Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is one of the most respected journalists in sports. His newsletter is one of the most in-depth and reliable sources of information in wrestling.
One of the more popular things Meltzer adds to his reviews is star ratings. While they are ultimately unimportant, they are fun. So, here we will list every match Meltzer rates five stars or above for the year 2020.
As wrestling is at its highest level in terms of in-ring quality, make sure to keep coming back to see this list get updated!
We also have a list for every star rating from 2019 as well. You can find it here.
January 4, 2020
Match: Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Rating: 5.50 stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: Wrestle Kingdom 14 Day One
Stipulation: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
*This match was originally rated 5.25 stars but was bumped up upon rewatching it*
January 4, 2020
Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi
Rating: 5.75 stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: Wrestle Kingdom 14 Day One
Stipulation: IWGP Heavyweight Championship
*This match was originally rated 5.50 stars but was bumped up upon rewatching it*
January 5, 2020
Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada
Rating: 5.00 stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: Wrestle Kingdom 14 Day Two
Stipulation: IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match
*This match was originally rated 4.75 stars but was bumped up upon rewatching it*
February 14, 2020
Match: Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Rating: 5.00 stars
Promotion: Revolution Pro Wrestling
Event: High Stakes
Stipulation: RevPro British Heavyweight Championship Match
February 29, 2020
Match: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson
Rating: 6.00 stars
Promotion: All Elite Wrestling
Event: Revolution
Stipulation: AEW World Tag Team Championship Match
September 16, 2020
Match: Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz
Rating: 5.00 Stars
Promotion: All Elite Wrestling
Event: AEW Dynamite
Stipulation: Parking Lot Fight
September 27, 2020
Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay
Rating: 5.00 Stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: G1 Climax 30 Day 5
Stipulation: Singles Match
October 10, 2020
Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Kazuchika Okada
Rating: 5.25 Stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: G1 Climax 30 Day 13
Stipulation: Singles Match
October 10, 2020
Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki
Rating: 5.25 Stars
Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling
Event: G1 Climax 30 Day 13
Stipulation: Singles Match
October 29, 2020
Match: WALTER vs. Ilja Dragunov
Rating: 5.00 Stars
Promotion: NXT UK
Event: NXT UK
Stipulation: NXT UK Championship Match
November 7, 2020
Match: The Young Bucks vs. FTR
Rating: 5.25 Stars
Event: AEW Full Gear
Stipulation: AEW World Tag Team Championship Match
December 6, 2020
Match: Go Shiozaki vs. Takashi Sugiura
Rating: 5.00 Stars
Event: Pro Wrestling NOAH Final Chronicle
Stipulation: GHC Heavyweight Championship Match
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