Shin'emon Raiden

was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture. He made his debut in April 1864 and wrestled for Chiganoura stable. He reached the makuuchi division in April 1870 and reached the rank of ōzeki in 1877. He was nicknamed since he is the last wrestler to use the Raiden shikona, or ring name. He retired in May, 1881 and died in 1886.

Early background and career Raiden real name was but later changed it to . He was born in 1842 as the fourth son of a peasant farmer in the town of Motoe, Hakui District in Noto Province (now simply Hakui, Ishikawa). He began to work at a sake shop but the owner recommended him to become a professional wrestler (rikishi). Since Shin'emon used the name Ōnomatsu during the expulsion of Koyanagi, he is not officially considered part of the official line of elders who held the name "Ōnomatsu".

However, during his time as Ōnomatsu, Shin'emon raised an apprentice, jūryō-wrestler . Kabutoyama assumed the shikona Ōnomatsu Wasuke II when he was still a wrestler to evoke his former master. Kabutoyama was however forced to change his ring name to after a complaint from the fifth-generation Ōnomatsu (former sekiwake ), since there couldn't be two Ōnomatsu at the same time. Since Kabutoyama founded the line of elders bearing the name Shibatayama from his former shikona of Ōnomatsu Wasuke, Raiden Shin'emon (as the first Ōnomatsu Wasuke) is considered the first generation of Shibatayama, although he never held the name himself.

Top division record Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above championships that are labelled "unofficial" are historically conferred. For more information see yūshō.