Promotions Watched: AJPW, NOAH, DDT, Dragon Gate
Welcome to another edition of Captain Lou’s Top 10. The most trusted list in SHOWBUSINESS. This month, we are the witnesses to a true generational clash as the young rising stars battle it out with the old guard to settle the ultimate question: who can obtain the most star ratings? On the side of youth, Shun Skywalker, Kaito Ishida, Yuki Ueno and Yusuke Okada make a big splash in the top 5 – all four dudes continuing to make a strong case for DDT and Dragon Gate as promotions you should be watching in 2021. Representing old age and decrepitude: Jun Akiyama, Suwama, Takashi Sugiura and KING KAZZER desperately hung on to past glories and pumped out elderly bangers.
Also on this list: 6-MAN TAGS! Not the meaningless kind that fill up your shitty undercards! The good kind! DDT are on a roll this year in this department and the creativity that fills their multiman matches is on another level. Sadly, life was too short to catch up with Ganbare this month but I’m sure your cowboy dad Ken Ohka rocked out to that B’z song like the hero that he is.
The Top 10
- Shun Skywalker vs. Kaito Ishida – Open The Dream Gate (DG 3/7/2021)
- Yuki Ueno vs. Yusuke Okada – DDT Universal Title (DDT 3/14/2021)
- Jun Akiyama vs. Kazusada Higuchi – KO-D Openweight Title (DDT 3/28/2021)
- Suwama vs. Yoshitatsu – Triple Crown (AJPW 3/21/2021)
- Takashi Sugiura & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya – GHC Tag Team Titles (NOAH 3/7/2021)
- Kenoh vs. Kazuyuki Fujita – GHC National Title (NOAH 3/21/2021)
- Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Akito vs. Yuki Ueno, Chris Brookes & Shota (DDT 3/12/2021)
- Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Zeus & Shigehiro Irie – AJPW Team Titles (AJPW 3/14/2021)
- Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Shota vs. Tetsuya Endo, Soma Takao & Yuji Hino – KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles (DDT 3/14/2021)
- Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka & Genki Horiguchi vs. Diamante, Hip Hop Kikuta & Dia Inferno – Triangle Gate (DG 3/6/2021)
Honorable Mentions
1. Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Zeus, Shigehiro Irie & Izanagi (AJPW 3/6/2021)
2. Shunma Katsumata vs. Chris Brookes – DDT Extreme Title – Barbedwire Coffin Death Match (DDT 3/14/2021)
3. Yoshinari Ogawa & HAYATA vs. Daisuke Harada & Junta Miyawaki – GHC Jr. Tag Team Titles (NOAH 3/21/2021)
4. Keisuke Okuda vs. H.Y.O – Open The Brave Gate (DG 3/6/2021)
5. Shun Skywalker vs. KAZMA SAKAMOTO – Open The Dream Gate (DG 3/28/2021)
