The Rankings
The Wrestle Lore Rankings
Every ranking on Wrestle Lore, in one place. The greatest matches ranked one through 46, scored against Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer stars and the Cagematch community score, then weighed for how much each still matters. Rivalries, events, promotions, wrestlers and moments follow. Prefer to browse and watch instead of rank? The full, spoiler-safe match archive lives here.
The Greatest Matches, Ranked
Browse & watch allOur number one is The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. 13 of these 46 earn a perfect five stars. Ratings blend Meltzer, Cagematch and historical weight; open any match for the full breakdown and the video where it exists.
- 1The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels5.0
- 2CM Punk vs John Cena5.0
- 3Samoa Joe vs CM Punk5.0
- 4AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels vs Samoa Joe5.0
- 5Rey Mysterio Jr vs Eddie Guerrero5.0
- 6Bret Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin5.0
- 7Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle5.0
- 8Johnny Gargano vs Tommaso Ciampa5.0
- 9Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano5.0
- 10Andrade "Cien" Almas vs Johnny Gargano5.0
- 11Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker4.5
- 12The nWo Formation4.5
- 13TLC II, Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz4.5
- 14The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin4.5
- 15The Undertaker vs Kurt Angle4.5
- 16The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (Streak vs Career)4.5
- 17The Undertaker vs Triple H (End of an Era)4.5
- 18Daniel Bryan vs John Cena4.5
- 19Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania XXX Night4.5
- 20Sami Zayn vs Adrian Neville4.5
- 21Bayley vs Sasha Banks4.5
- 22Terry Funk vs Sabu4.0
- 23Goldberg vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan4.0
- 24Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle4.0
- 25Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank Cash-In4.0
- 26Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch4.0
- 27Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair4.0
- 28Sting vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan3.5
- 29Triple H vs Cactus Jack4.5
- 30Triple H vs Stone Cold Steve Austin4.5
- 31Triple H vs Shawn Michaels4.0
- 32Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon5.0
- 33Shawn Michaels vs Mankind4.5
- 34Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon4.5
- 35Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit5.0
- 36Chris Benoit vs Triple H vs Shawn Michaels5.0
- 37The Rock vs Triple H4.5
- 38The Rock vs Chris Jericho4.5
- 39The Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin4.0
- 40The Rock vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan4.0
- 41The Rock vs Mankind3.8
- 42John Cena vs AJ Styles4.8
- 43AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe4.8
- 44Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles4.8
- 45AJ Styles vs Minoru Suzuki4.8
- 46AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels4.8
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Frequently Asked
What is the greatest wrestling match of all time?
Wrestle Lore ranks The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels its number one, a full five stars and regularly voted the greatest WrestleMania match ever. Ranks are set by Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer stars, the Cagematch community score, and lasting importance.
How does Wrestle Lore rank matches?
Each match carries a Wrestle Lore star rating that blends Dave Meltzer’s stars, the Cagematch community score, and how much the match still matters. The ordering here reflects that combined score. See the full method.
What else does Wrestle Lore rank?
Beyond matches, Wrestle Lore covers rivalries, events, promotions, wrestlers and defining moments. Ranked lists across those categories are added over time.
Where can I watch the ranked matches?
Most of the top matches play right here in a spoiler-safe theater, embedded from official promotion channels, on the match archive. Wrestle Lore hosts no footage and never embeds unofficial re-uploads.