text: On December 6, 2013, at TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling, as a part of Team International, Funaki and Petey Williams lost to Team Aces & Eights' DOC and Knux.
  On December 6, 2014, Funaki worked for the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah promotion, teaming with Scotty 2 Hotty and Super Crazy in a six-man tag team match, where they defeated Pesadilla, Yoshinari Ogawa and Zack Sabre Jr., with Scotty 2 Hotty pinning Pesadilla for the win.
  Funaki wrestled his last matches in Japan for Dradition Pro-Wrestling in October 2015, retiring from wrestling.
  Return to WWE (2011-present)
  Sporadic appearances (2011–2016)
  Funaki cameoed for WWE as a special guest referee during their house shows in Japan in 2011 and 2013.
  Funaki made a special appearance in a video as a translator for Kenta's first WWE interview with Renee Young. In September, Funaki returned to WWE's developmental program NXT to feud with The Ascension alongside Kenta, who was now going by the name Hideo Itami.
  Japanese commentator (2016–present)
  Funaki would appear in the WWE Network show, The Edge and Christian Show, introducing the hosts, with his voice dubbed over by Howard Finkel in the first season and Luke Gallows in the second season.
  On April 1, 2016, at NXT Takeover: Dallas, Funaki appeared in a backstage segment with Shinsuke Nakamura. Funaki would later appear at ringside sitting next to Kota Ibushi.