DJ Drewski sits down with Sandstorm — CEO of World Elite Sumo Wrestling and the first and only professional sumo wrestler from Africa and the Middle East — for one of the most eye-opening interviews on Hot 97’s Midday Movement.
Sandstorm breaks down his incredible journey: growing up in Egypt, training from age 8, becoming national champion at 15, and moving to Japan alone to compete at the highest level of professional sumo. He shares what it’s really like inside a sumo stable — the brutal daily routine, cleaning toilets, washing senior wrestlers’ bodies, and earning his way to the top faster than anyone in history.
We also get into:
What the mawashi (sumo belt) actually is
How you win a sumo match
Why small opponents were his biggest nightmare
His record of beating ALL Yokozunas in a row
How World Elite Sumo is modernizing the sport for global audiences
The upcoming event at the Prudential Center on May 16th
Tickets available on Ticketmaster | Follow: @WorldEliteSumo on all platforms | worldelitesumo.com
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