10 Fascinating Facts About 2019's 5-Star Matches

10. Making It Rain

For at least the last eight years, current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada has been firmly establishing himself as one of professional wrestling's most gifted and valuable performers.

At just 32 years old, he already boasts one of the most impressive resumes in the history of pro-wrestling, having won New Japan's top prize on five occasions, the G1 Climax and the New Japan Cup on two occasions each, and he is part of all four of Wrestling Observer Newsletter's four highest-rated wrestling matches of all time.

The now-pantsless Rainmaker's enjoyed an excellent 2019 as well, taking part in four 5-star bouts in that calendar year alone. While he was one 5-star match shy of the record he set last year, he still wrestled at least four such matches for the third consecutive year. That is an astonishing accolade for any wrestler, and considering he is still in his early-30s, he still has so many more years left in the tank.

And that, my friends, is exciting.