- Defeated Kazuchika Okada, El Desperado and Sanada in a 4-way final of a tournament on August 29.
- Defeated Bad Luck Fale in a Bodyslam or No Corner Pads match to become the official champion.

- Defeated Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, and Bushi in a 4-way match on January 5.
- Chase Owens won a 22-man New Japan Ranbo with handcuffs on July 25.
- Yano defeated Owens in a No DQ, "I Quit" match on September 4.
- Yano defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru in an End of Year Party Rules match to become the official champion.

- Minoru Suzuki defeated Chase Owens, Cima, and Toru Yano in a 4-way match on January 5.
- Toru Yano defeated Suzuki in a Dog Cage match on February 20.
- Taichi defeated Yano in a No-rope Ring-out match on April 9.
- Shingo Takagi defeated Taichi in a 30-count pinfall match on April 25.
- Takagi defeated Taichi in a Last Man Standing Lumberjack match to become official champion.

- Shingo Takagi defeated Great-O-Khan, SHO, and Toru Yano in a 4-way match on January 5.
- Taichi defeated Takagi in a Takagi-Style triad match on April 29.
- SHO defeated Taichi in a match where seconds were handcuffed to each other on September 24.
- Taichi defeated SHO on November 17
- Taichi defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a Whiskey Bottle Ladder match to become the official champion.