Kota Ibushi
Sugi made his American debut (as El Blazer) for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on May 17, 2008. Replacing Kota Ibushi, he teamed with Kagetora on PWG's second annual "DDT4" tournament, defeating Scott Lost and Joey Ryan in the first round, but losing to the PWG World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico in a title match in the next.