 Friendship Tag proved to be successful, and they defeated Togi Makabe and a number of different partners in the lead up to April.Iizuka's career would make a radical change in April 2008.During a tag team match with Hiroyoshi Tenzan against then-IWGP Tag Team Champions, Togi Makabe and Toru Yano, Iizuka turned on Tenzan with his trademark sleeper hold, turning heel and joining G.B.H.