▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ob ata , ▁Tan aka ▁and ▁Hay ato ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Fire ▁Festival ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁against ▁Tan aka , ▁Hay ato ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury , ▁for fe iting ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁matches . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Tan aka ▁had ▁a ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁title ▁but ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁champion ▁H ide ki ▁Su zu ki . ▁On ▁April ▁ 7 ▁H id aka ▁and ▁Hay ato ▁defeated ▁Shin ji ro ▁Ot ani ▁and ▁T ats uh ito ▁Tak ai wa ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁N WA ▁International ▁Light weight ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Tit les . ▁On ▁May ▁ 6 ▁Tan aka ▁and ▁James ▁Ra ide en ▁defeated ▁D ais u ke ▁Se kim oto ▁and ▁Ko he i ▁S ato ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁N WA ▁Inter cont inental ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Tit les . ▁On ▁July ▁ 8 ▁to ▁July ▁ 3 1 ▁Ob ata , ▁defeated ▁Shin ji ro ▁Ot ani ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Fire ▁Festival ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 ▁H id aka ▁and ▁Hay ato ▁lost ▁N WA ▁International ▁Light weight ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champions ▁in ▁a ▁Pro - W rest ling ▁Bas ara ▁event ▁to ▁K od aka ▁and ▁Tak umi ▁T su k am oto . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁Y us aku ▁Ob