大相撲令和7年五月場所・3日目～王鵬、自信深める金星！

今日、言及するのは豊昇龍ー王鵬の一番だけでよいだろう。

王鵬は昨日霧島を破った相撲と同じことをやろうとするだろう、豊昇龍は初場所の優勝決定戦と同じこと（張り差し）をやるのではないか、というのが私の予想だった。

王鵬の立ち合いは予想通りだったが、豊昇龍は頭から当たって突き押しという選択をした。

2人ともいい立ち合いだった。　王鵬は当たる角度も良かったし、突き手がよく伸びた。豊昇龍は、王鵬の突きに威力があったため足が前に出ず揃ってしまい、そこを叩かれた。

取組後のインタビューで王鵬は、先場所６勝９敗で負け越して三役から平幕に陥落したことについて、「先場所は（壁に）跳ね返されたが、どのように感じていたか？」と問われたのに対し「自分では跳ね返されたと思っていない」と言い切った。　

一方の豊昇龍は無言を貫いた。

王鵬は明日、大の里と対戦する。　先場所の対戦では王鵬が大の里を圧倒した。

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