 On October 9, Suzuki gathered La Yakuza again with Go Shiozaki replacing El Oriental to face Los Wagner Maniacos (Dr. Wagner Jr., Electroshock & Último Gladiador), but they were defeated.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.