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The Match Archive

Every Great Wrestling Match, Rated and Watchable

  • 5★Five-Star ClubWWERuthless Aggression

    The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels

    WrestleMania XXV · 2009 · Reliant Stadium

    5.0★★★★¾ (4.75)

    The Undertaker won, extending his WrestleMania streak to 17–0, in a match regularly voted the greatest in WrestleMania history. Two legends in their 40s built a near-perfect escalating drama of false finishes, including Undertaker's terrif

    Full breakdownWinner hidden until you reveal it

The highest-rated pro wrestling matches of the modern era, in one place. Thirteen earn a perfect five stars. Alongside them sit the 4½★ near misses and the rest of the rated archive. Every match links to its full breakdown, and every winner stays hidden until you reveal it, so you can browse without spoiling the matches you have not seen yet. The catalog spans WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA, ROH and NXT, scored against Meltzer and Cagematch consensus.

Winners stay hidden until you reveal them.

38 of these matches play right here in a spoiler-safe theater, embedded from official channels only (WWE, WWE Vault, WWE NXT, TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor) through YouTube’s privacy-enhanced player. Wrestle Lore hosts no footage. Each clip opens on YouTube in a new tab, and the rights stay with the promotions.

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Filter by star rating or promotion, sort by date or name, or hit Shuffle. The star score is the rating. Nothing here is ranked best to worst, so the order is shuffled on every visit: a five-star match is a five-star match whether it lands first or last. Reveal the winner on any card, or reveal the whole board at once.

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The WrestleMania Streak

No storyline shapes this catalog more than The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak. From 1991 onward, The Undertaker won every WrestleMania match he wrestled. His record reached 21–0 before Brock Lesnar ended it at 21–1 at WrestleMania XXX in 2014. Several club and near-miss entries are Streak defences: the two with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV and XXVI, and the “End of an Era” Hell in a Cell with Triple H at WrestleMania XXVIII.

Frequently Asked

What is the Wrestle Lore Five-Star Club?
The roll call of every match that earns a perfect five-star Wrestle Lore rating. Thirteen matches make the club, across WWE, WCW, TNA, ROH and NXT. Alongside them sit the 4½★ near misses and the rest of the rated archive. The rating blends Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer stars, the Cagematch community score, and historical weight. All five-star matches are equal; the club is not ordered best to worst. See how we rate
What is the greatest wrestling match of the modern era?
Wrestle Lore rates The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV (2009) a full five stars, and it is regularly voted the greatest WrestleMania match ever, with a Cagematch score around 9.6. Other five-star classics include CM Punk vs John Cena and Samoa Joe vs CM Punk. We rate matches by stars rather than ranking one five-star match above another.
Where can I watch these matches?
Where an official full-match upload exists on a promotion’s own YouTube channel (WWE, WWE Vault, WWE NXT, TNA Wrestling and Ring of Honor), it plays here in a spoiler-safe theater and opens on YouTube in a new tab. Wrestle Lore hosts no footage. The rest of the catalog streams on the promotions’ home platforms. We never embed unofficial re-uploads.
What was The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak?
The Undertaker won his first 21 WrestleMania matches, the run fans call The Streak. Brock Lesnar ended it 21–1 at WrestleMania XXX in 2014. Several ranked entries are Streak defences: WM25 and WM26 against Shawn Michaels, and WM28 against Triple H.
Are the ratings ever updated?
Yes. Wrestle Lore ratings reflect critical consensus as of mid-2026 and can change as historians re-evaluate matches. Insiders can also add their own ratings on each match page.

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