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October 13’s highest-rated wrestling matches include a 2025 title change
A list ranks the top 10 wrestling matches held on October 13 using Cagematch scores, with some context from Wrestling Observer Newsletter ratings.
The matches span several years and promotions, including New Japan Pro Wrestling, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Ring of Honor.
WALTER vs. Will Ospreay’s 2018 match ranks first with a Cagematch score of 9.39.
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Zack Sabre Jr. ranks second with a score of 9.24, for their 2025 New Japan match.
Takeshita beat Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP world title after a 31-minute contest.
The match was given a five-star rating in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and the account praised its exchanges and submissions.
Cagematch ratings rank Konosuke Takeshita vs. Zack Sabre Jr. as the second-highest-rated wrestling match listed for October 13.
The match took place for New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2025, and Takeshita defeated Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP world title.
The list’s top-ranked match is WALTER vs. Will Ospreay, which took place in 2018 for Over The Top Wrestling.
The article lists 10 matches from October 13, spanning 2008 to 2025.
Dave Meltzer called Takeshita and Sabre Jr.’s title match “one of those classic world title matches.”
- Who
- Konosuke Takeshita and Zack Sabre Jr. competed in the top-ranked 2025 match.
- What
- Takeshita defeated Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP world title.
- When
- October 13, 2025.
- Where
- New Japan Pro Wrestling.
- Why
- The article ranks wrestling matches held on October 13 according to Cagematch ratings, with some influence from Wrestling Observer Newsletter star ratings.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Konosuke Takeshita defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP world title.
Dave Meltzer discussed the match in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Wrestling Observer published its list of the top 10 pro wrestling matches held on October 13.
- Top match
- WALTER vs. Will Ospreay
- Top-match rating
- 9.39 on Cagematch
- Second match
- Konosuke Takeshita vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- Second-match rating
- 9.24 on Cagematch
- Title change
- Takeshita defeated Sabre Jr. for the IWGP world title
- Publication date
- October 13, 2026
What people are saying
This was one of those classic world title matches.
The fans were very much rooting for Takeshita and wanting a title change even though Takeshita is an outsider to the hardcore fans in New Japan.
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