Nobuhiro Shimatani

As a freelancer, Shimatani works for various promotions. At NOAH Great Voyage In Yokohama Vol. 2, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on December 16, 2018, he teamed up with Kazusada Higuchi and Kota Umeda in a losing effort to Atsushi Kotoge, Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/noah-great-voyage-2018-in-yokohama-vol-2-results/115967/|title=NOAH Results: Great Voyage 2018 In Yokohama Vol. 2 – Yokohama, Japan (12/16)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=December 17, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2021}} At a house show promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on July 22, 2021, he teamed up with Takato Nakano and Kota Sekifuda to defeat Alejandro, Kazuki Hashimoto and Kosuke Sato.{{cite web|url=https://bjw.co.jp/result/r2021-07-22_1/|script-title=ja:【2部興行･第2部】神奈川･横浜ラジアントホール大会|work=bjw.co.jp|author=Big Japan Pro Wrestling|language=Japanese|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021}}

In April 2024, Shimatani, as Check Shimatani, competed in a soft-ground wrestling match in Uganda for Soft Ground Wrestling (SGW), where he defeated local wrestler KY Kapeeka. During the short tour with the promotion, he was accompanied by Cima.

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Shimatani made his professional wrestling debut at Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21 where he teamed up with Kouki Iwasaki and Rainbow Kawamura, losing to Shunma Katsumata, Guanchulo and Mao Inoue in a six-man tag team match.{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2016/03/25/ddt-judgement-2016-march-21-results-review/|title=DDT JUDGEMENT 2016 (MARCH 21) RESULTS & REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Dylan|last=Justin|date=March 25, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2021}} He often wrestled in unusual matches such as a 28-person battle royal in which the winner was granted the general manager position for one night at DDT/Saki Akai Produce DDT Collection on March 14, 2018, match which also involved Danshoku Dino, Harashima, Mao, Yuko Miyamoto and others.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/8457|script-title=ja:赤井沙希プロデュース興行「DDT collection」|work=ddtpro.com|author=DDT Pro Wrestling|title=DDT ProWrestling |date=March 14, 2018|access-date=August 20, 2021}}

He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events just as DDT Judgement. After his debut match at the event, he continued making appearances. One year later at Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20, he teamed up with Naomi Yoshimura and Dai Suzuki to defeat Rekka, Daiki Shimomura and Yuki Ueno.{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2017/03/26/ddt-judgement-20th-anniversary-march-20-review/|title=DDT JUDGEMENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY (MARCH 20) REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Dylan|last=Justin|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=April 18, 2021}} At Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary on March 25, Shimatani teamed up with Daiki Shimomura as "Gran MilliMeters", Takato Nakano and Rekka in a losing effort to Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango, Mad Paulie, Cherry and Gota Ihashi as a result of a Ten-person tag team match.{{cite web |url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/386 |title=Judgement2018～DDT旗揚げ21周年記念大会～ |author=DDT Pro-Wrestling| work=ddtpro.com |language=Japanese |access-date=February 24, 2020}} At Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary on March 20, he teamed up with his fellow Damnation stablemates Tetsuya Endo and T-Hawk in a losing effort against Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai).{{cite web | url = https://www.ddtpro.com/results/13848 | title = Judgement2020～DDT旗揚げ23周年記念大会～ | access-date = March 20, 2020 | author=DDT Pro-Wrestling| work=ddtpro.com |language=ja}}

As for the DDT Peter Pan branch of events, Shimatani made his first appearance at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 on August 28 where he teamed up with Chikara and Mitsuo Momota in a losing effort to Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango and Rekka as a result of a six-man tag team match for Chikara's King of Dark Championship where had any opponent got pinned by him, they would have become the new champion.{{cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/ddt-resultados-ryogoku-peter-pan-2016-worlds-hottest-summer-28082016-el-gigante-shuji-ishikawa-es-nuevamente-campeon/|title=DDT: Results «Ryogoku Peter Pan 2016 - World's Hottest Summer» - 28/08/2016 - The giant Shuji Ishikawa is champion again|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2021}} At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018 on October 21, he won a Rumble rules match by lastly eliminating Gorgeous Matsuno and also competing against Self-Proclaimed Tiger Mask V, Gota Ihashi and others.{{cite web | url = https://www.ddtpro.com/results/1628 | script-title=ja:両国ピーターパン2018～秋のプロレス文化祭～ | date=October 21, 2018 | accessdate=February 3, 2020 | author=DDT Pro-Wrestling| title=DDT ProWrestling | work=ddtpro.com | language=Japanese}} At Wrestle 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 and Yuki Iino) and Mizuki Watase.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/3312|script-title=ja:Wrestle Peter Pan 2019|author=DDT Pro-Wrestling|title=DDT ProWrestling | work=ddtpro.com |date=July 15, 2019|access-date=May 23, 2021}}

He also worked in the DDT Ultimate Party branch of events, marking his first appearance at Ultimate Party 2019 on November 3 where he teamed up with fellow Damnation stablemates Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie to unsuccessfully challenge the champions Takumi Tsukamoto, Yasu Urano and Takato Nakano, and Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari and Miss Mongol in a Three-way match for the UWA World Trios Championship.{{cite web | url = https://www.ddtpro.com/results/12951 | title = Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～ | language = ja | access-date = September 8, 2020 | work = DDT Pro-Wrestling}} One year later at Ultimate Party 2020 on November 3, he teamed up with Mad Paulie and El Lindaman as #DamnHearts and competed in a Four-way elimination match also involving the teams of Eruption (Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai), Disaster Box (Toru Owashi, Naomi Yoshimura and Kazuki Hirata), and Super Sasadango Machine, Makoto Oishi and Antonio Honda.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/14860|title=Ultimate Party 2020|author=DDT Pro-Wrestling| work=ddtpro.com| language=Japanese|access-date=November 3, 2020}}

As for the DDT Into The Fight branch, Shimatani made an important appearance at Into The Fight 2019 on March 21 where he teamed up with fellow Damnation stablemates Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie in a losing effort to Bull James, Kota Umeda and Naomi Yoshimura.{{cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/ddt-into-the-fight-2019-adios-nakazawa-mensaje-de-kenny-omega/|title=DDT: "Into the Fight 2019" goodbye Nakazawa, message from Kenny Omega|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2021}}

Another signature event of the promotion in which he activated was King of DDT, making an appearance at the 2018 edition where he fell short to Mike Bailey in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://www.gerweck.net/2018/08/02/ddt-fighting-beer-garden-2018-king-of-ddt-2018-first-round-results-july-31-2018-tokyo-japan/|title=DDT "Fighting Beer Garden 2018 – King of DDT 2018 First Round" Results – July 31, 2018 – Tokyo, Japan|work=gerweck.net|first=Michael|last=Riba|date=August 2, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2021}} Two years later at the 2020 edition, he fell short to Yuki Ueno in the same tournament stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/news/14259|script-title=ja:夏を制するものはDDTを制する！ DDTのKINGの座を争う真夏のトーナメント「KING OF DDT 2020」は神田明神ホール3連戦＆後楽園ホールで開催！ 総勢28選手参加！ 組み合わせ決定！ KO-D無差別級王者・遠藤が出場！ 田中稔、青木真也、T-Hawk、エル・リンダマン参戦！|access-date=June 27, 2020|publisher=DDT Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |title=DDT ProWrestling }}

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• Best Body Japan Pro-Wrestling
• BBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yakan Nabe
• DDT Pro-Wrestling
• Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (9 times){{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html|title=Ironman Heavymetalweight Title|work=wrestling-titles.com|author=Wrestling Titles|date=July 25, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021}}
• King of Dark Championship (1 time){{cite web |url= http://extremeparty.heteml.net/title.html#dark |title=DDTタイトル史 |access-date= January 9, 2020 |publisher=Extreme Party}}
• Gleat
• G-Infinity Championship (1 time) – with Hayato Tamura

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