Re: Banzuke release and secrecy questions.

[Jan de Veen <chijanofuji@planet.nl>]

Yes, I can believe that there would be such leaks from the Gyoji to their Heya, 
but are there also leaks to the press or the general public?

David Meisenzahl wrote:
> I can tell you that there are leaks about rankings before the banzuke is
> publicly released.  Since gyoji are associated to a stable, they can let
> fellow stable members know if so-and-so move up to such-and-such rank or
> not.  I am not sure how often it happens but I do know of one time when it
> did, involving low-ranked wrestler, several years ago.

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