Pro Wrestling NOAH (2000-2010)
Shiga debuted for NOAH at their first show on August 5, 2000 where he teamed with Naomichi Marufuji to defeat Masao Inoue and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. The following day, Shiga wrestled in the second to last match teaming with Daisuke Ikeda in a losing effort to Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa. After debuting in NOAH, Shiga continue to remain in the midcard but woul get more to participate in tournaments and title matches, by the end of 2000 he joined Jun Akiyama's stable: Sterness. In March 2001, Shiga entered the tournament to crown the first GHC Heavyweight Champion, Shiga defeated Too Cold Scorpio in the first round but lost to Yoshihiro Takayama in the quarterfinals. In October 2001, Shiga entered a tournament to crown the first GHC Tag Team Championship as he teamed with Takuma Sano but the pair lost in the first round to Takao Omori and Shinjiro Ohtani. By the end of 2001, Shiga teamed with Kanemaru to win a One Night Tag Team Tournament. In early 2002, Shiga left Sterness to reunite with Kenta Kobashi in Burning. Shortly after joining, Shiga teamed with Kobashi and KENTA to win a One Day Six Man Tag Team Tournament. In October 19, 2002, Shiga and Kobashi challenged Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito for the GHC Tag Team Championship but came up short. In January 2003, Shiga would suffer a serious neck injury that would keep him out for over two and a half years.
After two and a half years, Shiga returned to the ring at NOAH's September 18, 2005 Nippon Budokan show where he lost to Tamon Honda. One year after returning from injury, Shiga defeated Scorpio on September 3, 2006 to win the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship, his first championship. In February 2007, Shiga formed a tag team with Kishin Kawabata called the Pen Pals. On February 17, The Pen Pals won a tournament to become the first GHC Hardcore Openweight Tag Team Champions. On July 15, 2007, the team challenged Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio for the GHC Tag Team Championship but lost. In November when the Tag Team Championship again became a singles championship which saw Shiga lose to Kawabata. In 2009, Shiga also began making appearances for Hustle where he competed as Punch the C. After remaining in the midcard for two more years, Shiga was released from NOAH in early 2010.
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