 Mutoh and Chono were deeply affected by the loss of Hashimoto.In January 2007, after defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima at the first edition of Wrestle Kingdom, Mutoh and Chono paid tribute to Hashimoto by wearing his trademark white headband and exiting the ring to Hashimoto's theme music.In March 2011, Shinya's son Daichi debuted, and Mutoh and Chono served as his first opponents.