 After the feud, he spent the next few years in the mid-card, as well as helping young talent in the New Japan Dojo.On March 9, 2008, after Hiroyoshi Tenzan was attacked by the rest of Great Bash Heel once again just weeks after he had been kicked out of the stable, Iizuka came to his aid, clearing the ring of Tomoaki Honma, Gedo and Jado.Iizuka and Tenzan announced they would be forming a tag team to be known as "Friendship Tag".