He reverted to his real name with the Tozawa-juku faction, but he continued to wrestle in Dragon Gate NEX as Katsuo.

He became a charming fat man, wearing silver tights and boots instead of the gakuran pants worn by the rest of the Tozawa-juku unit, and it resulted in a big increase of his popularity.

On August 26, Yuki Ono asked for – and was granted – a release from his contract with Dragon Gate.

[1] This makes him the first wrestler trained at the Dragon Gate dojo to leave the promotion.

As of October 2011, Ono is working in Okinawa Pro Wrestling under the gimmick Ultra Mango.