[2] Momota would continue to work for the JWA throughout 1971 mostly low on the card and paying his dues during which time he faced the likes of Akio Sato and future legends Osamu Kido and Tatsumi Fujinami.
[5] Despite this and being the son of Rikidozan, Momota never enjoyed much success as a wrestler as he spent the majority of his career in opening matches and working with young talent.
He would hold the title for over 2 months successfully defended it 2 times against Johnny Smith and Isamu Teranishi before losing it to Joe Malenko on July 1, 1989.
Like All Japan, Momota spent his time in NOAH in opening matches or low on the card wrestling against young up and comers and fellow aging wrestlers.
[12] His last title shot was exactly 4 years later on February 15, 2008, when he challenged Kishin Kawabata for the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship but despite another good effort, he would come short again.
[14] On July 15, 2015, Momota and his son Chikara defeated Hikaru Sato and Masaaki Mochizuki to win the Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, his first title in 26 years.
[18] On September 1, Momota returned to Noah for the first time in nine years participating at Naomichi Marufuji's 20th Anniversary show where he teamed with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi against Mohammed Yone and Junta Miyawaki but lost.
1 Special match teaming with Jun Akiyama and Ultimo Dragon to defeat Fuchi, Takao Omori, and Osamu Nishimura.
[19][20] In 2024 he was scheduled to make his in-ring return teaming with his son against Tiger Toguchi and Yuichi Taniguchi for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling-Explosion at their Kawasaki Legend 2024 event, however he was replaced by Masahiko Takasugi.