ari ▁Og awa . ▁After ▁debut ing ▁in ▁NO A H , ▁Sh iga ▁continue ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁mid card ▁but ▁would ▁get ▁more ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁tournament s ▁and ▁title ▁matches , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁joined ▁Jun ▁A ki y ama ' s ▁stable : ▁Stern ess . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Sh iga ▁entered ▁the ▁tournament ▁to ▁crown ▁the ▁first ▁G HC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion , ▁Sh iga ▁defeated ▁To o ▁Cold ▁Sc or pio ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Y oshi hi ro ▁Tak ay ama ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Sh iga ▁entered ▁a ▁tournament ▁to ▁crown ▁the ▁first ▁G HC ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁as ▁he ▁te amed ▁with ▁Tak uma ▁S ano ▁but ▁the ▁pair ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁Tak ao ▁Om ori ▁and ▁Shin ji ro ▁O ht ani . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Sh iga ▁te amed ▁with ▁Kan em aru ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁One ▁Night ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Tournament . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Sh iga ▁left ▁Stern ess ▁to ▁reun ite ▁with ▁K enta ▁Kob ashi ▁in ▁Burn ing . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁joining , ▁Sh iga ▁te amed ▁with ▁Kob ashi ▁and ▁K ENT A ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁One ▁Day ▁Six ▁Man ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Tournament . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2