Talk:Sione Vailahi

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[edit] Name as a Headshrinker

Are you sure his name during the Headshrinkers run was "Sionne"? The German WWF Magazine spelled his name "Seone" and since this was an official publication, it can't be all wrong IMO. Are there any official sources for the "Sionne" version? - 85.176.129.53 16:23, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sumo career

I'm interested in Sione's sumo career. The article says he was known as "Yokinoshima", but no such name appears in the comprehensive database Sumo Reference. There are six Tongans listed from the same period: Fukunoshima, Hinodeshima, Minaminoshima, Sachinoshima, Tomonoshima and Yashinoshima. Sachinoshima's entry shows a real name as "Shione" (very close) and a birthdate of June 9, 1956. It's possible that 1956 could be a typo for 1958 and that "9.6" got misread as June 9 instead of September 6... could it be the same person? If that is the case, where did the name Yokinoshima come from? Pawnkingthree (talk) 14:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

From discussion on the Sumo Forum it appears likely that Sachinoshima is the correct shikona. Pawnkingthree (talk) 16:42, 4 May 2008 (UTC)