 Afterwards, Sugi announced his return to Japan, leaving AAA.After a year of hiatus, Sugi would compete in Pro Wrestling Noah as an AAA representative, now under the name of Sugi (in all caps), getting in a feud with Ronin and Taiji Ishimori.He returned to México along with Ronin, having touring matches against him, and finally coming back to TV as an unofficial member of Aero Star's stable Real Fuerza Aerea.