Newsletter/11 2005

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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. 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. As of July 2026, 337 matches have earned a five-star rating or higher, with Will Ospreay holding the individual record with 55 appearances. 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.

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