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Nobuhiko Oshima, better known by his stage name CIMA, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate.
Career
Oshima graduated from the first class of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon dojo. He quickly became the Toryumon wrestling promotion's biggest star. He first wrestled as Shiima Nobunaga, then as SHIIMA, until finally shortening his stage name to CIMA, under which he still wrestles today. He was one of the founders of the Crazy MAX stable, and had a years long feud with Magnum TOKYO, another first class graduate. He began as a high flyer, utilizing the Mad Splash as his finisher. This however took toll on his body and especially his knees. After returning from knee surgery he changed his style and started using the Schwein as his finisher. He wrestled in Toryumon Japan until 2004, when the promotion separated itself from Ultimo Dragon's dojo, and changed its name to Dragon Gate. He still wrestles in Dragon Gate today. He created the Blood Generation stable in 2005.
CIMA also made his first appearance in a North American wrestling promotion in about seven years in August 2005, appearing in Ring of Honor in a match against AJ Styles, who CIMA defeated.
CIMA would return to North America for a three day tour with Ring of Honor. On March 30, 2006, in Detroit, Michigan, CIMA teamed with fellow Blood Generation members Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino to defeat Ring of Honor faction Generation Next, represented by Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, and Jack Evans.
On March 31, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois, CIMA would once again team with fellow Blood Generation members Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino in Ring of Honor, this time losing a match to another stable from Dragon Gate, Do Fixer (Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito, and Genki Horiguchi). The match is said to have completely stole the show. Dave Meltzer gave the match the coveted 5 star rating.
On April 1, 2006, once again in Chicago, Illionis, at the third and final Ring of Honor show, CIMA teamed with Naruki Doi in a losing attempt to win the Ring of Honor Tag Titles from champions Generation Next (Austin Aries and Roderick Strong). After the match, CIMA took the microphone, and said, in English, that the reason he wanted the belts, and the reason he kept coming back, was because "I love ROH!". He then shook hands with the champions in a show of respect.
Finishers and signature moves
- Schwein Redline (Wrist clutch over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Schwein (Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Mad Splash (Frog splash)
- Venus (Leaping palm strike to an opponent sitting on the top rope)
- Iconoclasm
- Goriconoclasm (Cross-arm iconoclasm)
- Perfect Driver (Cross-leg Michinoku driver II)
- Salmonella (Jumping piledriver)
- Neji to Hashi (Cross-leg fisherman suplex)
- Tokarev (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick)
- Mona Lisa Overdrive (Somersault corner-to-corner missile dropkick)
Championships and accomplishments
- 1-Time IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Champion
- 4-Time UWA 6 Person Tag Team Champion
- 2-Time Ultimo Dragon Gym Champion
- 1-Time UDG International Light Heavyweight Champion
- El Numero Uno 2003 tournament winner
- 1-Time Open the Dream Gate champion
- 3-Time Open the Triangle Gate champion
External links
"Nobuhiko Oshima"