 This was bad news, as Cima himself had declared that 2004 would be a renaissance year for Crazy Max.Ogawauchi retired from active professional wrestling in February 2004, tearfully citing herniated cervical vertebrae which were causing numbness in his left arm.His final match was a tag team match on February 26, 2004 alongside his Crazy Max mentor Cima in a loss to the Aagan Issou team of Shuji Kondo and "brother" Yasshi.