This interpromotional match that earned a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer saw Akira Hokuto, a key player in All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling take on Shinobu Kandori, the leader of Ladies’ Legend Pro-Wrestling. The slow start to this bout is… Read More ›
Dave Meltzer 5 Star Match
AAA’s Lone 5 Star Match
While AAA has a rich 20 year history according to Dave Meltzer only one match has ever represented true perfection in the company. While it may be debatable that other AAA matches deserve the distinction it is tough to argue… Read More ›
Three and Three Make Five
In 1990 Jumbo Tsuruta and Mitsuharu Misawa were having arguably the greatest feud in the history of AJPW. Add some more than capable hands into the mix like Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue and Masanobu Fuchi and it is… Read More ›
Misawa Faces Jumbo Sized Competition
Leading up to this match Jumbo Tsuruta was fresh off of losing the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship to Terry Gordy. So the last thing Jumbo needed was a loss to Mitsuharu Misawa, a wrestler not only more than 10… Read More ›
Females Fighting for a 5 Star Match…And Their Hair
This bout proves that the key to having a truly classic match whether it is ranked by Dave Meltzer as a 5 star match or not is to have not only superior in-ring work, but high stakes as well. I… Read More ›
A Quintuple Star Match for the Triple Crown
Aside from the range of styles Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu showcase what Dave Meltzer might have valued when giving this bout 5 stars is the circumstances surrounding the match. It was a high stakes battle as Jumbo was the… Read More ›
Misawa’s Final 5 Star Match
Between 1985 and 2003 Mitsuharu Misawa had 24 matches that Dave Meltzer gave his coveted 5 star rating to. Although Misawa is no longer the young man he was in his first 5 star match he manages to look realistically… Read More ›
Tiger Mask II Scores a V
Before the match even begins Tiger Mask II has a look on his face that shows through his mask. The look says that this bout is going to be serious business and sure enough it is. Kuniaki Kobayashi sets the… Read More ›
Best of the Super Juniors Lives Up To The Name
As good as some of the matches that NJPW have produced have been they have only put on four, 5 star matches according to Dave Meltzer. While some may argue that more NJPW matches are worthy of this ranking, I… Read More ›
The Funk Brothers Rip Through Japan
This match has a little bit of it all and features four guys who though brought up wrestling stateside seemed quite at home working in Japan. I enjoy Terry Funk’s performance in this match the most as he puts a… Read More ›
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