[2015-07-19-DDT] Akito vs Antonio Honda

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Akito's great DDT extreme title run comes to an end against Honda. Honda has the drip. He's not a workrate guy or anything but sometimes everything clicks for him on a mostly serious match. This is a "fall to the hell" match, where there are no ropes and you lose by falling out of the ring. It bothered me that there are pinfall attempts, which were never gonna be the finish, but everything else is good. They get so much out of this dumb stipulation. Akito works the leg, which is what you'd do in this match and also what Akito would do every match. Honda's thing is how expressive he is and the connection he has to this crowd, which means him struggling out of holds and coming back throwing big right hooks is very good. The finish is exactly that and it's a blast.