Kaientai Dojo
He originally started his career working for Kaientai Dojo in Japan, where he became a one-time Strongest-K Champion and a three-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champion alongside Ryota Chikuzen, Kengo Mashimo and Miyawaki. He spent two years working for WWE, as well as for its development brands, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT. After his release from WWE, he returned to Japan working as a freelancer for Kaientai Dojo, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Wrestle-1, the latter of which he signed for in 2015. A year later, his contract with Wrestle-1 expired, and he returned to freelancing work, later appearing for Pro Wrestling Noah and Dragon Gate.