 On August 11, 2018, Momota entered DDT's Ganbare Climax 2018 tournament but lost in the first round to Shota.On September 1, Momota returned to Noah for the first time in nine years participating at Naomichi Marufuji's 20th Anniversary show where he teamed with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi against Mohammed Yone and Junta Miyawaki but lost.On January 3, 2019, Momota teamed with Chikara in Freedoms' King of Freedoms Tag Team Title One Day Tournament but lost in the first round to Gentaro and Takashi Sasaki.