Kōji Kitao (born August 12, 1963) is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler, born in Mie, Japan. As Futahaguro Kōji he was sumo’s 60th yokozuna, and the only yokozuna in sumo history not to win a top division tournament championship.[1] He was forced to leave sumo at the end of 1987 after a falling-out with his stable master Tatsunami, and became a professional wrestler in 1990.