Army, a team which ended up holding the World Tag Team Championship 6 times. The team split when Taue left AJPW for Mitsuharu Misawa's new Pro Wrestling Noah promotion in August 2000, while Kawada decided to stay. Pro Wrestling Noah (2000–2017) In Noah Taue continued tag team wrestling, teaming mostly with Takuma Sano. On November 5, 2005, Taue was able to defeat Takeshi Rikio with his Ore ga Taue finisher to capture the GHC Heavyweight Championship, which he held into the new year before losing it to Jun Akiyama on January 22, 2006. On June 27, 2009, following the June 13 death of Mitsuharu Misawa, Akira Taue was appointed as the new president of Pro Wrestling Noah. On May 12, 2013, Taue announced that he would be officially retiring from the ring in December. On December 7, 2013, Taue wrestled his retirement match, where he, Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura, and Genba Hirayanagi defeated Genichiro Tenryu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Masao Inoue, and Kentaro Shiga, with Taue pinning Inoue for the final win of his career. Taue served as the Noah president until November 1, 2016, when the company was sold to IT development company Estbee, after which he was given the new role of an advisor. He would resign from his position in February 2017. Retirement In June 2017, after studying with Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Taue opened his own steakhouse in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, called Steak Izakaya Champ, where he personally cuts and cooks the steak, as well as greeting customers. On August 22, 2018, Taue announced at a press conference that he was battling stomach cancer. The diagnosis came from when he was originally hospitalized from a fall at his home on March 2 that caused bleeding from the stomach, which required an emergency blood transfusion. He also revealed that on April 16, he underwent a gastrectomy after discovering the cancer during an examination. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shinichi Nakano Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Jumbo Tsuruta (1) and Toshiaki Kawada (6) Champion Carnival (1996) World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1996, 1997) – with Toshiaki Kawada January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1992) World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2000) – with Toshiaki Kawada Nikkan Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2005) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 33 of the top 500 singles