 Oguruma was demoted from his post in the Association as a result.In September 2010, two men were arresting for attempting to blackmail Kotokaze, sending him a letter threatening to reveal his connections to a "violent criminal gang" (usually a euphemism for yakuza) in his younger years.In April 2011 he was hit with another demotion after a "jūryō" division wrestler from his stable, Hoshikaze, was forced to retire after a match-fixing scandal.