10 Best Babyfaces In NJPW

1. Hiroshi Tanahashi

However, there’s only one person who could ever beat the Golden Star.

Hiroshi Tanahashi, the Ace of New Japan, has to be one of the best babyfaces in the industry and has been described as the John Cena of the company, just with more people actually liking him. After his debut in 1999, Tanahashi was predicted to be a future star of the company and was immediately pushed.

However, the company didn’t make the crowds fall in love with Tanahashi: he did it himself.

The Ace always finds a way to connect to every fan in the arena and make you fall in love with him. With his diverse style, you never doubt that he wants to pick up a win in the most honest way possible. Whether it's interacting with the fans, the way he makes his way to the ring or in his post-match comments, he is a shining star in the eyes of the fans. The crowds pray for a Tanahashi main event win just so they can see him play his air guitar and shout ‘aishiteimasu!’ to his adoring fans.

Tanahashi is like your best friend's really cool dad who you see at the school gates and probably wish was your own.

Fast forward to 2020 and Tanahashi continues to be the face of New Japan. He is one of the company’s biggest draws and a man crowds will pay to watch. In short, it will be pretty hard for anyone to ever replace Hiroshi Tanahashi as the Ace of New Japan and their top babyface.