List of professional wrestling matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer

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Journalist and sports historian Dave Meltzer has assigned his ratings to professional wrestling matches since the creation of his publication, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the 1980s, and named his first 5-star match in April 1983. Receiving a 5 or higher star rating is considered by many in professional wrestling to be a great achievement.[1]

Dave Meltzer

The first match rated more than five stars by Meltzer was Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat in 1989, which received a six star rating. The highest-ever rating is seven stars, awarded to Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall in June 2018.

There have been 322 matches awarded 5 or more stars. Will Ospreay has by far the most individual matches with 54. Ospreay is also one of five wrestlers to have been awarded five stars for two matches on the same night, alongside Akira Hokuto, Kyoko Inoue, Manami Toyota, and Toshiyo Yamada.

Matches

1980s

More information Date, Match ...
Date Match Promotion Event Rating Ref.
1 April 7, 1982 Ric Flair vs. Butch Reed[a] CWF Miami Beach show 5 [2]
2 April 21, 1983 Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask NJPW Big Fight Series II
Night 19		 5 [3]
3 December 5, 1984 Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Nobuhiko Takada UWF Year-End Special
Day 10		 5
4 December 8, 1984 Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen vs. Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk AJPW Real World Tag League
Night 15		 5 [4]
5 March 9, 1985 Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Tiger Mask 85 Gekitoh! Exciting Wars
Night 14		 5
6 August 22, 1985 Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota AJW Summer Night Festival in Budokan 5
7 January 28, 1986 Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu AJPW New Years War Super Battle
Night 25		 5
8 February 14, 1986 Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham CWF Battle of the Belts 2 5 [3]
9 April 19, 1986 The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) vs. The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) JCP Crockett Cup 5
10 January 20, 1987 Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham World Wide Wrestling 5 [4]
11 February 26, 1987 Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka AJW Kawasaki show 5
12 March 20, 1987 Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada vs. Keiji Muto and Shiro Koshinaka NJPW Spring Flare Up
Night 21		 5
13 April 11, 1987 Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham JCP Crockett Cup 5
14 July 4, 1987 Paul Ellering, The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), and The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) vs. The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, and J. J. Dillon) The Great American Bash 5 [3]
15 July 31, 1987 Paul Ellering, The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), and The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) vs. The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The War Machine, and Tully Blanchard) The Great American Bash 5 [5]
16 December 6, 1987 Chigusa Nagayo, Mika Suzuki, Mika Takahashi, Yachiya Hirata, Yumi Ogura, and Yumiko Hotta vs. Etsuko Mita, Kazue Nagahori, Lioness Asuka, Mika Komatsu, Mitsuko Nishiwaki, and Sachiko Nakamura AJW Korakuen Hall show 5 [4]
17 December 16, 1988 Genichiro Tenryu and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy AJPW Real World Tag League
Night 23		 5 [3]
18 January 28, 1989 Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada, and Samson Fuyuki vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu, and Masanobu Fuchi New Year Giant Series
Night 17		 5 [6]
19 February 20, 1989 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat WCW Chi-Town Rumble 5 [3]
20 March 18, 1989 Landover, MD show 6 [7]
21 April 2, 1989 Clash of the Champions VI 5 [3]
22 May 7, 1989 WrestleWar 5
23 June 5, 1989 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu AJPW Super Power Series
Night 18		 5
24 November 15, 1989 Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk WCW Clash of the Champions IX 5
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1990s

More information Date, Match ...
Date Match Promotion Event Rating Ref.
25 1 January 31, 1990 Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Naoki Sano NJPW New Year Golden Series 5 [4]
26 2 June 8, 1990 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW Super Power Series
Night 19		 5 [3]
27 3 September 30, 1990 Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada October Giant Series
Night 2		 5 [8]
28 4 October 19, 1990 Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masanobu Fuchi, and Akira Taue October Giant Series
Night 16		 5 [9]
29 5 January 4, 1991 Akira Hokuto vs. Bull Nakano AJW Korakuen Hall show 5 [10]
30 6 February 24, 1991 The Four Horsemen (Barry Windham, Larry Zbyszko, Ric Flair, and Sid Vicious) vs. Brian Pillman, Sting, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) WCW WrestleWar 5 [3]
31 7 April 20, 1991 Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masanobu Fuchi, and Akira Taue AJPW Fan Appreciation Day 5 [9]
32 8 August 9, 1991 Big Van Vader vs. Keiji Mutoh NJPW G1 Climax 1991
Night 2		 5 [3]
33 9 April 24, 1992 Kyoko Inoue vs. Manami Toyota AJW Wrestlemarinepiad 5 [11]
34 10 April 30, 1992 El Samurai vs. Jushin Thunder Liger NJPW Explosion Tour
Night 13		 5
35 11 May 16, 1992 `Atsushi Onita, El Hijo del Santo and Tarzan Goto vs. Horace Boulder, Negro Casas and Tim Patterson FMW/WWA Los Ángeles show 5 [12]
36 12 May 17, 1992 Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Rude, and Steve Austin) vs. Sting's Squadron (Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat, and Sting) WCW WrestleWar 5 [11]
37 13 May 22, 1992 Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masanobu Fuchi, and Akira Taue AJPW Super Power Series
Night 6		 5 [9]
38 14 May 25, 1992 Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat) Super Power Series
Night 8		 5 [11]
39 15 July 5, 1992 Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Masanobu Fuchi and Yoshinari Ogawa Summer Action Series
Night 2		 5
40 16 August 15, 1992 Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada AJW Mid Summer Typhoon 5
41 17 April 2, 1993 Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue vs. Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki Dream Slam I 5 [13]
42 18 Shinobu Kandori vs. Akira Hokuto 5
43 19 April 11, 1993 Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki Dream Slam II 5
44 20 April 18, 1993 Bull Nakano vs. Devil Masami JWP Korakuen Hall show 5 [14]
45 21 April 25, 1993 Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW Champion Carnival 5 [15]
46 22 July 2, 1993 Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshinari Ogawa and Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) Summer Action Series
Night 1		 5 [9]
47 23 July 29, 1993 Kenta Kobashi vs. Stan Hansen Summer Action Series
Night 22		 5 [11]
48 24 July 31, 1993 Aja Kong, Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue, and Sakie Hasegawa vs. Cutie Suzuki, Dynamite Kansai, Mayumi Ozaki, and Hikari Fukuoka JWP Thunder Queen Battle in Yokohama 5 [16]
49 25 August 31, 1993 Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams AJPW Summer Action Series II
Night 10		 5 [17]
50 26 December 3, 1993 The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) vs. Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa Real World Tag League
Night 18		 5 [11]
51 27 December 6, 1993 Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki AJW St. Battle Final 5 [18]
52 28 December 10, 1993 Manami Toyota and Akira Hokuto vs. Toshiyo Yamada and Kyoko Inoue Tag League The Best 5 [19]
53 29 Manami Toyota and Akira Hokuto vs. Toshiyo Yamada and Kyoko Inoue 5
54 30 January 29, 1994 Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Giant Baba vs. Masanobu Fuchi and Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) AJPW New Year Giant Series
Night 20		 5 [20]
55 31 March 20, 1994 Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels WWF WrestleMania X 5 [11]
56 32 April 16, 1994 The Great Sasuke vs. Wild Pegasus NJPW Super J-Cup 5
57 33 May 21, 1994 Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs. The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) AJPW Super Power Series
Night 6		 5 [9]
58 34 June 3, 1994 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada Super Power Series
Night 16		 5 [21]
59 35 July 8, 1994 The Great Sasuke vs. Jushin Thunder Liger NJPW Summer Struggle 5 [22]
60 36 August 29, 1994 Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart WWF SummerSlam 5 [11]
61 37 October 9, 1994 Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada AJW Wrestlemarinpiad 5 [23]
62 38 November 6, 1994 Los Gringos Locos (Art Barr and Eddy Guerrero) vs. El Hijo del Santo and Octagón AAA When Worlds Collide 5 [11]
63 39 November 20, 1994 Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota AJW Doumu Super Woman Great War 5
64 40 November 30, 1994 Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera AAA Matamoros show 5 [24]
65 41 January 19, 1995 Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW New Year Giant Series
Night 14		 5 [25]
66 42 January 24, 1995 Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi vs. The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) New Year Giant Series
Night 17		 5 [9]
67 43 March 4, 1995 Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Johnny Ace and Steve Williams Excite Series
Night 12		 5 [11]
68 44 April 15, 1995 Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa Champion Carnival
Night 19		 5
69 45 May 7, 1995 Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue AJW G*Top 2nd 5
70 46 June 9, 1995 Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) AJPW Super Power Series
Night 15		 5
71 47 June 27, 1995 Manami Toyota vs. Aja Kong AJW Zenjo Movement
Night 40		 5
72 48 June 30, 1995 Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Satoru Asako vs. Tamon Honda and Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) AJPW Summer Action Series
Night 1		 5 [9]
73 49 July 23, 1995 Manami Toyota vs. Mima Shimoda AJW Japan Grand Prix
Night 8		 5 [26]
74 50 August 30, 1995 Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue vs. Manami Toyota and Sakie Hasegawa WWWA Champions Night 5 [27]
75 51 September 2, 1995 Akira Hokuto vs. Manami Toyota Destiny 5
76 52 September 22, 1995 Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis AAA Mexico City show 5
77 53 March 9, 1996 Juventud Guerrera vs. Rey Misterio Jr. ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 5 [28]
78 54 May 23, 1996 Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) AJPW Super Power Series
Night 5		 5 [9]
79 55 June 7, 1996 Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Johnny Ace and Steve Williams Super Power Series
Night 15		 5 [11]
80 56 October 10, 1996 Kaientai DX (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Shiryu, Shoichi Funaki, and Taka Michinoku) vs. Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa, Masato Yakushiji, Super Delfin, and Tiger Mask IV Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary 5 [29]
81 57 December 6, 1996 Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) vs. Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW Real World Tag League
Night 16		 5 [11]
82 58 January 20, 1997 Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW Super Power Series
Night 14		 5[b] [30]
83 59 March 23, 1997 Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin WWF WrestleMania 13 5 [31]
84 60 June 5, 1997 Koji Kanemoto vs. El Samurai NJPW Best of the Super Juniors IV
Night 17		 5
85 61 June 6, 1997 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada AJPW Super Power Series
Night 16		 5
86 62 October 5, 1997 Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker WWF In Your House 18: Badd Blood 5
87 63 December 5, 1997 The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) vs. Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW Real World Tag League
Night 15		 5
88 64 June 27, 1998 Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka RINGS Fourth Fighting Integration 5 [32]
89 65 October 31, 1998 Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa AJPW 26th Anniversary Show 5 [31]
90 66 June 11, 1999 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi Super Power Series
Night 14		 5
91 67 October 23, 1999 Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Burning (Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama) October Giant Series
Night 11		 5 [33]
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2000s

More information Date, Match ...
Date Match Promotion Event Rating Ref.
92 1 December 14, 2000 Masanobu Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Takashi Iizuka and Yuji Nagata NJPW The 2nd Judgement!! 5 [34]
93 2 March 1, 2003 Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi Noah Navigate For Evolution 5 [31]
94 3 July 10, 2004 Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama Departure 5
95 4 October 16, 2004 Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk ROH Joe vs. Punk II 5
96 5 September 11, 2005 Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe TNA Unbreakable 5
97 6 October 1, 2005 Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi ROH Joe vs. Kobashi 5
98 7 March 31, 2006 Cima, Masato Yoshino, and Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, and Ryo Saito Supercard of Honor 5
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2010s

More information Date, Match ...
Date Match Promotion Event Rating Ref.
99 1 July 17, 2011 CM Punk vs. John Cena WWE Money in the Bank 5 [31]
100 2 March 31, 2012 Davey Richards vs. Michael Elgin ROH Showdown in the Sun 5
101 3 October 8, 2012 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 5
102 4 April 7, 2013 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada Invasion Attack 5 [35]
103 5 August 4, 2013 Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 23
Night 4		 5
104 6 October 14, 2013 Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi King of Pro Wrestling 5
105 7 September 21, 2014 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Katsuyori Shibata Destruction in Kobe 5
106 8 January 4, 2015 Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi Wrestle Kingdom 9 5
107 9 February 14, 2015 Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii The New Beginning in Sendai 5
108 10 August 16, 2015 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura G1 Climax 25
Final		 5
109 11 November 1, 2015 Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Shingo Takagi DG Gate of Destiny 5
110 12 January 4, 2016 Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 5 [35]
111 13 August 6, 2016 Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 26
Night 13		 5
112 14 August 13, 2016 Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 26
Night 18		 5
113 15 September 3, 2016 Superkliq (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) vs. Matt Sydal, Ricochet, and Will Ospreay PWG Battle of Los Angeles
Night 2		 5
114 16 January 4, 2017 Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 6
115 17 February 11, 2017 Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin The New Beginning in Osaka 5
116 18 April 9, 2017 Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata Sakura Genesis 5
117 19 June 3, 2017 Kushida vs. Will Ospreay Best of the Super Juniors
Final		 5
118 20 June 11, 2017 Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 6.25
119 21 August 11, 2017 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito G1 Climax 27
Night 17		 5
120 22 August 12, 2017 Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega G1 Climax 27
Night 18		 6
121 23 August 13, 2017 Tetsuya Naito vs. Kenny Omega G1 Climax 27
Final		 5.75
122 24 September 3, 2017 Donovan Dijak vs. Keith Lee PWG Battle of Los Angeles
Night 3		 5
123 25 October 21, 2017 Walter vs. Zack Sabre Jr. All Star Weekend 13
Night 2		 5
124 26 January 4, 2018 Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 5 [36]
125 27 January 27, 2018 Andrade "Cien" Almas vs. Johnny Gargano WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia 5
126 28 March 25, 2018 Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) NJPW Strong Style Evolved 5
127 29 April 1, 2018 Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll Sakura Genesis 5
128 30 April 7, 2018 Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream WWE NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 5
129 31 Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa 5
130 32 April 14, 2018 A-Kid vs. Zack Sabre Jr. La Triple W Total Rumble 8 5
131 33 May 4, 2018 Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 5.5
132 34 June 4, 2018 Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi Best of the Super Juniors
Final		 5.5
133 35 June 9, 2018 Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 7
134 36 July 11, 2018 Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) vs. The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) WWE NXT 5
135 37 July 15, 2018 Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito NJPW G1 Climax 28
Night 2		 5
136 38 July 19, 2018 Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega G1 Climax 28
Night 4		 5
137 39 July 21, 2018 Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 28
Night 6		 5
138 40 August 4, 2018 Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 28
Night 14		 5.5
139 41 August 10, 2018 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada G1 Climax 28
Night 17		 5
140 42 August 11, 2018 Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi G1 Climax 28
Night 18		 5.5
141 43 August 12, 2018 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi G1 Climax 28
Final		 5.75
142 44 September 23, 2018 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada Destruction in Kobe 5
143 45 September 30, 2018 Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) Fighting Spirit Unleashed 5
144 46 December 15, 2018 Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay vs. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) Road to Tokyo Dome
Night 2		 5
145 47 January 4, 2019 Kenny Omega vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 13 5.75[c] [37]
146 48 March 24, 2019 Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada New Japan Cup
Final		 5
147 49 April 5, 2019 Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano WWE NXT TakeOver: New York 5.5
148 50 May 23, 2019 Will Ospreay vs. Bandido NJPW Best of the Super Juniors
Night 8		 5
149 51 May 25, 2019 Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes AEW Double or Nothing 5
150 52 June 1, 2019 Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV 5.25
151 53 June 5, 2019 Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay NJPW Best of the Super Juniors
Final		 5.75
152 54 June 9, 2019 Dragon Lee vs. Will Ospreay Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 5
153 55 July 18, 2019 Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay G1 Climax 29
Night 5		 5
154 56 July 19, 2019 Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 29
Night 6		 5
155 57 July 20, 2019 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay G1 Climax 29
Night 7		 5.75
156 58 July 26, 2019 Bandido, Flamita, and Rey Horus vs. Black Taurus, Laredo Kid, and Puma King PWG Sixteen 5
157 59 August 3, 2019 Sanada vs. Kazuchika Okada NJPW G1 Climax 29
Night 13		 5
158 60 August 4, 2019 Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi G1 Climax 29
Night 14		 5
159 61 August 8, 2019 Shingo Takagi vs. Tomohiro Ishii G1 Climax 29
Night 16		 5.5
160 62 August 10, 2019 Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada G1 Climax 29
Night 17		 5
161 63 August 12, 2019 Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White G1 Climax 29
Final		 5.5
162 64 August 31, 2019 Walter vs. Tyler Bate WWE NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff 5.25
163 65 Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fenix) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) AEW All Out 5.25
164 66 September 22, 2019 Bandido vs. Dragon Lee PWG Battle of Los Angeles
Night 3		 5
165 67 October 26, 2019 David Starr vs. Jordan Devlin OTT 5th Year Anniversary 5
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2020s

More information Date, Match ...
Date Match Promotion Event Rating Ref.
166 1 January 4, 2020 Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14
Night 1		 5.5[d] [37]
167 2 Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi 5.5
168 3 January 5, 2020 Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito Wrestle Kingdom 14
Night 2		 5[e]
169 4 February 14, 2020 Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. RevPro High Stakes 5
170 5 February 29, 2020 Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) AEW Revolution 6
171 6 September 16, 2020 Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) vs. Santana and Ortiz Dynamite 5
172 7 September 27, 2020 Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay NJPW G1 Climax 30
Night 5		 5
173 8 October 10, 2020 Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki G1 Climax 30
Night 13		 5.25
174 9 Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi 5.25
175 10 October 29, 2020 Walter vs. Ilja Dragunov WWE NXT UK 5
176 11 November 7, 2020 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) AEW Full Gear 5.25
177 12 December 6, 2020 Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura Noah The BEST ~Final Chronicle 2020~ 5
178 13 January 4, 2021 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15
Night 1		 5.25 [38]
179 14 Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi 5
180 15 January 5, 2021 Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb Wrestle Kingdom 15
Night 2		 5
181 16 Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White 5.25
182 17 January 6, 2021 Kenny Omega vs. Rey Fenix AEW Dynamite
New Year's Smash: Night 1		 5
183 18 January 30, 2021 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya 5
184 19 March 14, 2021 Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. New Japan Cup
Night 8		 5
185 20 March 21, 2021 Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi New Japan Cup
Night 13		 5.5
186 21 April 14, 2021 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Death Triangle (Pac and Rey Fenix) AEW Dynamite 5
187 22 May 4, 2021 Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021
Night 2		 6
188 23 June 12, 2021 Syuri vs. Utami Hayashishita Stardom Tokyo Dream Cinderella 5.5
189 24 July 25, 2021 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome 5
190 25 August 22, 2021 Ilja Dragunov vs. Walter WWE NXT TakeOver 36 5.25
191 26 September 5, 2021 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fenix) AEW All Out 5.75
192 27 September 18, 2021 Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW G1 Climax 31
Night 1		 5.5
193 28 September 22, 2021 Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega AEW Dynamite
Grand Slam: Night 1		 5
194 29 October 9, 2021 Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) vs. Jinetes del Aire (El Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid) AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV 5
195 30 November 13, 2021 Superkliq (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Christian Cage and Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) AEW Full Gear 5
196 31 Kenny Omega vs. "Hangman" Adam Page 5.5
197 32 December 15, 2021 "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Bryan Danielson Dynamite
Winter Is Coming		 5
198 33 January 5, 2022 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 2		 5.75
199 34 January 26, 2022 Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara AEW Dynamite
Beach Break		 5
200 35 January 29, 2022 Will Ospreay vs. Michael Oku RevPro High Stakes 5
201 36 March 21, 2022 Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. NJPW New Japan Cup
Night 13		 5
202 37 March 26, 2022 Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. New Japan Cup
Night 14		 5
203 38 April 1, 2022 Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) ROH Supercard of Honor XV 5
204 39 May 29, 2022 Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley), Eddie Kingston, and Santana and Ortiz AEW Double or Nothing 5
205 40 June 3, 2022 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. Lucha Brothers (Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix) Rampage 5
206 41 June 5, 2022 Cody Rhodes vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins WWE Hell in a Cell 5
207 42 July 23, 2022 FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) ROH Death Before Dishonor 5
208 43 August 6, 2022 Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay NJPW G1 Climax 32
Night 12		 5.5
209 44 August 18, 2022 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay G1 Climax 32
Night 20		 5.75
210 45 August 21, 2022 Will Ospreay vs. Ricky Knight Jr. RevPro Tenth Anniversary
Night 2		 5 [39]
211 46 August 24, 2022 United Empire (Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix) AEW Dynamite 5 [40]
212 47 September 3, 2022 Gunther vs. Sheamus WWE Clash at the Castle 5 [41]
213 48 October 2, 2022 FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) NJPW Royal Quest II
Day 1		 5 [42]
214 49 October 15, 2022 Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo del Vikingo AAA Triplemanía XXX 5
215 50 October 23, 2022 Laredo Kid vs. El Hijo del Vikingo Showcenter 5
216 51 November 5, 2022 Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito NJPW Battle Autumn '22 5
217 52 December 10, 2022 FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) ROH Final Battle 5.5
218 53 December 19, 2022 Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together 5
219 54 January 4, 2023 Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
Night 1		 6.25 [43]
220 55 January 11, 2023 Death Triangle (Pac, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix) vs. The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) AEW Dynamite 5
221 56 March 5, 2023 "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley Revolution 5
222 57 MJF vs. Bryan Danielson 5.75
223 58 March 22, 2023 Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo Dynamite 5
224 59 April 1, 2023 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) WWE WrestleMania 39
Night 1		 5
225 60 April 2, 2023 Gunther vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus WrestleMania 39
Night 2		 5
226 61 Shingo Takagi vs. Aaron Henare NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 5.25
227 62 May 28, 2023 Master Wato vs. Titán Best of the Super Juniors
Finals		 5
228 63 Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and "Hangman" Adam Page) AEW Double or Nothing 5
229 64 June 4, 2023 Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) and Shota Umino vs. Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) and Hiroshi Tanahashi NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 5
230 65 June 25, 2023 Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 6
231 66 July 15, 2023 Kento Miyahara vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima Noah One Night Dream 5.25
232 67 FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Jay White and Juice Robinson) AEW Collision
233 68 August 12, 2023 Tetsuya Naito vs. Will Ospreay NJPW G1 Climax 33
Night 18		 6
234 69 August 13, 2023 Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada NJPW G1 Climax 33
Night 19		 5.25
235 70 August 26, 2023 Will Ospreay vs. Shingo Takagi RevPro 11th Anniversary 5
236 71 September 3, 2023 Bryan Danielson vs. Ricky Starks AEW All Out 5
237 72 Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita
238 73 September 24, 2023 Will Ospreay vs. Yota Tsuji NJPW Destruction in Kobe 5
239 74 October 1, 2023 Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr. AEW WrestleDream 5.5
240 75 October 14, 2023 Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr. NJPW Royal Quest III 5.5
241 76 October 21, 2023 "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Will Ospreay Impact Bound for Glory 5.25
242 77 November 4, 2023 Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino NJPW Power Struggle 5.75
243 78 November 5, 2023 Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Yuma Aoyagi AJPW Giant Series 2023: Hokkaido Edition
Day 6 (Evening Show)		 5.25
244 79 November 18, 2023 Swerve Strickland vs. "Hangman" Adam Page AEW Full Gear 5
245 80 December 31, 2023 Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kento Miyahara AJPW ManiaX 5.25 [44]
246 82 January 4, 2024 Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 5.25
247 83 January 5, 2024 Máscara Dorada vs. Templario CMLL Super Viernes 5 [45]
248 84 January 13, 2024 Jon Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW Battle in the Valley 5
249 85 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay 5
250 86 January 18, 2024 Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay TNA Impact! 5.5 [46]
251 87 February 11, 2024 Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Bryan Danielson NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 5.5 [47]
252 88 February 18, 2024 Michael Oku vs. Will Ospreay RevPro High Stakes 6 [48]
253 89 March 3, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita AEW Revolution 5.75 [49]
254 90 March 6, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher Dynamite 5
255 91 April 21, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson Dynasty 6.5 [50]
256 92 May 4, 2024 Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles WWE Backlash 5 [51]
257 93 May 22, 2024 Masa Kitamiya vs. Tomohiro Ishii Noah One Night Dream 2 5 [52]
258 94 June 22, 2024 Hechicero vs. Zack Sabre Jr. CMLL Sabados de Coliseo 5 [53]
259 95 June 30, 2024 Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 5.5 [54]
260 96 July 17, 2024 MJF vs. Will Ospreay AEW Dynamite
250		 5.75 [55]
261 97 August 7, 2024 Konosuke Takeshita vs. El Phantasmo NJPW G1 Climax 34
Night 12		 5 [56]
262 98 August 25, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. MJF AEW All In 5 [57]
263 99 Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland 5.25
264 100 September 7, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. Pac All Out 5.5 [58]
265 101 October 5, 2024 CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre WWE Bad Blood 5 [59]
266 102 October 12, 2024 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet AEW WrestleDream 5.5 [60]
267 103 October 19, 2024 Konosuke Takeshita vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey MLP Forged in Excellence
Night 1		 5 [61]
268 104 November 4, 2024 Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi NJPW Power Struggle 5.25 [62]
269 105 November 23, 2024 Kyle Fletcher vs. Will Ospreay AEW Full Gear 5.25 [63]
270 106 December 18, 2024 Darby Allin vs. Will Ospreay Dynamite
Holiday Bash		 5

[64]

271 107 December 28, 2024 Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher Worlds End [65]
272 108 Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay 5.25
273 109 January 5, 2025 Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd AEW/CMLL/NJPW/ROH/Stardom Wrestle Dynasty 5.25 [66]
274 110 February 2, 2025 Cosmic Angels (Saori Anou, Tam Nakano and Natsupoi) vs. Neo Genesis (AZM, Starlight Kid and Miyu Amasaki) Stardom Supreme Fight 5 [67]
275 111 February 11, 2025 Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 5 [68]
276 112 February 15, 2025 Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay vs. Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher) AEW Grand Slam Australia 5 [69]
277 113 March 1, 2025 Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn WWE Elimination Chamber 5 [70]
278 114 March 3, 2025 Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano Stardom Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 5
279 115 March 9, 2025 Toni Storm vs. Mariah May AEW Revolution 5 [71]
280 116 Kenny Omega vs. Konosuke Takeshita
281 117 Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
282 118 April 16, 2025 Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita Dynamite
Spring BreakThru		 5.5 [72]
283 119 April 20, 2025 Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair WWE WrestleMania 41
Night 2		 5 [73]
284 120 April 25, 2025 Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) SmackDown [74]
285 121 April 27, 2025 Saya Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 5.25
286 122 May 25, 2025 Kenny Omega, Willow Nightingale, Swerve Strickland and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata) vs. Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta) and The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) AEW Double or Nothing 5 [75]
287 123 "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Will Ospreay 5.5
288 124 June 1, 2025 Kosei Fujita vs. Yoh NJPW Best of the Super Juniors
Finals		 5.25 [76]
289 125 June 11, 2025 Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland AEW Dynamite
Summer Blockbuster		 5.25 [77]
290 126 June 17, 2025 Bandido vs. Máscara Dorada AEW/CMLL/ROH CMLL vs. AEW & ROH 5 [78]
291 127 June 20, 2025 Bandido and Hologram vs. El Sky Team (Místico and Máscara Dorada) CMLL Fantastica Mania: Mexico 5 [79]
292 128 June 21, 2025 Sareee vs. Syuri Stardom Stardom The Conversion 2025 5.25
293 129 July 6, 2025 Taichi vs. Tomohiro Ishii NJPW New Japan Soul
Day 9		 5 [80]
294 130 July 11, 2025 Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita ROH Supercard of Honor 5.75 [81]
295 131 July 12, 2025 Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) AEW All In: Texas 5.5
296 132 "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley
297 133 July 25, 2025 Neón vs. Máscara Dorada CMLL Leyenda de Plata 5 [82]
298 134 July 31, 2025 Kyle Fletcher vs. Dustin Rhodes AEW Collision 5
299 135 August 3, 2025 Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena WWE SummerSlam
Night 2		 5 [83]
300 136 August 24, 2025 Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Darby Allin and Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) vs. Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 5 [84]
301 137 August 29, 2025 Bandido vs. Hechicero ROH Death Before Dishonor 5.5 [85]
302 138 Team Mexico (Ángel de Oro, Atlantis Jr., Difunto, Máscara Dorada, Neón, Místico, Templario, Titán, Volador Jr. and Zandokan Jr.) vs. Team International (Action Andretti, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Donovan Dijak, Taiji Ishimori, The Beast Mortos, Michael Oku, Rocky Romero, Lio Rush, TJP and Robbie X) CMLL International Gran Prix 5
303 139 September 19, 2025 Místico vs. MJF 92nd Anniversary Show 5.5 [86]
304 140 September 20, 2025 Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Máscara Dorada AEW All Out 5.25
305 141 "Hangman" Adam Page vs. Kyle Fletcher
306 142 October 13, 2025 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Zack Sabre Jr. NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 5.5 [87]
307 143 October 18, 2025 Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) vs. Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita) AEW WrestleDream 5 [88]
308 144 November 12, 2025 Darby Allin, The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly) and Roderick Strong vs. Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Pac and Wheeler Yuta) Dynamite
Blood and Guts		 [89]
309 145 November 22, 2025 FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Brodido (Bandido and Brody King) Full Gear [90]
310 146 Mark Briscoe vs. Kyle Fletcher
311 147 November 23, 2025 Máscara Dorada vs. Komander CMLL Domingo Familiar
312 148 December 10, 2025 "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs. Kyle Fletcher AEW Dynamite
Winter Is Coming		 5.25 [91]
313 149 December 27, 2025 Kyle Fletcher vs. Jon Moxley Worlds End 5 [92]
314 150 January 4, 2026 Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yota Tsuji NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 5 [93]
315 151 Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 6
316 152 January 19, 2026 Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura vs. Tomohiro Ishii and Taichi Road to The New Beginning 5.25 [94]
317 153 February 18, 2026 Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega AEW Dynamite 5.25 [95]
318 154 February 25, 2026 Jack Perry, The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and The Demand (Ricochet and Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)) 5 [96]
319 155 March 11, 2026 Kyle Fletcher vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey [97]
320 156 March 15, 2026 FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) Revolution 5.5 [98]
321 157 Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita 5
322 158 Andrade El Idolo vs. Bandido
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By wrestlers

As of March 20, 2026.

More information Rank, Wrestler ...
Rank Wrestler No. of
≥5★ matches		 No. of
>5★ matches		 Highest rating
1 Will Ospreay 54 29 6.5
2 Kazuchika Okada 31 16 7
3 Kenny Omega 14
4 Mitsuharu Misawa 25 0 5
5 Kenta Kobashi 23
6 Toshiaki Kawada 21
7 Shingo Takagi 19 9 6
8 Hiroshi Tanahashi 18 4 6
9 The Young Bucks 16 6 6
10 Akira Taue 15 0 5
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By promotions

As of March 20, 2026.

More information Rank, Promotion ...
Rank Promotion Abbreviation No. of
≥5★ matches		 No. of
>5★ matches		 Highest rating
1 New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW 106 42 7
2 All Elite Wrestling AEW 68 28 6.5
3 All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW 38 2 5.25
4 World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE WWF/WWE 24 4 5.5
5 All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling AJW 19 0 5
6 Ring of Honor ROH 11 4 5.75
7 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL 9 2 5.5
8 World Championship Wrestling WCW 7 1 6
9 World Wonder Ring Stardom Stardom 6 4 5.5
10 Asistencia Asesoría y Administración / AAA AAA 0 5
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Occurred before the creation of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  2. [b]
    Originally 4.75, but later revised
  3. [c]
    Originally 5.5, but later revised
  4. [d]
    Originally 5.25, but later revised
  5. [e]
    Originally 4.75, but later revised

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