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TIL That in 2018, Pro-Wrestlers Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada had a wrestling match that was so good and incredible, pro-wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer awarded the match 7 stars, when his rating system is only supposed to be between 1-5 stars.

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