5 must-know facts about AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

#2 Shinsuke Nakamura has more 5-star ratings than anyone in WWE

Shinsuke Nakamura is one of the best wrestlers in the world

Dave Meltzer’s match ratings in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter are often the subject of debate among wrestling fans. While the ratings are only the opinion of one man, they still represent a good gauge as to how well a performer’s matches have been received over the course of their career.

In Shinsuke Nakamura’s case, he has received 5-star ratings for matches against Kota Ibushi (Wrestle Kingdom 9, 2015) and Hiroshi Tanahashi (NJPW G1 Climax Final, 2015), which is more than any other current WWE Superstar.

AJ Styles’ only 5-star rating came in 2005 when he defeated Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels in a Triple Threat match at TNA Unbreakable.