A junior Heavyweight powerhouse and a member of Roppongi3K.

After the excursion to Mexico and America, SHO returned to New Japan onOctober 9, 2017. With YOH, and under the tutelage of Rocky Romero, he formedRoppongi 3K. That same night, defeated Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi tobecome half of the 54th IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. SHOand YOH would also win the annual junior heavyweight tag team tournament, inboth elimination and league format, three years in a row. On January 5 2020 atWrestle Kingdom 14, they won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag TeamChampionships for the fourth time from El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori. AlthoughSHO had to let go of the title after an injury to YOH, SHO has been showing hispotential as a singles competitor.

On January 5 2021, Hiromu Takahashi called on SHO to challenge his IWGP Jr.Heavyweight Championhip and the title match has been set on February 10.SHO is ready to make his dream come true.