Chiyotaikai Ryūji from the tournament after this defeat, but announced that he would return at "sekiwake" rank in January to try to win necessary 10 bouts designated by the JSA that would allow him to regain his "ōzeki" status. He stated he would retire if he failed to achieve this. After three straight losses in the January 2010 tournament, Chiyotaikai announced his retirement from sumo. His final match was against his longtime "ōzeki" rival Kaiō (who also broke the record for most "makuuchi" wins in this bout.) "I gave myself an ultimatum, so I don't have any regrets. I just don't have
Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall his Chaos stablemate Shinsuke Nakamura. Tanahashi went on to defeat Nakamura in the finals to win the tournament. During the final day of the tournament, Styles pinned Okada in a six-man tag team match, setting up an IWGP Heavyweight Championship rematch between the two, which was eventually announced for October's King of Pro-Wrestling. After winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall, Kushida went on to defeat Ricochet on August 16 to make his first successful title defense. The same day, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for