Dave Meltzer Match Ratings Database

Search Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter match ratings by wrestler, promotion, year and star rating. Browse five-star matches and open each event for more information. We’re expanding and checking the historical archive as we add records.

352 reviewed matches found.

MatchEventDatePromotionWON
Akira Taue & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki KawadaTag TeamAJPW October Giant Series 1990 - Tag 2 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW October Giant Series 1990 - Tag 2 ↗AJPW*****
Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu MisawaSinglesAJPW Super Power Series 1990 - Tag 19 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW Super Power Series 1990 - Tag 19 ↗AJPW*****
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Naoki SanoSinglesNJPW New Spring Gold Series 1990 ↗ · · NJPWNJPW New Spring Gold Series 1990 ↗NJPW*****
Ric Flair vs. Terry FunkI QuitNWA Clash Of The Champions #9 - New York Knock Out ↗ · · WCWNWA Clash Of The Champions #9 - New York Knock Out ↗WCW*****
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Jumbo TsurutaSinglesAJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Tag 18 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Tag 18 ↗AJPW*****
Ric Flair vs. Ricky SteamboatSinglesNWA WrestleWar 1989 - Music City Showdown ↗ · · WCWNWA WrestleWar 1989 - Music City Showdown ↗WCW*****
Ric Flair vs. Ricky SteamboatBest Two Out Of Three FallsNWA Clash Of The Champions #6 - Ragin' Cajun ↗ · · WCWNWA Clash Of The Champions #6 - Ragin' Cajun ↗WCW*****
Ric Flair vs. Ricky SteamboatSinglesNWA House Show ↗ · · WCWNWA House Show ↗WCW******
Ric Flair vs. Ricky SteamboatSinglesNWA Chi-Town Rumble ↗ · · WCWNWA Chi-Town Rumble ↗WCW*****
Genichiro Tenryu, Samson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Masanobu Fuchi & Yoshiaki YatsuSix Man Tag TeamAJPW New Year Giant Series 1989 - Tag 17 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW New Year Giant Series 1989 - Tag 17 ↗AJPW*****
Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Stan Hansen & Terry GordyTag TeamAJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 23 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Tag 23 ↗AJPW*****
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy RogersTag TeamNWA World Wide Wrestling ↗ · · Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA World Wide Wrestling ↗Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling*****
Chigusa Nagayo, Mika Suzuki, Mika Takahashi, Yachiya Hirata, Yumiko Hotta & Yumi Ogura vs. Etsuko Mita, Kazue Nagahori, Lioness Asuka, Mika Komatsu, Mitsuko Nishiwaki & Sachiko Nakamura12 Man Tag TeamAJW ↗ · · AJWAJW ↗AJW*****
Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The War Machine & Tully Blanchard vs. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Paul Ellering, Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior HawkWar GamesNWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987 - Tag 27 ↗ · · Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987 - Tag 27 ↗Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling*****
Arn Anderson, JJ Dillon, Lex Luger, Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard vs. Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Paul Ellering, Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior HawkWar GamesNWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987 - Tag 4 ↗ · · Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987 - Tag 4 ↗Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling*****
Barry Windham vs. Ric FlairSinglesNWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup 1987 - Tag 2 ↗ · · Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup 1987 - Tag 2 ↗Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling*****
Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada vs. Keiji Muto & Shiro KoshinakaTag TeamNJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Tag 21 ↗ · · NJPWNJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Tag 21 ↗NJPW*****
Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness AsukaSinglesAJW ↗ · · AJWAJW ↗AJW*****
Barry Windham vs. Ric FlairSinglesNWA World Wide Wrestling ↗ · · Mid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA World Wide Wrestling ↗Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling*****
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers vs. Sheepherder Butch & Sheepherder LukeTag TeamNWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup 1986 - Show 2 ↗ · · NWANWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup 1986 - Show 2 ↗NWA*****
Barry Windham vs. Ric FlairSinglesNWA Battle Of The Belts II ↗ · · NWANWA Battle Of The Belts II ↗NWA*****
Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki YatsuTag TeamAJPW New Year Wars Super Battle 1986 - Tag 25 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW New Year Wars Super Battle 1986 - Tag 25 ↗AJPW*****
Jaguar Yokota vs. Lioness AsukaSinglesAJW Summer Night Festival In Budokan ↗ · · AJWAJW Summer Night Festival In Budokan ↗AJW*****
Kuniaki Kobayashi vs. Tiger MaskSinglesAJPW 85 Gekitoh! Exciting Wars - Tag 14 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW 85 Gekitoh! Exciting Wars - Tag 14 ↗AJPW*****
Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry FunkTag TeamAJPW Real World Tag League 1984 - Tag 15 ↗ · · AJPWAJPW Real World Tag League 1984 - Tag 15 ↗AJPW*****

Match ratings by Dave Meltzer for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Event names link to CAGEMATCH for more information. WrestlePurists is independent of both.