Federation for the 2026-2030 term and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo is my VP running mate. If you know me and Justin, you know that keeping this discussion to only two hours was already tough for us, but if you don't have the time to check out the whole thing, here are some highlights and links to help you get involved.
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The GSB Crew talks about the exciting final days of the basho, the repercussions of the final result, and probably a bit too much about rock, paper, scissors.
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**Spoilers thru Day 8**
The GSB crew discusses the first week and how henkas are impacting the Yusho race.
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The GSB crew discusses the upcoming November tournament hoping for more of the same from Aki. Aonishiki's current run and potential for Ozeki and more is also explored.
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We asked, you voted, now the results are in! Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Sumo Popularity poll! We had a record number of responses this year and couldn't wait to dive into the data. Join the guys as they review the results provided by YOU!
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The boys check in on the news in the world of sumo since the last basho, featuring an interview with our listener Thomas, who was able to attend and report on the London exhibition tournament!
London coverage starts at 47:45
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Ryan snaps the losing streak and gets back in the saddle with a very solid prediction.
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Ryan and Jake return after what feels like a long off-season to take a stab at the rankings for the November tournament.
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Take the GSB Annual Popularity Poll!
Another one in the books that absolutely delivered. Join us to cover the excellent September basho.
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The short handed GSB crew discuss the first week of the not at all wacky Aki as the two Yokozuna lead the pack.
The Aki Basho is upon us! Will Hoshoryu be able to finish a tournament? Will Onosato be the favored rikishi the time around? Will Kotoshoho survive now that he's M5? Join the GSB guys as they discuss what they hope to see from the upcoming tournament and what they think will happen.
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Can Ryan get back to his winning ways? Will the banzuke committee make any sense this basho?
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Ryan looks to get back to his winning ways in the banzuke prediction game, so he's taking a few swings.
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Not a tremendous amount of news this month while the wrestlers are off on their off-season tour.
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Well, how did you like that basho? As totally predicted from the Midway Episode, the GSB crew was…..not even close on picking who would win. Join the guys as they discuss how the Nagoya 2025 tournament wound up.
Make sure to stay tuned after the credits for Mak's punishment from a prior basho.
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The GSB Crew discusses the surprises and the henkas of week one of the Nagoya basho.
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The July basho is right around the corner, so join us to discuss our pair of Yokozuna and the rest of the field looking to slow them down.
Make sure to stay tuned after the credits for Mak's punishment from a prior basho.
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Well let's get this over with. Not a great year for predicting banzukes. See if you can guess Ryan's heartrate as we go through this disaster.
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Ryan walks Jake through his guesses for July tournament rankings and we even get some fun extra math at the end.
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