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


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.
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 316 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

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

By wrestlers

As of ,.
RankWrestlerNo. of
≥5★ matches		No. of
>5★ matches		Highest rating
154296.5
231167
330137
42605
52405
62105
71996
81846
91505
101465.75

By promotions

As of ,.
RankPromotionAbbreviationNo. of
≥5★ matches		No. of
>5★ matches		Highest rating
1New Japan Pro-WrestlingNJPW106427
2All Elite WrestlingAEW62266.5
3All Japan Pro WrestlingAJPW3825.25
4World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWEWWF/WWE2445.5
5All Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingAJW1905
6Ring of HonorROH1145.75
7Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreCMLL925.5
8World Championship WrestlingWCW716
9World Wonder Ring StardomStardom645.5
10Asistencia Asesoría y Administración / AAAAAA605