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This article was a joy to put together. 2012-2020 New Japan Pro Wrestling is, in my opinion, the best period of professional wrestling ever. Below you will find the highest rated 25 matches on Cagematch from New Japan.
21/01/23 Update - We are two and a half weeks post Wrestle Kingdom 17 and the Will Ospreay/Kenny Omega match that set the wrestling fandom abuzz. The match currently has 843 votes, therefore it's time to put it into the Top 25.
There are three MVPs of this era according to Cagematch ratings, arguably four. Here are the totals for the wrestlers that appear on the list more than once:
Okada - 12
Omega - 9
Tanahashi - 7
Ibushi - 5
Naito - 3
Ishii - 3
Ospreay - 3
Shibata - 2
Nakamura - 2
#1 - Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada - Wrestle Kingdom 11
Cagematch - 9.81
WON - 6*
GRAPPL - 4.88
#2 Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada - Dominion 2018
Cagematch - 9.8
WON - 7*
GRAPPL - 4.89
#3 - Katsuyori Shibata vs Kazuchika Okada - Sakura Genesis 2017
Cagematch - 9.8
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.88
#4 - Kota Ibushi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - G1 Climax 28
Cagematch - 9.79
WON - 5.75*
GRAPPL - 4.86
#5 - Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay - Wrestle Kingdom 17
Cagematch - 9.78
WON - 6.25*
GRAPPL - 4.92 (Highest rated match on the app)
#6 - Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito - G1 Climax 27
Cagematch - 9.77
WON - 5.75*
GRAPPL - 4.88
#7 - Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito - G1 Climax 26
Cagematch - 9.77
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.87
#8 - Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - Wrestle Kingdom 10
Cagematch - 9.74
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.85
#9 - Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - Invasion Attack 2013
Cagematch - 9.74
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.85
#10 - Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada - Dominion 2017
Cagematch - 9.74
WON - 6*
GRAPPL - 4.88
#11 - Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - King of Pro Wrestling 2013
Cagematch - 9.73
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.81
#12 - Kota Ibushi vs Shinsuke Nakamura - Wrestle Kingdom 9
Cagematch - 9.71
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.84
#13 - Kenny Omega vs Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax 28
Cagematch - 9.71
WON - 5.5*
GRAPPL - 4.84
#14 - Will Ospreay vs Shingo Takagi - BOSJ 2019
Cagematch - 9.7
WON - 5.75*
GRAPPL - 4.86
#15 - Kenny Omega vs Kazuchika Okada - G1 Climax 27
Cagematch - 9.69
WON - 6.25*
GRAPPL - 4.86
#16 - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shinsuke Nakamura - G1 Climax 25
Cagematch - 9.64
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.8
#17 - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Minoru Suzuki - King of Pro Wrestling 2012
Cagematch - 9.63
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - N/A
#18 - Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito - Wrestle Kingdom 14
Cagematch - 9.62
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - 4.84
#19 - Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi - Wrestle Kingdom 9
Cagematch - 9.62
WON - 4.75*
GRAPPL - 4.79
#20 - Hiromu Takahashi vs Taiji Ishimori - BOSJ 2018
Cagematch - 9.61
WON - 5.5*
GRAPPL - 4.83
#21 - Kazuchika Okada vs Kota Ibushi - Wrestle Kingdom 14
Cagematch - 9.6
WON - 5.5*
GRAPPL - 4.84
#22 - Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay - G1 Climax 32
Cagematch - 9.59
WON - 5.75*
GRAPPL - 4.8
#23 - Katsuyori Shibata vs Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax 23
Cagematch - 9.59
WON - 5*
GRAPPL - N/R
#24 - Kenny Omega vs Kota Ibushi - G1 Climax 28
Cagematch - 9.58
WON - 5.5*
GRAPPL - 4.71
#25 - Kota Ibushi vs Tomohiro Ishii - G1 Climax 28
Cagematch - 9.58
WON - 4.75*
GRAPPL - 4.77
Dropping out of the Top 25:
KUSHIDA vs Kyle O'Reilly - BOSJ 2015
Cagematch - 9.58
WON - 4.75*
GRAPPL - 4.66
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