ブラックタイガー
Black Tiger's seventh Generation (VII), referred to simply as "Black Tiger", debuted during New Japan's , which took place on April 14 and 15, 2012, and which he went on to win. Following Kazushige Nosawa's May 23 arrest for smuggling cannabis, it was confirmed that he had been portraying Black Tiger. Two days later, New Japan officially pulled Tiger from the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Nosawa has continued working as Black Tiger VII, most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling.