Dave Meltzers Top 100 Matches To See Before You Die

5 Stars:

• Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Chi-Town Rumble – 5 Stars
• Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair – NWA World Heavyweight Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: WCW Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun, April 2, 1989 – 5 Stars
• Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown – 5 Stars
• Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk – "I Quit" Match: WCW Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout, Nov. 15, 1989 – 5 Stars
• Sting, Brian Pillman & The Steiner Brothers vs. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham & Sid Vicious) & Larry Zbyszko – WarGames: WCW WrestleWar 1991 – 5 Stars
• Sting’s Squadron vs. The Dangerous Alliance – WarGames: WCW WrestleWar 1992 – 5 Stars
• Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels – WWF Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: WWF WrestleMania X – 5 Stars

• Bret Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin – Submission Match: WWF WrestleMania 13 – 5 Stars

• The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – No. 1 Contender Hell in a Cell Match: WWF Badd Blood: In Your House 1997 – 5 Stars
• John Cena vs. CM Punk – WWE Championship Match: WWE Money in the Bank 2011 - 5 Stars

4 ¾ Stars:

• Ric Flair vs. Sting – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: WCW Clash of the Champions I, March 27, 1988 – 4 ¾ Stars
• The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys – NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match: Great American Bash 1990 – 4 ¾ Stars

• Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Brian Pillman – WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Match: WCW SuperBrawl II – 4 ¾ Stars

• Cactus Jack vs. Big Van Vader – Texas Death Match: WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 – 4 ¾ Stars
• Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart: WWF WrestleMania X – 4 ¾ Stars
• Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind – WWF Championship Match: In Your House: Mind Games – 4 ¾ Stars
• Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio – WCW Cruiserweight Championship Mask vs. Title Match: WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 – 4 ¾ Stars
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Triple H – Three Stages of Hell Match: WWF No Way Out 2001 – 4 ¾ Stars*
• The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge & Christian – WWF World Tag Team Championship TLC Match: WWF WrestleMania X-Seven – 4 ¾ Stars

• Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle: WWE WrestleMania 21 – 4 ¾ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 25 – 4 ¾ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – No Disqualification Streak vs. Career Match: WWE WrestleMania XXVI – 4 ¾ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. Triple H – Hell in a Cell Match: WWE WrestleMania XXVIII – 4 ¾ Stars
• Neville vs. Sami Zayn – NXT Championship Match: NXT TakeOver: R Evolution – 4 ¾ Stars
• AJ Styles vs. John Cena – WWE Championship Match: Royal Rumble 2017 – 4 ¾ Stars

4 ½ Stars:

• Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat – WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: WWF WrestleMania III – 4 ½ Stars
• Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: WrestleWar 1990 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger – WCW Tag Team Championship Match: WCW SuperBrawl I – 4 ½ Stars
• Sting vs. Cactus Jack – Falls Count Anywhere Match: WCW Beach Blast 1992 – 4 ½ Stars
• Sting vs. Big Van Vader – King of Cable Tournament Finals: WCW Starrcade 1992 – 4 ½ Stars
• Vader vs. Ric Flair – WCW Championship Match: Starrcade 1993 – 4 ½ Stars
• Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid – WWF Championship Match: WWF Raw, July 11, 1994 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Nasty Boys vs. Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne – WCW Tag Team Championship Falls Count Anywhere Chicago Street Fight: Spring Stampede 1994 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada & Masato Yakushiji vs. bWo Japan (Taka Michinoku, Terry Boy & Dick Togo): ECW Barely Legal 1997 – 4 ½ Stars
• Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko – ECW Television Championship Match: ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995 – 4 ½ Stars
• Ultimo Dragon vs. Rey Mysterio – J-Crown Championship Match: WCW World War 3 1996 – 4 ½ Stars
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Dude Love – WWE Championship No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Match: WWF Over the Edge 1998 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. Mankind – Hell in a Cell Match: WWF King of the Ring 1998 – 4 ½ Stars
• Edge & Christian vs. The Hardy Boyz – Ladder Match: WWF No Mercy 1999 – 4 ½ Stars
• Triple H vs. Cactus Jack – WWF Championship Street Fight: WWF Royal Rumble 2000 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Rock vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin – WWF Championship No Disqualification Match: WWF WrestleMania X-Seven 2001 – 4 ½ Stars
• Team WWF (The Rock, Chris Jericho, The Undertaker, Kane and Big Show) vs. The Alliance (Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, Booker T and Shane McMahon) – Winner-Take-All Elimination Match: WWF Survivor Series 2001 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle – WWE Championship Triple Threat Match: WWE Vengeance 2002 – 4 ½ Stars
• Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley – WWE Intercontinental Championship Hardcore Match: WWE Backlash 2004 – 4 ½ Stars
• Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit vs. Christian vs. Kane - Money in the Bank Ladder Match: WWE WrestleMania 21 – 4 ½ Stars
• Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match: WWE No Mercy 2008 – 4 ½ Stars
• Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio – Intercontinental Championship Mask vs. Title Match: WWE The Bash 2009 – 4 ½ Stars
• The Undertaker vs. Triple H – No Holds Barred Match: WWE WrestleMania XXVII – 4 ½ Stars
• Team Hell No & Ryback vs. The Shield – TLC Match: WWE TLC 2012 – 4 ½ Stars
• John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar – Extreme Rules Match: WWE Extreme Rules 2012 – 4 ½ Stars
• John Cena vs. CM Punk – No. 1 Contender Match: WWE Raw, Feb. 25, 2013 – 4 ½ Stars
• CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar – No Disqualification Match: WWE SummerSlam 2013 – 4 ½ Stars
• John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE Championship Match: WWE SummerSlam 2013 – 4 ½ Stars
• Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Batista – Triple Threat WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: WWE WrestleMania 30 – 4 ½ Stars
• Neville vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze – NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Sept. 11, 2014 – 4 ½ Stars
• Sasha Banks vs. Bayley – NXT Women's Championship Match: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn – 4 ½* Stars

4 ¼ Stars:

• The Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics – NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match: Clash of the Champions I, March 27, 1988 - 4 ¼ Stars
• The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage – Retirement Match: WWF WrestleMania VII – 4 ¼ Stars
• Ric Flair vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage – WWF Championship Match: WWF Wrestlemania VIII – 4 ¼ Stars
• Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog – WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: WWF Summerslam 1992 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels – WWE Championship 60-Minute WWE Iron Man Match: WrestleMania XII – 4 ¼ Stars
• The Hart Foundation vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom: WWF In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede 1997 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn – ECW Television Championship Match: ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H – Unsanctioned Street Fight: WWE SummerSlam 2002 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Shawn Michaels Vs Triple H Vs Chris Jericho Vs Booker T Vs Kane Vs Rob Van Dam - World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match: WWE Survivor Series 2002 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho: WWE WrestleMania XIX – 4 ¼ Stars
• Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship 60-Minute WWE Iron Man Match: WWE SmackDown, Sept. 18, 2003 – 4 ¼ Stars
• Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar – WWE Championship Match: WWE WrestleMania XIX – 4 ¼ Stars
• Edge vs. John Cena – WWE Championship TLC Match: WWE Unforgiven 2006 – 4 ¼ Stars
• The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family: WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 – 4 ¼ Stars

4 Stars:

• Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart – WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: WWF SummerSlam 1991 – 4 Stars
• Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair – Loser Leaves Town Match: WWF Raw, Jan. 25, 1993 – 4 Stars
• Dean Malenko vs. Rey Mysterio – Cruiserweight Championship Match: WCW Great American Bash 1996 – 4 Stars
• Cactus Jack vs. Triple H – Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight: WWF Raw, Sept. 22, 1997 – 4 Stars
• Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome: ECW Heat Wave 1998 - 4 Stars
• Dean Malenko vs. Scotty 2 Hotty – Light Heavyweight Championship Match: WWF Backlash 2000 – 4 Stars
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Rock: WWE WrestleMania XIX – 4 Stars
• Mick Foley vs. Edge – Hardcore Match: WWE WrestleMania 22 – 4 Stars
• Christian vs. Randy Orton – WWE World Heavyweight Championship No Holds Barred Match: SummerSlam 2011 – 4 Stars
• Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan – World Heavyweight Championship 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: Extreme Rules 2012 – 4 Stars
• Natalya vs. Charlotte – NXT Women’s Championship Match: NXT TakeOver, May 29, 2014 – 4 Stars

3 ¾ Stars:

• Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior – WWF Championship and Intercontinental Championship Match: WWF WrestleMania VI – 3 ¾ Stars
• WWF Royal Rumble Match: WWF Royal Rumble 1992 – 3 ¾ Stars
• Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat – United States Championship Match: WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 – 3 ¾ Stars

3 ½ Stars:

• Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude – 30-Minute Iron Man Challenge: WCW Beach Blast 1992 – 3 ½ Stars
• Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy: ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 – 3 ½ Stars
• Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler: WWE Bragging Rights 2010 – 3 ½ Stars
• Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro – 2-out-of-3 Falls Match: NXT, Aug. 21, 2013 (aired on This is NXT, Feb. 24, 2013) – 3 ½ Stars

3 ¼ Stars:

• Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage – No Disqualification Match: WCW Spring Stampede 1997 – 3 ¼ Stars
• Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page – WCW Championship Match: Halloween Havoc 1998 – 3 ¼ Stars

3 Stars:

• The Rock vs. Hollywood Hogan: WWF Wrestlemania X8 – 3 Stars

2 ¼ Stars:

• Tazz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow – ECW Television Championship Match: Living Dangerously 1998 – 2 ¼ Stars

1 ½ Stars:

• The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar: WWE WrestleMania 30 – 1 ½ Stars

No Rating:

• Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich – NWA World Heavyweight Championship No Disqualification Steel Cage Match: WCCW Christmas Star Wars 1982 (aired on WCCW, December 28, 1982) – No Rating

• Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine – Dog Collar Match: NWA Starrcade 1983 – No Rating

• Harley Race vs. Ric Flair – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Steel Cage Match: Starrcade 1983 – No Rating*
• Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. – United States Championship "I Quit" Steel Cage Match: Starrcade 1985 – No Rating
• Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: NWA Starrcade 1985 – No Rating
• Team Hell No & Randy Orton vs. The Shield: WWE SmackDown, June 14, 2013 – No Rating

- 4 Stars

• Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant – WWF Championship Match: WWF WrestleMania III - - 4 Stars

Ric Flair has the most matches on this list at 14, followed by Shawn Michaels on 12 and in third place The Undertaker with 10.