You Only Live Twice (film) manned spacecraft disappear mysteriously in orbit. With each nation blaming the other amidst the Cold War, Bond travels secretly to a remote Japanese island to find the perpetrators and comes face to face with Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. The film reveals the appearance of Blofeld, who was previously a partially unseen character. SPECTRE is working for the government of an unnamed Asian power, implied to be the People's Republic of China, to provoke war between the superpowers. During the filming in Japan, it was announced that Sean Connery would retire from the role of Bond, but after
Chikara You Only Live Twice 2012 to close a time paradox his earlier time traveling had caused. During the National Pro Wrestling Day, Jimmy Jacobs, who had made some appearances for Chikara in the past, but was not a regular member of the promotion's roster, revealed himself as the leader of the Flood. The Chikara side eventually prevailed in the brawl between the two groups, but only after 3.0 brought Peck to the scene in a DeLorean. On May 12, Chikara announced a singles match between Peck and Jacobs for You Only Live Twice. One stable from Chikara's past included in the Flood was Bruderschaft