tanizaki quickly joined the el dorado wrestling roster, even though he continued to remain a freelance wrestler. he was out injured after his second match with the company, however. he joined up with shuji kondo upon returning. parts of his freelancing included forays into pro wrestling zero1-max, big japan pro wrestling and kaientai dojo. in the latter, he joined the heel stable omega. in 2008, he resigned from el dorado.