Masaaki Mochizuki
On January 15, 2008, Sawa made his debut for Dragon Gate, when he, Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka unsuccessfully challenged Don Fujii, K-Ness and Masaaki Mochizuki for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. On February 10, Sawa and Fujita "Jr." Hayato won Dragon Gate's one night Buyuden Cup Tag Tournament. Sawa returned to Dragon Gate on March 22, 2010, when he unsuccessfully challenged Super Shisa for the Open the Brave Gate Championship in a three-way match, which also included Genki Horiguchi.