Every Dave Meltzer Star Ratings 2023- WWE, AEW, NJPW, Others

Dave Meltzer Star Ratings

Dave Meltzer remains one of the most famous wrestling journalists and one of the main reasons behind this is his star rating system.

Meltzer provides ratings for all the major big pro wrestling matches from WWE, AEW, NJPW and other promotions. The ratings are based on Meltzer’s own preference in terms of in-ring action, match story and presentation. Many wrestling fans hold the ratings as one of the main benchmarks to judge a pro wrestling contest.

These ratings are published through Meltzer’s weekly Wrestling Observer Newsletter which becomes available every Thursday. Here, we will be updating every match star rating from Dave Meltzer from WWE, AEW, NJPW and any other match from the year 2023.

JANUARY

WWE

  • RAW January 2:
    • WWE United States Championship – Austin Theory(c) vs Seth Rollins – 4
  • SmackDown January 6:
    • Undisputed Tag Team Championships – The Usos(c) vs Sheamus & Drew McIntyre – 4
  • RAW January 9:
    • Part 4 of Tag Team Gauntlet Match – Judgment Day vs The Street Profits- 3.5
  • SmackDown January 13:
    • Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens – 4
  • RAW January 16:
    • 6 Pack Elimination Match – Bobby Lashley vs Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins vs The Miz vs Finn Balor vs Corbin – 3.75
  • NXT January 17:
    • Apollo Crews & Axiom vs Carmelo Hayes & Trick William – 3.75
  • Smackdown January 20:
    • Smackdown Tag Team Contender’s Tournament – Sheamus & Drew McIntyre vs. The Viking Raiders – 3.75
  • RAW January 23:
    • WWE RAW Tag Team Championships – The Usos(Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso/Sami Zayn) vs Judgment Day(Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest) – 4
  • SmackDown, January 27:
    • Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde vs. Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser – 3.5
  • WWE Royal Rumble, January 28:
    • 30-man Royal Rumble match – 4.25
    • Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight – 0.75
    • WWE Raw Women’s Championship- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss – 1.5
    • 30-woman Royal Rumble match – 3.5
    • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship – Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens – 3.5
  • WWE Raw, January 30:
    • Cody Rhodes vs. Finn Balor – 3.5
  • WWE NXT, January 31:
    • Axiom vs. Tyler Bate – 3.5

AEW

  • Dynamite January 4, 2023:
    • AEW Tag Team Championship – The Acclaimed(c) vs Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal – 3.5
  • Rampage January 6, 2023:
    • Top Flight(Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson – 4.25
    • AEW TNT Championship – Darby Allin (c) vs Mike Bennet – 4.75
  • Batte of the Belts V(January 6, 2023):
    • AEW All Atlantic Championship – Orange Cassidy(c) vs Kip Sabian- 4
  • Dynamite January 11, 2023:
    • Jon Moxley vs Hangman Adam Page – 4.25
    • Bryan Danielson vs Konosuke Takeshita – 4.5
    • Ladder Match – Match 7 of Best of 7 Series – Death Triangle(c) vs The Elite, Best of 7 Series – 5
  • Dynamite January 18, 2023:
    • The Young Bucks(Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs Top Flight(Dante Martin & Darius Martin) – 4
    • Bryan Danielson vs Bandido – 4.5
    • AEW TNT Championship – Darby Allin (c) vs KUSHIDA – 4
  • Dynamite January 25, 2023:
    • Bryan Danielson vs Brian Cage – 4
    • Action Andretti & Ricky Starks vs Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara – 4
    • AEW TNT Championship – Darby Allin(c) vs Buddy Matthews – 3.75
    • Mark Briscoe vs Jay Lethal – 4.25
  • Rampage, January 27:
    • Adam Page vs. Wheeler Yuta – 3.75
    • AEW Womens Championship – Emi Sakura vs. Jamie Hayter(c) – 4

NJPW

  • Wrestle Kingdom 17 at Tokyo Dome(January 4, 2023):
    • KOPW Qualifier New Japan Ranbo – 2
    • Antonio Inoki Memorial Match – Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata & Satoshi Kojima vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Minoru Suzuki & Tiger Mask – 2.25
    • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Francesco Akira & TJP(c) vs. Lio Rush & YOH – 3.75
    • IWGP Women’s Championship – KAIRI(c) vs. Tam Nakano – 3.25
    • IWGP World Tag Team Championship – FTR(c) vs. Bishamon – 3.75
    • NJPW World TV Championship – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Ren Narita – 4
    • NEVER Openweight Championship – Karl Anderson(c) vs Tama Tonga – 2.75
    • Keiji Mutoh Last Match – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Keiji Muto & Shota Umino vs Tetsuya Naito & SANADA & BUSHI – 3.25
    • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Taiji Ishimori(c) vs Hiromu Takahashi vs. vs. Master Wato vs. El Desperado – 4.5
    • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship – Will Ospreay(c) vs Kenny Omega – 6.25
    • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Jay White vs Kazuchika Okada – 4.5
  • Wrestle Kingdom 17 at Yokahama Arena(January 4, 2023): Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita vs Yasutaka Yano & Taishi Ozawa – 4, Masa Kitamiya & Daiki Inaba vs Tomohiro Ishii & Oskar Leube – 2.75, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano & Satoshi Kojima & Takashi Sugiura vs Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA & El Phantasmo & Gedo – 2, El Desperado vs YO-HEY – 3.25, Amakusa & Junta Miyawaki & Alejandro vs Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato & Tiger Mask – 3, Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs Kaito Kiyomiya & Yoshiki Inamura – 4.25, Tadasuke vs Bushi – 3.75, Hiromu Takahashi vs Hajime Ohara – 3.75, Manabu Soya vs SANADA – 3.5, Shingo Takagi vs Katsuhiko Nakajima – 4.5,
    • Tetsuya Naito vs Kenoh – 3.75

Others

  • NOAH The New Year January 1, 2023:
    • GHC Tag Team Championship – Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima(c) vs KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji – 4.5
      • GHC Heavyweight Championship – Kaito Kiyomiya(c) vs Kenoh : 4.5
  • PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2023 Night 1(January 7)
    • BOLA Round 1 – Masha Slamovich vs Alex Shelley – 3
    • BOLA Round 1 – Bryan Keith vs SB Kento – 3.75
    • BOLA Round 1 – Komander vs Latigo – 4.25
    • BOLA Round 1 – Jordynne Grace vs Jonathan Gresham – 3.5
    • BOLA Round 1 – Shun Skywalker vs Aramis – 2.75
    • BOLA Round 1 – Michael Oku vs Konosuke Takeshita – 4.5
    • BOLA Round 1 – Titus Alexander vs Daniel Garcia – 4.25
    • BOLA Round 1 – Bandido vs Black Taurus vs El Hijo del Vikingo – 4.75
  • PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2023 Night 2(January 8):
    • BOLA Round 2 – Mike Bailey vs Jordynne Grace – 3.75
    • BOLA Round 2 – Konosuke Takeshita vs Titus Alexander – 3.75
    • BOLA Round 2 – Bryan Keith vs Masha Slamovich – 3.5
    • BOLA Round 2 – Komander vs Bandido – 3, Mike Bailey vs Shun Skywalker – 4.25
    • Black Taurus & Latigo vs Aramis & Rey Horus – 4.25
    • BOLA Semifinal 1 – Konosuke Takeshita vs Komander – 3.5
    • BOLA Semifinal 2 – Mike Bailey vs Bryan Keith – 4.25, Michaelo Oku, SB Kento, Jonathan Gresham, Kevin Blackwood & Evil Uno vs Jericho Appreciation Society vs – 4
    • BOLA Final – Mike Bailey vs Konosuke Takeshita – 4.5
  • CMLL January 20, 2023 Episode:
    • NWA Welterweight Championship – Volador Jr(c) vs Rocky Romero – 4.75
  • AJPW January 22, 2023 Show:
    • AJPW Tag Team Championship – Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura(c) vs Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi – 4.75
  • CMLL Sper Viernes January 27:
    • Rey Del Aire VIP 2023 – 4.5

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