Though I consider myself a big CIMA fan, I have to say that most of what I have seen of him is post Crazy Max era. You can clearly see the American influence on his style in this match that would shape his ring work and persona in the years succeeding. The match itself is solid, if unspectacular to my mind. Some nice psychology and legwork from CIMA coupled with some inconsistent selling brought it down a notch for me. I'm not super familiar with Fujita apart from his run as the slightly less dynamic partner of Ikotu Hidaka in Zero-1, a team I have always had a lot of time for. Fujita was fine here but didn't really do anything that would make me go out of my way to find more of his singles portfolio.
CIMA's obnoxious character work pre-match is clearly the standout moment for me. I look forward to following this project and seeing how his character progresses through these early months of the decade.
