 In July, he participated in the "Fire Festival 2019", where he gained victories over Yuya Aoki, Asuka and Super Tiger II, but he was unable to win the tournament after a double countout with Yuji Hino.He looked to improve his odds in the "Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament 2019", reaching the finals over Raicho and Sean Guiness, but being shockingly eliminated by Hub.This streak continued in the "Furinkazan Tag Tournament 2019", where Sugi and Dragon Gate representative Kenichiro Arai were defeated by Shuji Kondo and Takuya Sugawara in a match of former Toryumon wrestlers.