Cima (wrestler)
| Nobuhiko Oshima | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1977 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | CIMA Shiima Nobunaga SHIMA |
| Billed height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Trained by | Ultimo Dragon |
| Debut | May 11 1997 |
Nobuhiko Oshima, better known by his stage name CIMA, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles 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.
Wrestling facts
Finishing and signature moves
- Mad Splash (Frog splash)
- Schwein (Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Schwein Redline (Wrist clutch over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Venus Assault (Leaping palm strike to an opponent sitting on the top rope)
- Goriconoclasm (Cross-arm iconoclasm)
- Perfect Driver (Cross-leg Michinoku driver II)
- Salmonella Driver (Jumping piledriver)
- Neji to Hashi (Cross-leg fisherman suplex)
- Tokarev Kick (Corner-to-corner missile dropkick)
- Mona Lisa Overdrive (Somersault corner-to-corner missile dropkick)
- Nakayubi Driver (Front facelock into DDT)
- Schweinegatame (Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver into cross arm breaker)
- Sasorizagatame (Iconoclasm into cross arm breaker)
- Iconoclasm
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimo Dragon Gym Championship (2 times)
- Ultimo Dragon Gym International Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- UWA World Trios Championship (4 times) – with SUWA three times, Big Fuji three times, TARU once, and Don Fujii once
- IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- El Numero Uno 2003 League winner
- Open the Dream Gate Championship (1 time)
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (4 times) – with Naruki Doi twice, and once each with Don Fujii, Shingo Takagi, Magnitude Kishiwada, Masato Yoshino, Jack Evans and BxB Hulk
- 5 Star Match: with Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino vs. Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito (ROH Supercard Of Honor, March 31, 2006)