on march 23, 1987, choshu and jpw announced the cancellation of the contract with ajpw. by the end of march 1987, japan pro-wrestling dissolved, as some went back to njpw, while some stayed with ajpw. ajpw championships were stripped off of the jpw stars that went back to njpw. hamaguchi chose to retire (he would return to wrestling in 1990) and killer khan, who had joined in 1985, would return to the wwf for a final run.