On October 9, 2021, at GCW Fight Club, Akira teamed up with Alex Colon and G-Raver and faced The Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) in a losing effort.
[7][8] The following week, a video package aired revealing Akira as one of the attackers, as part of The Calling, a stable which include leader Raven and Rickey Shane Page.
[16][17] Still feuding with the Second Gear Crew, the SGC's Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders challenged Akira and Page for the MLW World Tag Team Championship in a tables match.
[20] On the season finale of Fusion, Akira challenged Page for the latter's MLW National Openweight Championship, but quickly lost the match, after which he was attacked by The Calling in a post-match assault.
[21] On January 6, 2024, Akira faced Page for the National Openweight Championship once again, this time in a Taipei Deathmatch, but lost the match when Sami Callihan interfered,[22] leading to a feud with the latter.