On March 2, 2014, at TNA Global Impact Japan, Muto, under his Great Muta persona, teamed with Rob Terry and Taiyō Kea to defeat Masayuki Kono, René Duprée and Samoa Joe in a six-man tag team match. Later in March, through Wrestle-1's working relationship with TNA, Muto, working under his Great Muta persona, returned to America, at Lockdown, where he, Sanada and Yasu defeated Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian in a six-man tag team steel cage match.
