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Discussing the Business of Sumo Wrestling

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Discussing the Business of Sumo Wrestling

By: EmelineAlbritton

Beyond its strict traditions, Sumo Wrestling is still a sport just like American football, where professionals can make a living from. Here, we'll take a closer look at the business of the sport, specifically how it is organized, how profits are made through events and competitions, and how much money professional sumo wrestlers are making.

Organization

Also known as the Nihon Sumo Kyokai, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) serves as the governing body of professional sumo wrestling. The members of JSA are former wrestlers, and they are the only people allowed to train new wrestlers. Wrestlers from foreign countries are very much welcomed to compete, but all professional competitions must take place only in Japanese soil.

Currently, there are approximately 700 wrestlers and each wrestler must be a part of a training stable, or a level based on the wrestling skills. There are 54 stables in Sumo; the highest of which is the Yokozuna or "grand champions".

Salaries

When entering the sport of Sumo, wrestlers must begin in the lowest of the sport's six professional divisions with the goal of working up their way up the ladder. To simply put, Sumo wrestling is a form of hierarchical meritocracy. Professional wrestlers are promoted and demoted exclusively on their performance. What makes it even more difficult is that only wrestlers in the top two divisions receive a salary, prize money, and travel incentives. Of the current 700 wrestlers living in Japan, only 66 are in the payroll. This means the other 634 sumo wrestlers have other jobs or do chores in the stables in exchange for a basic living allowance.

The basic salary of a Yokozuna is approximately $24,000 per month, while a wrestler belonging in the second division makes about $9,000 a month. Just like any other sport, the elite wrestlers can enjoy more financial benefits. In 1993, for instance, a Yokozuna wrestler named Akebono earned more than $800,000, which was almost four times more than his base salary.

Ticket Sales

The Japanese Grand Sumo has a total of six tournaments per year that run exactly 15 days each. Half of these tournaments take place at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, whereas the other three are held in Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. Typically, ringside seats are sold for about $120 each, while a two-person, A-level box are sold separately with prices more than $200 each. Other than these two elite seats, the arena seats are sold at $25 a piece.

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Finally, because Sumo Wrestling is a リサイクルショップ　福岡 very popular sport in Japan, corporate sponsorship and endorsements are also prevalent in the sport. In fact, many リサイクルショップ　福岡 and grand champions earn much more from endorsement deals. GP

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