Dave Meltzer is regarded as one of the most influential pro wrestling personalities of the last 40-plus years, especially his ratings system.
There are many names in the industry that have received the coveted 5-star or higher rating from the Wrestling Observer Writer.
Megastars such as John Cena, CM Punk and Stone Cold Steve Austin as well as technical masters like Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada have all earned the accolade.
With that said, there are a number of top stars who have never managed to get a 5-star rating for one of their matches, and we’ve picked the best 5!
Dave Meltzer 5-Star Matches
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage
Here are a couple of the matches that nearly earned Macho Man the honour:
- WWF WrestleMania VII – The Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage: 4.25 stars
- WWF WrestleMania VIII – Ric Flair vs Randy Savage: 4.25 stars
Mr Perfect
Here are a couple of the matches that nearly earned Mr Pefect the honour:
- WWF King of the Ring 1993 – Bret Hart vs Mr Perfect: 4.25 stars
- WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 1990 – Tito Santana vs Mr Perfect: 4.0 stars
Eddie Guerrero
Here are a couple of the matches that nearly earned Eddie the honour:
- WWE WrestleMania XX – Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero: 4 stars
- WCW Halloween Havoc ’97 – Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero: 4.75 stars
Triple H
Here are a couple of the matches that nearly earned The Game the honour:
- WWE Roadblock ’16 – Dean Ambrose vs Triple H: 4.25 stars
- WWE WrestleMania XXVIII – The Undertaker vs Triple H: 4.75 stars
Rob Van Dam
Here are a couple of the matches that nearly earned RVD the honour:
- WWF Unforgiven ’01 – Chris Jericho vs Rob Van Dam: 4 stars
- ECW Hardcore Heaven ’99 – Jerry Lynn vs Rob Van Dam: 4.25 stars
