Cyber Kong
On August 26, Yuki Ono asked for – and was granted – a release from his contract with Dragon Gate. However, it was all a ruse, for he immediately returned the next day as the heel "Cyber Kongcito", a miniature version of Cyber Kong, and joined Real Hazard. His identity was technically secret, but his voice and weight gave him away. The new gimmick did not improve his standing in the federation, and he was sparingly used. On December 21, he interfered in a Mask vs. Hair match between Cyber Kong and Naoki Tanisaki, and his attempt to aid Cyber Kong backfired, resulting in him being pinned. Real Hazard came out to protest the result, but Cyber Kong said he would own up to the mask stipulation – except that it would be Kongcito's mask, not his. Kongcito was unmasked, beaten up, and kicked out of the group.