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
12. Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
Rating: 5.75
Date: August 18
Promotion: NJPW
Event: G1 Climax 32
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
13. Will Ospreay (c) vs. Ricky Knight Jr – RevPro British Heavyweight Championship
Rating: 5
Date: August 21
Promotion: RevPro
Event: 20th Anniversary Night 2
Winner: Ricky Knight Jr
14. Aussie Open & Will Ospreay vs. Death Triangle
Rating: 5
Date: August 24
Promotion: AEW
Event: Dynamite
Winner: Aussie Open & Will Ospreay
15. Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus – WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rating: 5
Date: September 3
Promotion: WWE
Event: Clash at the Castle
Winner: Gunther
16. FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open – IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Rating: 5
Date: October 1
Promotion: NJPW
Event: Royal Quest
Winner: FTR
17. El Hijo Del Vikingo (c) vs. Rey Fenix – AAA Mega Championship
Rating: 5
Date: October 15
Promotion: AAA
Event: TripleMania
Winner: El Hijo Del Vikingo
18. El Hijo Del Vikingo vs. Laredo Kid
Rating: 5
Date: October 23
Promotion: AAA
Event: Showcenter
Winner: Laredo Kid
19. Will Ospreay (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito – IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Rating: 5
Date: November 5
Promotion: NJPW
Event: Battle Autumn Day 16
Winner: Will Ospreay
20. FTR (c) vs. Mark & Jay Briscoe – ROH World Tag Team Championship
Rating: 5.5
Date: December 10
Promotion: ROH
Event: Final Battle
Winner: Mark & Jay Briscoe
21. Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Taichi – Last Man Standing Lumberjack Match – King Of Pro-Wrestling Championship
Rating: 5
Date: December 19
Promotion: N/.A
Event: TAKATaichiMania
Winner: Shingo Takagi
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