Ōsunaarashi Kintarō (大砂嵐 金崇郎) (born February 10, 1992, as Abdelrahman Shalan, Arabic: عبد الرحمن شعلان) is a retired sumo wrestler from Egypt.
Ōsunaarashi, whose chosen ring name translates into English as "great sandstorm", rose quickly through the unsalaried ranks, gaining the interest of Japanese media and popularity among sumo fans.
[1] He dropped in rank after injury problems and was forced to retire in March 2018 after being involved in a traffic accident when he was driving without a valid license.
After leaving sumo he signed with Rizin FF, a Japanese national mixed martial arts organization where he joined other former rikishi like Baruto Kaito and Akebono Tarō.
[6] Ōsunaarashi reached what was to be his highest rank of maegashira 1 at the November 2015 tournament, and earned his third kinboshi with another upset of Harumafuji on Day 2.
[7] Ōsunaarashi was relegated to jūryō for the March tournament and dominated the division, taking the championship with a 13–2 record to secure an immediate return to makuuchi.
[10] Ōsunaarashi was placed under "house arrest" by the Sumo Association on February 1, pending the decision of the public prosecutor on whether to file charges against him.
[13] On March 9, the Sumo Association formally requested his retirement, the harshest punishment short of outright dismissal, and Ōsunaarashi indicated that he would comply.
[14] Ōsunaarashi was told he would not be getting a danpatsu-shiki, or hair-cutting ceremony, and he appeared on Japanese television on March 31 with his head shaved, taking part in sumo matches with Bobby Ologun and Josh Barnett.
[15] He made his mixed martial arts debut on September 30, 2018, at the Rizin 13 event in the Saitama Super Arena where he lost to Bob Sapp.
It was reported that he found this especially challenging while active in professional sumo, as wrestlers are expected to eat heartily and train hard everyday, especially in their younger years, to build up bulk.
[1] In June 2016 he became a tourism ambassador for his native country, to encourage Japanese people to visit Egypt despite political upheaval.
[19] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi