 On July 24, Zest won the WWA Junior Lightweight Championship by beating Osamu Namiguchi, and retained him until April 6, when Sugi relinquished both the character and the title and adopted yet a new gimmick, Noiz, sponsored by rock band .Now as Noiz, Sugi defeated Kamikaze as Zest and won again the championship.NOIZ also inherited Blazer's loyalty to Masato Tanaka, wrestling for him occasionally, and retained the title before Osamu Namiguchi before vacating him upon his departure from Zero1.