>>8571565Quake wasn't a washout. He was legitimately one of the strongest rising stars with three undefeated basho when the Sumo Association kicked him out for his tattoo. Back in the day there wasn't laser tattoo removal or stuff like that and they basically had to skin the tattoo off to remove it, and doing so would have taken a long time for the skin to heal such a large area. So Quake said no and that was the end of his career.
