 On August 26, Suwama teamed up with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling star Scott Steiner in a losing effort to The Great Muta and Tajiri.At the same event, Taru and Kojima won the World Tag Team Championships from Taiyo Kea and Toshiaki Kawada.By the end of the year Zodiac had joined VDM, whilst Suwama was experiencing problems with the rest of the group.