Every Wrestler With 10 Or More Dave Meltzer 5 Star Rated Matches
3. Kazuchika Okada - 22 Matches
Much to Kenny Omega's dismay, the other half of that 7 star match has three more 5+ star scores under his belt than he does with a total of 22.
Kazuchika Okada owes many of those matches to another man on this list - Hiroshi Tanahashi. In total, the two reached the top of the Meltzer scale six times over a five year period, including one 5.5 star match in 2018. But it's not just Omega and Tanahashi that Okada can make magic with, as he's also had classics with Ospreay, Takagi, and Ibushi.
It's not like any of this is new information; Okada has long been regarded the best wrestler of his generation. His crisp offence, his ring presence, even the structure of his matches are all perfect and his confidence-without-arrogance attitude makes him a great fit for big matches, especially for the World Title. In short, Okada was born to be a pro wrestler.
Let's end this entry with one final comparison between Okada and Tanahashi - Tanahashi is 1 years older than Okada. That means we could have another decade of exceptional matches from The Rainmaker! Dave better start working on a new system...