Published: Jan 10, 2022 by Liam | Last Updated: Dec 30, 2022 by Liam
Liam has been reporting & analyzing wrestling news for over eight years, and is currently the Managing Editor at WrestleTalk.com. Immersed in wrestling for 18 years, he has over 11,000 published articles in addition to leading and overseeing WrestleTalk.com's coverage.
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Here’s a list of every match awarded five stars or more by wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer in 2022.
1. Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Will Ospreay – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Rating: 5.75
Date: January 5
Promotion: NJPW
Event: Wrestle Kingdom 16
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
2. Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sammy Guevara – AEW TNT Championship Ladder Match
Rating: 5
Date: January 26
Promotion: AEW
Event: Dynamite ‘Beach Break’
Winner: Sammy Guevara
3. Will Ospreay (c) vs. Michael Oku – RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
Rating: 5
Date: January 29
Promotion: RevPro
Event: High Stakes
Winner: Will Ospreay
4. Will Ospreay vs. Zack Sabre Jr
Rating: 5
Date: March 21
Promotion: NJPW
Event: New Japan Cup Night 13
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr
5. Shingo Takagi vs. Zack Sabre Jr
Rating: 5
Date: March 26
Promotion: NJPW
Event: New Japan Cup Night 14
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr
6. Jay & Mark Briscoe (c) vs. FTR – ROH World Tag Team Championship
Rating: 5
Date: April 1
Promotion: ROH
Event: Supercard of Honor
Winner: FTR
7. Bryan Danielson, Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, Ortiz & Santana vs. Jericho Appreciation Society – Anarchy In The Arena
Rating: 5
Date: May 29
Promotion: AEW
Event: Double Or Nothing
Winner: Jericho Appreciation Society
8. Lucha Brothers vs. Young Bucks
Rating: 5
Date: June 3
Promotion: AEW
Event: Rampage
Winner: Young Bucks
9. Cody Rhodes vs. Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins – Hell In A Cell
Rating: 5
Date: June 5
Promotion: WWE
Event: Hell in a Cell
Winner: Cody Rhodes
10. FTR (c) vs. Jay & Mark Briscoe – 2/3 Falls Match For ROH World Tag Team Championship
Rating: 5
Date: July 23
Promotion: ROH
Event: Death Before Dishonor
Winner: FTR
11. Shingo Takagi vs. Will Ospreay
Rating: 5.5
Date: August 6
Promotion: NJPW
Event: G1 Climax 32
Winner: Shingo Takagi
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