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{{Short description|Argentine-born Japanese sumo wrestler and professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox sumo wrestler
| image       = 星誕期2016.jpg
| caption     = Imachi in 2016
| native_name = 星誕期 偉真智
| name        = Hoshitango Imachi
| birth_name  = Imachi Marcelo Salomón
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|5}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
| height      = {{height|meters=1.84}}
| weight      = {{convert|167|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| heya        = [[Michinoku stable|Michinoku]]
| rank        =
| record      = 430-388-11
| debut       = May, 1987
| highestrank = Jūryō 3 (January, 2000)
| retireddate = January, 2004
| update      = July 2007
}}
{{nihongo|'''Hoshitango Imachi'''|星誕期 偉真智||born '''Imachi Marcelo Salomón'''; September 5, 1965}} is an [[Argentine people|Argentine]]-born [[Japanese people|Japanese]] former professional [[sumo]] wrestler and [[professional wrestler]]. His highest rank was ''[[jūryō]]'' 3.

==Life and career==
A former swimming instructor, Salomón was spotted by a visiting Japanese coach at a gym in [[Buenos Aires]] who encouraged him to try sumo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/culture/405535/meet-the-greatest-and-only-jewish-sumo-wrestler/|title=Meet The Greatest (And Only) Jewish Sumo Wrestler|last=Grisar|first=PJ|date=17 July 2018|publisher=[[The Forward]]|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> After studying at [[Chuo University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2012/aug/10/sumo-wrestlers-in-pictures|title=Sumo wrestlers, by Reed Young – in pictures|date=10 August 2012|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> he joined [[Michinoku stable]] in May 1987 at the age of 21 to support his family. He was the first, and to date only, Jewish professional sumo wrestler.<ref name="Sharnoff">{{Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lora |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |isbn=0-8348-0283-X}}</ref> He was given the ''[[shikona]]'' (ring name) of Hoshitango, with "Hoshi" (star) a common prefix in Michinoku stable, and "tango" a reference to the [[tango (dance)|popular dance]].<ref name="Sharnoff"/> He reached the second highest ''[[jūryō]]'' division for the first time in September 1992, but lasted only one tournament there before being demoted back to the unsalaried third ''[[makushita]]'' division. He managed another three tournaments in the second division in 1994 but once again fell back. In September 1998, at the age of 33, he demonstrated his fighting spirit by once again returning to ''jūryō'', this time remaining for 12 straight tournaments. He was not able to break into the top ''[[makuuchi]]'' division, peaking at ''jūryō'' 3 in January 2000. In July 2000 he lost every one of his fifteen bouts and fell, once more, to the third division where he remained until his retirement in January 2004. His retirement ceremony or ''[[danpatsu-shiki]]'' was attended by around 150 people including stablemates [[Jūmonji Tomokazu|Jūmonji]] and [[Toyozakura]] as well as the former [[Terao]] and [[Kirishima Kazuhiro|Kirishima]], who as his stablemaster made the final cut of his [[chonmage|topknot]].<ref name="lemon">{{cite web|author=Furelaud, Gilles|title=Hoshitango:Intai and danpatsu-shiki in 11 days|url=http://www.lemondedusumo.com/english/MDS2_hoshitango.php?mag=mds&num=2|date=February 2004|access-date=25 March 2009}}</ref>

Hoshitango was joined at Michinoku stable in 1988 by another Buenos Aires native, [[Hoshiandesu]], who reached a highest rank of ''jūryō'' 2 before retiring in 2000.

Hoshitango became a Japanese citizen in October 2000. His Japanese name was registered as Tango Hoshi.<ref name="lemon"/>

==Retirement from sumo==
After retiring he opened a sports bar and restaurant called Tan & Go Dining which specialized in Japanese and South American [[fusion cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/8979-konishiki-unbalanced/?tab=comments#comment-81713|title=Konishiki - "Unbalanced"|last=madorosumaru|date=18 April 2006|publisher=Sumo Forum|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>

==Fighting style==
Hoshitango was an ''oshi-sumo'' specialist who preferred pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the ''[[mawashi]].'' His most common winning ''[[kimarite]]'' were ''hataki-komi'' (slap down), ''hiki-otoshi'' (pull down) and ''okuri dashi'' (push out from behind).

==Professional wrestling career==
Salomón is currently a [[professional wrestler]] for the Japanese company [[DDT Pro-Wrestling]] (DDT), debuting on December 29, 2006, under his ''shikona'' Hoshitango,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Hoshitango DDT Profile|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/wrestlers/204|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> and has also wrestled for [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]], [[Ice Ribbon]] and [[Wrestle-1]]. As a finishing maneuver, Hoshitango uses the [[Argentine backbreaker rack|Argentine backbreaker]] and [[chokeslam]].<ref name=":0" /> Due to his age and outside activities, he is a semi-regular performer.

He won his first [[professional wrestling championship]] on June 3, 2007, when he briefly held the [[Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship]].<ref name="Wrestling Titles">{{cite web|title=Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html|publisher=Wrestling-Title}}</ref> He had another brief reign on August 5.<ref name="Wrestling Titles" /> On January 24, 2009, he defeated Sanshiro Takagi to win the [[DDT Extreme Championship]]. After a successful title defence against [[Poison Julie Sawada|Poison Sawada Julie]] in March, he lost the title to [[Danshoku Dino]] in a three-way match that also included [[Masa Takanashi]] on May 31. In 2010, Hoshitango was involved in a storyline to celebrate the 30th anniversary of [[Gundam]]. Yago Aznable (dressed in [[Char Aznable]] cosplay) and [[Michael Nakazawa|Abnormal]] debuted for DDT in early 2010 and proved themselves to be an annoyance to DDT owner [[Sanshiro Takagi]]. Known as the {{nihongo|Yagō Kōkoku-gun|ヤゴウ公国軍||{{lit.}} "Principality of Yago"}}, Abnormal was kicked out of the group and replaced with DJ Nira and joined by [[Gentaro (wrestler)|Ace Pilot X]]. On June 13, Hoshitango joined the group, debuting as Mobile Armour Hoshitango, dressed in [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam characters#Dozle Zabi|Big Zam]] cosplay.<ref>{{cite web|date=2010-06-13|title=関本が石川を退け、7・25両国でHARASHIMAの挑戦を受けることが決定！中西の参戦と飯伏vs.丸藤も決定！|url=http://battle-news.com/battle/2010/06/000141.php|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=Battle News|language=Japanese}}</ref> The storyline came to a close at [[Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2010]] when Yagō Kōkoku-gun lost a no disqualification [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Captain's fall match|Captain's Fall six-man tag team match]].<ref>{{cite web|title=両国ピーターパン2010 ～夏休み ああ夏休み 夏休み～|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/7815|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 25, 2010|title=両国ピーターパン2010～夏休み ああ夏休み 夏休み～|url=https://wp.bbm-mobile.com/sp2/Result/ResultShow.asp?s=017811|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=Weekly Pro Wrestling|language=Japanese}}</ref>

On June 3, 2012, Hoshitango had a third brief Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship reign.<ref name="Wrestling Titles" /> On July 8, he formed the Monster Army stable with members Antonio Honda, [[Daisuke Sasaki]] Masa Takanashi, Yasu Urano and [[Yuji Hino]].<ref name="DDT">{{cite web|url=http://www.ddtpro.com/superstars/tango/|script-title=ja:星誕期|access-date=23 June 2013|work=[[Dramatic Dream Team]]|language=ja| title=DDT ProWrestling }}</ref> At [[Budokan Peter Pan]], Hoshitango competed in a  "5 vs. 5 Soccer match" as part of ''Tonkatsu SC''. The match consisted of two halves of 5 minutes each where each team tried to score the most [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pins]] by pinfall (two counts) or [[Submission (professional wrestling)|submission]]. The match ended in a 2–2 draw and was decided by an actual [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] which saw ''Tonkatsu SC'' win 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=武道館ピーターパン～DDTの15周年、ドーンと見せます超豪華4時間SP～|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/7157|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> On June 23, 2013, Hoshitango, Honda and Hino won the [[KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="KOD6ManTag">{{cite web | url = http://www.ddtpro.com/result/ddt/article/1371967036/ | title = What are you doing 2013 | access-date = 23 June 2013 | work = [[Dramatic Dream Team]] | language = ja | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624214517/http://www.ddtpro.com/result/ddt/article/1371967036/ | archive-date = 24 June 2013 }}</ref> They lost the titles to Danshoku Dino, [[Kensuke Sasaki]] and [[Makoto Oishi]] on July 21.<ref>{{cite web|title=Road to Ryogoku 2days 2013|url=http://www.ddtpro.com/result/ddt/article/1374386664/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130721125456/http://www.ddtpro.com/result/ddt/article/1374386664/|archive-date=2013-07-21|access-date=2013-07-21|publisher=[[Dramatic Dream Team]]|language=ja}}</ref> On January 26, 2014, Hoshitango briefly won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship for a forth time.<ref name="Wrestling Titles" /> On February 23, after Hoshitango, Honda and Sasaki were defeated by Mikami, Sanshiro Takagi and [[Toru Owashi]] in a six-man tag team match, Honda announced that the Monster Army had decided to disband.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 23, 2014|title=【後楽園リポート】Harashimaが高梨を下してKO-D無差別級V6。Kudoがウラシマクドウ脱退、3・21後楽園で挑戦／G☆Lが墨汁まみれでバラモン兄弟を撃破、KO-DタッグV２／アジャ様ご乱心...チームドリフがKO-D6人タッグ王者に返り咲き／柿本、万感のDDTラストマッチ「100倍強くなって戻ってくる」|url=http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/7397/|access-date=February 25, 2014|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 23, 2014|title=【DDT】Harashimavs高梨のKO-D戦、GLvsバラモンのタッグ戦|url=http://battle-news.com/fight/index.php?QBlog-20140223-1|access-date=February 25, 2014|work=Battle News|language=ja}}</ref> At [[Judgement 2014]], Monster Army wrestled their final match together, where Hoshitango, Hino, Honda and Sasaki defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Gota Ihashi, Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 21, 2014|title=【後楽園リポート】Harashima、ついに陥落。KudoがKO-D無差別級奪取、酒呑童子で酒盛り！ 4・29後楽園で彰人が挑戦／いつどこ権は遠藤、ササダンゴ、平田、高梨が奪取|url=http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/8207/|access-date=March 21, 2014|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=ja}}</ref>

With his stock significantly lowered following the end of Monster Army, in 2015 he began regularly competing for the [[King of Dark Championship]]. Contrary to regular professional wrestling championships, the title is awarded to the loser of the match and is a sign of shame. As punishment for holding the title, wrestler are forced to wrestle exclusively in [[dark match]]es. On April 2, 2016, Hoshitango "won" the [[King of Dark Championship]] after losing to Seiya Morohashi.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=さいたまースラム！vol.10|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/10062|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> He held the dubious distinction for 22 days before "losing" the title to Gota Ihashi on April 24.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAX BUMP 2016|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/12202|access-date=March 10, 2021|work=[[DDT Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Sumo career record==
{{Sumo record box start|Hoshitango Imachi<ref>{{cite web | title=Hoshitango Imachi Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=76 | access-date=2023-04-01}}</ref>
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==Professional wrestling championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Dramatic Dream Team]]'''
**[[DDT Extreme Championship]] ([[DDT Extreme Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="DDT"/>
**[[Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship]] ([[Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship#Title history|3 times]])<ref name="DDT"/>
**[[KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship]] ([[KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship#History|1 time]]) – with Antonio Honda and [[Yuji Hino]]<ref name=KOD6ManTag/>
**[[King of Dark Championship]] (1 time)<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
*[[Glossary of sumo terms]]
*[[List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of past sumo wrestlers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Goo Sumo|A=|117}}
*[http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Hoshitango.html Hoshitango's tournament results]
*[https://www.ddtpro.com/wrestlers/204 Dramatic Dream Team profile]
*{{Twitter}}
*{{Professional wrestling profiles|name=Hoshitango}}

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