{
  "id": 3330281,
  "title": "Pro Wrestling Star Juicy Finau Set to Make Professional Sumo Debut Sept. 26",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/pro-wrestling-star-juicy-finau-set-to-make-professional-sumo-debut",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pro-wrestling-star-juicy-finau-190034487.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Professional wrestling star Juicy Finau is set to make his professional sumo debut on September 26, 2022, at the World Elite Sumo (WES) tournament in Santa Cruz, California. Standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 465 pounds, Finau will compete in a one-night, 12-man single-elimination event. Finau, who is 30 years old and originally from Chino, California, has a wrestling background, having competed in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling for the past five years. He has also been involved in professional wrestling, having worked for organizations like AAA Lucha Libre and Major League Wrestling (MLW). Finau is one of three athletes added to the WES tournament, the other two being Josh \"The Ox\" Ortiz and Gilberto De La Torre. The event will feature best-of-three matches throughout the day.",
  "summary": "Professional wrestling star Juicy Finau is stepping out of the squared circle and onto the dohyō.",
  "key_points": [
    "Juicy Finau to debut in professional sumo on Sept. 26",
    "6'4\", 465-pound Finau competes in 12-man single-elimination",
    "Finau from Chino, California, with Greco-Roman wrestling background"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}