Wrestle Kingdom 7, held on January 4, 2013, at the Tokyo Dome, marked New Japan Pro Wrestling’s premier annual showcase.

Continuing the tradition of grand spectacles, this event featured a card packed with top-tier talent and championship bouts that highlighted NJPW’s rising stars and legendary figures.

Headlining the event was a highly anticipated IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada, continuing their storied rivalry that would define an era. Wrestle Kingdom 7 also featured international talent and major title defenses that captivated fans worldwide.

This page details the star ratings for Wrestle Kingdom 7, compiling reviews from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, fan ratings from Cagematch, and our own Atletifo ratings. Matches without a Meltzer rating are noted as “Not Rated.”

Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man), Akebono & MVP vs. CHAOS (Takashi Iizuka, Toru Yano & Yujiro Takahashi) & Bob Sapp

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – Not Rated
• Cagematch Rating – 5.32
• SuperPuro Rating – 2 Stars

Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – Not Rated
• Cagematch Rating – 5.18
• SuperPuro Rating – 2.5 Stars

Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer) (c) (w/TAKA Michinoku) vs. Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 3.5 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 6.07
• SuperPuro Rating – 3 Stars

Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 4 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 7.69
• SuperPuro Rating – 3.5 Stars

Prince Devitt (c) vs. Low Ki vs. Kota Ibushi

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 4.5 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 8.20
• SuperPuro Rating – 4 Stars

Keiji Muto & Shinjiro Otani vs. TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 3.25 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 6.53
• SuperPuro Rating – 3 Stars

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Togi Makabe

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 4 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 6.65
• SuperPuro Rating – 2 Stars

Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 4.5 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 8.86
• SuperPuro Rating – 4 Stars

Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

• Dave Meltzer’s Star Rating – 4.75 Stars
• Cagematch Rating – 8.92
• SuperPuro Rating – 4.5 Stars

Explore the star ratings for every single Wrestle Kingdom event in NJPW history.