Asashoryu showed that age hasn¡¯t dimmed his legendary fire with an expletive-laced Twitter rant on Sept. 15.
The former yokozuna, clearly annoyed by Asanoyama¡¯s 0-3 start to the ongoing tournament, let rip at the newly minted ozeki with a series of abusive tweets that called the younger man¡¯s sumo stupid and embarrassing, and dismissed any claims of him being under pressure.
Although the vulgar insults were unnecessary, as well as unbecoming of someone who once occupied a position in sumo synonymous with dignity, Asashoryu¡¯s rage does have some justification.
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