On the same night of the G1 Climax final, Robinson would be attacked by Cody after losing a tag team match to him, marking himself as Robinson's first challenger to the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, who he would lose the title to. At Wrestle Kingdom 13, Kushida would lose his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, while Robinson would regain the IWGP United States Championship and Tanahashi winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event. On January 7, 2019 Kushida announced he would be leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling. On January 30 at Road to The New Beginning, the team of Taguchi, Toru Yano, and Togi Makabe defeated Bullet Club members Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Taiji Ishimori to capture the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.