GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
On January 7, 2017, Ohara defeated Taiji Ishimori in a decision match to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time. After successfully defending the title against Hitoshi Kumano on March 12, the two came together to form a new tag team, later named Back Breakers. On May 27, Ohara lost the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship to Hayata. Ohara and Kumano participated in the 2017 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League between July 13 and July 27. The pair had a strong showing with eight points and finished third in the group stage, however were defeated on the final day by Mao and Shunma Katsumata which prevented the team from joining a three-way tie for first place in the group.