 Shimatani in February 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-02-27)February 27, 1996 (age 29)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring names |
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| Billed height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Trained by | Yasu Urano |
| Debut | 2016 |
Nobuhiro Shimatani (島谷常寛,Shimatani Nobuhiro; born February 27, 1996), also known by hisring nameCheck Shimatani (チェック・島谷,Chekku Shimatani), is aJapaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as afreelancer and is best known for his tenure with the JapanesepromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling.[3] As of July 2022, he predominantly works forGleat as a member of theBULK Orchestra stable and Mexican PromotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
As a freelancer, Shimatani works for various promotions. AtNOAH Great Voyage In Yokohama Vol. 2, an event promoted byPro Wrestling Noah on December 16, 2018, he teamed up withKazusada Higuchi andKota Umeda in a losing effort toAtsushi Kotoge,Kenoh andMasa Kitamiya.[4] At ahouse show promoted byBig Japan Pro Wrestling on July 22, 2021, he teamed up withTakato Nakano andKota Sekifuda to defeat Alejandro,Kazuki Hashimoto andKosuke Sato.[5]
In April 2024, Shimatani, asCheck Shimatani, competed in a soft-ground wrestling match inUganda forSoft Ground Wrestling (SGW), where he defeated local wrestler KY Kapeeka. During the short tour with the promotion, he was accompanied byCima.
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Shimatani made hisprofessional wrestling debut atJudgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21 where he teamed up withKouki Iwasaki and Rainbow Kawamura, losing toShunma Katsumata,Guanchulo andMao Inoue in asix-man tag team match.[6] He often wrestled in unusual matches such as a28-person battle royal in which the winner was granted thegeneral manager position for one night atDDT/Saki Akai Produce DDT Collection on March 14, 2018, match which also involvedDanshoku Dino,Harashima, Mao,Yuko Miyamoto and others.[7]
He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events just asDDT Judgement. After his debut match at the event, he continued making appearances. One year later atJudgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20, he teamed up withNaomi Yoshimura andDai Suzuki to defeat Rekka,Daiki Shimomura andYuki Ueno.[8] AtJudgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary on March 25, Shimatani teamed up with Daiki Shimomura as "Gran MilliMeters", Takato Nakano and Rekka in a losing effort toTomomitsu Matsunaga,Hoshitango,Mad Paulie,Cherry andGota Ihashi as a result of aTen-person tag team match.[9] AtJudgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary on March 20, he teamed up with his fellowDamnation stablematesTetsuya Endo andT-Hawk in a losing effort against Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi,Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai).[10]
As for theDDT Peter Pan branch of events, Shimatani made his first appearance atRyōgoku Peter Pan 2016 on August 28 where he teamed up with Chikara andMitsuo Momota in a losing effort to Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango and Rekka as a result of a six-man tag team match for Chikara'sKing of Dark Championship where had any opponent got pinned by him, they would have become the new champion.[11] AtRyōgoku Peter Pan 2018 on October 21, he won aRumble rules match by lastly eliminatingGorgeous Matsuno and also competing againstSelf-Proclaimed Tiger Mask V, Gota Ihashi and others.[12] AtWrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, Shimatani teamed up with Disaster Box (Yuki Ueno and Naomi Yoshimura) in a losing effort against All Out (Shunma Katsumata andYuki Iino) andMizuki Watase.[13]
He also worked in theDDT Ultimate Party branch of events, marking his first appearance atUltimate Party 2019 on November 3 where he teamed up with fellow Damnation stablemates Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie to unsuccessfully challenge the championsTakumi Tsukamoto,Yasu Urano and Takato Nakano, andKen Ohka, Yumehito Imanari and Miss Mongol in aThree-way match for theUWA World Trios Championship.[14] One year later atUltimate Party 2020 on November 3, he teamed up withMad Paulie andEl Lindaman as#DamnHearts and competed in aFour-way elimination match also involving the teams of Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai), Disaster Box (Toru Owashi, Naomi Yoshimura andKazuki Hirata), andSuper Sasadango Machine,Makoto Oishi andAntonio Honda.[15]
As for theDDT Into The Fight branch, Shimatani made an important appearance atInto The Fight 2019 on March 21 where he teamed up with fellow Damnation stablemates Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie in a losing effort toBull James, Kota Umeda and Naomi Yoshimura.[16]
Another signature event of the promotion in which he activated wasKing of DDT, making an appearance at the2018 edition where he fell short toMike Bailey in the first round.[17] Two years later at the2020 edition, he fell short to Yuki Ueno in the same tournament stage.[18]
