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Okada vs. Takagi tops list of October 10 wrestling matches
A list of notable professional wrestling matches held on October 10 ranks Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi first.
The match took place in 2020 for New Japan Pro Wrestling, a Japanese wrestling promotion.
It received a Cagematch rating of 9.24, the highest among the 10 matches listed.
All 10 matches on the list took place in Japan, and seven were New Japan matches.
Three of those seven were on the same G1 card, a series of matches in which wins and losses affect the standings.
The Okada-Takagi match lasted 27 minutes and 45 seconds, according to the quoted review.
The list also gives ratings and details for other matches from 1996 to 2021.
Wrestling Observer listed Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi as the top October 10 match in its ranking of pro wrestling matches from that date.
The match took place at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event in 2020 and received a Cagematch rating of 9.24.
The ranking includes 10 matches, all held in Japan, with seven from New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Three of the listed matches were from the same New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 card in 2020.
The list is based on Cagematch ratings, with some influence from Wrestling Observer Newsletter star ratings.
- Who
- Kazuchika Okada and Shingo Takagi, along with wrestlers in nine other listed matches.
- What
- Wrestling Observer ranked 10 pro wrestling matches held on October 10, with Okada vs. Takagi at the top.
- When
- The list was published on October 10, 2026; the featured match took place on October 10, 2020.
- Where
- The featured match was part of a New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Japan.
- Why
- The ranking uses Cagematch ratings, with some influence from Wrestling Observer Newsletter star ratings.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kazuchika Okada pinned Shingo Takagi in 27:45.
A Michinoku Pro Wrestling tag-team match featuring Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh took place.
KENTA faced Takashi Sugiura in a Pro Wrestling NOAH match.
Kazuchika Okada faced Naomichi Marufuji in a New Japan Pro Wrestling match.
Kazuchika Okada faced Shingo Takagi in a New Japan Pro Wrestling match.
Katsuhiko Nakajima faced Naomichi Marufuji in a Pro Wrestling NOAH match.
Wrestling Observer published its list of the top 10 pro wrestling matches held on October 10.
- Top-ranked match
- Kazuchika Okada vs. Shingo Takagi
- Match date
- October 10, 2020
- Promotion
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Cagematch rating
- 9.24
- Matches in the ranking
- 10
- New Japan matches in the ranking
- 7
Sources
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