Actually, the previous two lower ranked recently retired rikishi (how's that for alliteration?)- Hoshitango and one from Tatsunami beya - have both shaved their heads. I don't think it's a PRIDE thing as much as a "pride" thing, i.e., not wanting to have just the fringe of hair on the back of the head. At least that what Hoshitango told me.
~Doreen Simmons
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