 Between 2001 and 2005, the three would reunite on special occasions, mainly press conferences, occasionally with Mitsuharu Misawa.Tragedy struck the group when Shinya Hashimoto died on July 11, 2005 from a brain aneurysm, at the young age of 40.Hashimoto's death dashed hopes for Hashimoto's return to NJPW and the upcoming Tokon Sanjushi reunion on July 26.