Who is going to take a fall in the Haru Basho?

It's a matter of "damned if you do, damned if you don't" for yokozona Asashoryu.

Should the Mongolian yokozuna win the Emperor's Cup in Osaka is he doing so as a result of the recent claims of bout buying? If he fails to take home title number 21 could it be down to the alleged yaocho (fixed bout) system having collapsed under the pressure of media scrutiny?