List Of Professional Wrestling Matches Rated 5 Or More Stars By Dave Meltzer on:
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Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...
journalist and sports historian
The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with ritual, warfare and entertainment.
Study of the history of sport can teach lessons about social changes and about the ...
Dave Meltzer
David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1959) is an American journalist who reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
Since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON''). He has als ...
has assigned ratings to professional wrestling matches since the creation of his publication, the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four We ...
'' in 1982, and named his first 5-star match in 1983. Receiving a 5 or higher star rating is considered by many to be a great achievement.
The first match rated more than 5 stars by Meltzer was Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat in 1989. A match hasn’t been rated so high until Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in 2017.
17 Months later, Meltzer awarded Okada vs Omega IV 7 stars at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall in June 2018. There have been 216 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Mitsuharu Misawa has the most individual matches with 25.
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*Professional wrestling in Canada
The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional wrestling company in the country. Many Canadian wrestlers including Bret Hart, Roddy Pipe ...
* Professional wrestling in Japan
Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for many years. The first Japanese to involve himself in catch wrestling, the basis of traditional professional wrestling, was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. There were subsequent attempts before ...
* Professional wrestling in Mexico
Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...
* Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years but became popular when the then new independent television network ITV began showing it in 1955, firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late-night midweek slot. I ...
* Professional wrestling in the United States
Professional wrestling in the United States, until the 1920s, was viewed as a legitimate sport. This view did not endure into the 1930s, as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics, or "admitted fakeness" ("kayfabe"), moving ...
* Professional wrestling match types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...
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External links
*Top 100 Matches
on Cagematch
on The Internet Wrestling Database {{Wrestling Observer Wrestling Observer Newsletter Professional wrestling matches Professional wrestling-related lists